Author: Lord David StuartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
An Illustrated History of Belted Cattle
Author: Lord David StuartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Belted Galloway Cattle
Author: Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack
Author: Valerie PorterPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845934660
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1109
Book Description
Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding describes breeds of livestock worldwide as well as a range of breed-related subjects such as husbandry, health and behaviour. This definitive and prestigious reference work presents easily accessible information on domestication (including wild ancestors and related species), genetics and breeding, livestock produce and markets, as well as breed conservation and the cultural and social aspects of livestock farming. Written by renowned livestock authorities, these volumes draw on the authors' lifelong interest and involvement in livestock breeds of the world, presenting a unique, comprehensive and fully cross-referenced guide to cattle, buffalo, horses, pigs, sheep, asses, goats, camelids, yak and other domesticants.
The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
Author: Janet Vorwald DohnerPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030013813X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
"The need to preserve farm animal diversity is increasingly urgent, says the author of this definitive book on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. Farmyard animals may hold critical keys for our survival, Jan Dohner warns, and with each extinction, genetic traits of potentially vital importance to our agricultural future or to medical progress are forever lost."--BOOK JACKET.
Guide to Sources for Agricultural and Biological Research
Author: J. Richard BlanchardPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520328736
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
Illustrated American Horse Book
Author: The Field Guide to Cattle
Author: Valerie PorterPublisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1616739525
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The first full-color, illustrated pocket guide to North American cattle, this handy book profiles more than 60 breeds of beef, dairy, and draft cattle. Whether you are farming 50 head of cattle or raising one cow--or simply want to learn about where your milk and meat come from--this invaluable resource will tell you everything you need to know. The field guide offers a wealth of information, from practical tips for communicating with bulls and reading a cows body language to the history and science behind crossbreeding and herd instincts. Mooing, milking, and calving; horns, bovine digestion, and the difference between dairy wedge, beef block, and draft shoulders--these topics and many more are covered in depth for breeds as familiar as Holstein, Hereford, Angus, and Jersey and as rare as Florida Cracker and Randall Lineback. With its interesting facts, 150 color photographs, glossary, breed classification table, and resource list, The Field Guide to Cattle is the essential guidebook to North Americas cattle breeds.
The Field Illustrated
Author: A. H. GodfreyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Rare Breeds
Author: Ralph WhitlockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Cattle Breeds and Origin
Author: David RobertsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description