Author: Jason Gibbs Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 1847974589 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 189
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Pigs, Poultry and Poo is the story of two people who change their lives and discover a whole new world. Their first step is a move from living and working in the city to rural life and a two-hour commute. Over the five years recounted in the book they mature from feckless beginners to hardened country folk, shedding only the occasional tear when an animal dies. Their animal adventures start with a cat, before they move on to goats, and then chickens. Slowly building confidence they haphazardly add cows, pigs, alpacas, geese and ducks to their smallholding, before reaching a limit. On their journey they discover that cats like to sleep, that goats are poor predictors of the weather and that there is a serious possibility that a cow could jump over the moon. They pick up new skills, such as fencing, which they get to practise again and again as various animals helpfully demonstrate where they have gone wrong. There is occasionally the semblance of a plan, but often events overtake the couple and they have to learn to be resilient in the face of adversity. The animals have plenty of character, from the nervous goat and the grumpy cow to the randy pig. Looking after animals is often not easy, but at least for one newly countrified pair, it's deeply satisfying.
Author: Neville Beynon Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 1847977537 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 211
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Pigs - A guide to Management - Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of pig-keeping: how pigs have developed, the influence of the market on the breeds and pig-keeping systems, nutrition, the pig and its environment, reproduction, piglet birth, survival, growth and development, and the important place of artificial insemination in both modern commercial production and maintaining our rare breeds. The welfare, care and managemet of the pig through to its sale as a finished pig, along with that of the breeding sow, gilt, boar, is a central theme. Covers all aspects of pig husbandry and provides a comprehensive guide to developing pig management skills and illustrates the range of pedigree and commercial pig breeds and how they are influenced by the market. Fully illustrated with over 120 colour photographs including the current BPA-registered pig breeds.
Author: Julian Cremona Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 1847978053 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 494
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Seashores - An Ecological Guide provides an easy-to-use, authoritative reference to commonly occurring organisms. By looking at the habitats of the coastline, it focuses on key species you are likely to find. The book explains how these organisms have adapted and how they are able to cope with the environmental stresses of the seashore. With over 400 colour photographs, the guide looks first at the physical and biological features that determine our coast before surveying the variety of communities that exist on our shores. These include: rocky shores; sand and mud; estuaries; salt-marsh; sand dunes; shingle and plankton. An easy-to-use, authoritative reference and guide to the seashores and its habitats, which is superbly illustrated with 436 colour photographs.
Author: Clifford James Hayes Publisher: ISBN: 9780956582652 Category : Animals Languages : en Pages : 36
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Podge the pig's belly turned others to jelly;It's bottom-emissions were rotten and smelly!The pig often found himself in a foul mood, (Mainly because all he ate was junk food).His animal friends said enough was enough, And mutually agreed it was time to get tough, The question remained, though - what could they do, About Podge the pig's bottom-burps, splatters and poo?A hilarious tale about the evils of eating bad food.Introducing Podge - the pig who revolts in more ways than one! Will Queen Sheep and the farm be able to do anything about Podge the pig, or will his bottom win in the end?
Author: Emer Stamp Publisher: Scholastic Australia ISBN: 1760270628 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
Meet Pig and read his extraordinary diary... Pig feels very lucky. He has a best friend, Duck, and he is sure that he’s Farmer’s favourite because Farmer gives him lots of yummy slops and lots of special back scratches. His only problem is the Evil Chickens, who not only steal his food but are also building a space tractor-rocket (trocket) in which they want to send Pig to Pluto — where there wouldn’t be any food at all. No way is he going! His problems get much bigger, however, when Duck reveals the real reason why Farmer gives Pig so much food and calls him Roast Pork. Faced with the chopping board, the Evil Chickens’ space mission is suddenly the only option.
Author: Pía Spry-Marqués Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472911407 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 257
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Exploring the love-hate relationship between humans and pigs, through the lenses of archaeology, biology, history and gastronomy Pigs unite and divide people, but why? Pig/Pork presents a close and affectionate look at the myriad causes underlying this singular, multi-millennial bond. What is it that people in all four corners of the world find so fascinating about the pig? When did the human obsession with pigs begin, how did it develop through time, and where is it heading? Why are pigs so special to some of us, but not to others? Pig/Pork sets out to answer these and other porcine-related questions, examining human-pig interactions across the globe through time, from the Palaeolithic to the present day. The book dissects pig anatomy and behaviour, and describes how this knowledge plays a major role in the advance of the agricultural and medical sciences, among others. The book also looks closely at the history of pig-human interaction; how they were domesticated and when, how they affected human history through their diseases, and how they have been involved in centuries of human conflicts, with particular reference to the story of the Iberian Jews and Muslims at the time of the Inquisition. The book goes on to look at how pigs' characteristics and our relationship with them have combined to produce many of the world's great dishes. All this is accompanied by a liberal peppering of pork recipes and the stories behind them, along with facts, wisdom and porker lore, providing a thought-provoking account of where our food comes from, both historically and agriculturally, and how this continues to influence many parts of our behaviour and culture.
Author: Heather L. Montgomery Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1547603488 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
Follow scientist Heather L. Montgomery into science labs, forests, hospitals, and landfills, as she asks: Who uses poo? Poop is disgusting, but it's also packed with potential. One scientist spent months training a dog to track dung to better understand elephant birthing patterns. Another discovered that mastodon poop years ago is the reason we enjoy pumpkin pie today. And every week, some folks deliver their own poop to medical facilities, where it is swirled, separated, and shipped off to a hospital to be transplanted into another human. There's even a train full of human poop sludge that's stuck without a home in Alabama! This irreverent and engaging narrative nonfiction book shows that poop isn't just waste-and that dealing with it responsibly is our duty.
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