How to Raise Cattle Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Revised

Name: How to Raise Cattle Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Revised
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ISBN: 9780760343807

ISBN-10: 0760343802

ISBN-13: 9780760343807

Edition: 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Philip Hasheider

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Whether your goal is to raise one cow or to own a larger herd of dairy or beef cattle, the expert advice in this hands-on guidebook will tell you all you need to know.The FFA Guide to Raising Cattleguides readers through beef and dairy operations from beginning to end, sharing valuable information about facilities, enclosures, breeds, production systems, stocking guidelines, feeding, reproduction, nutrient management, husbandry, marketing, milk, and exit strategies. With more than 200 color photographs, the book covers conventional, sustainable, and organic farming practices to detail all aspects of cattle farming for anyone interested in raising their own herds. Easy-to-follow advice helps…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date: 1/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Philip Hasheider is a farmer and writer. He u2019s the author of How to Raise Cattle and How to Raise Pigs. A former cheesemaker u2019s assistant, he lives on a farm near Sauk City, Wisconsin.



Acknowledgments



An Introduction to Raising Cattle



Getting Started-Farm and Cattle



Beef Production Systems-What's Your Plan?



Stock and-Start-up Guidelines



Reproduction-Replenishing Your Beef Herd



Nutrient Management, Husbandry, and Marketing



Dairy Cattle and Production



Exit Strategies-How to End a Beef or Dairy Enterprise



Realities of Rural Residency



Resources Available to You



Breed and Association Addresses


Index