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Backyard Livestock: Raising Good, Natural Food for Your Family
By Mark Howell (illustrator), George B. Looby, Patricia Witten (illustrator) and Steven Thomas
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Countryman Pr
Publication date January 1, 2007
Pages 239
Binding Paperback
Edition 3
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780881507607
ISBN-10 0881507601
Dimensions 0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Original list price $16.95
Other format details sci/tech
Summaries and Reviews
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This popular and widely praised book describes everything you need to know about selecting and raising small livestock.

Long the primary reference for anyone who keeps animals as a sustainable food source, this latest edition includes up- to-date information on breeds and breeding, feed, disease prevention, housing, and management. The book also includes a chapter on growing feed; appendices covering disease identification and treatment, manure, tanning, incubators, and injections; and a catalog of supplemental resources. Country Journal calls it "a handbook in the true sense of the word. You can pick it up and turn to any section to find quickly the information needed." 55 black-and-white line illustrations

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With Patricia Witten (other contributor), Mark Howell (other contributor) | 3 edition from Countryman Pr (January 1, 2007); titled "Backyard Livestock: Raising Good, Natural Food for Your Family"
9780881507607 | details & prices | 239 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $16.95
About: This popular and widely praised book describes everything you need to know about selecting and raising small livestock.
Rev&expand edition from Countryman Pr (February 1, 1991)
9780881501827 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $16.95
About: Compiles information on the selection, feeding, housing, breeding, care, and butchering of poultry, rabbits, sheep, goats, pigs, and veal calves

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