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Product Description: Uncover all that is interesting about chickens from facts about breeds, to poetry, jokes, and sayings with this comprehensive guide!Did you know that chickens are the closest living relative of the Tyrannosaurus-Rex? Did you know that Alektrophobia is the name given to "the fear of chickens" or, that there are more chickens in the world than any other domesticated bird?For centuries chickens have been bred into many different varieties, some of which were developed for practical purposes, while others for ornamental and showing reasons...read more
By Ferne Collins (editor)

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9780785834502 | Chartwell Books, October 8, 2016, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Uncover all that is interesting about chickens from facts about breeds, to poetry, jokes, and sayings with this comprehensive guide!

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By Paul S. Sutter (foreword by)

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9780295999340 | Univ of Washington Pr, October 5, 2016, cover price $34.95

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Gain a deeper understanding of your canine friends through these in-depth breed profiles that showcase how working dogs think. From familiar breeds like the Border Collie, Corgi, and Dachshund to the lesser-known Akbash, Puli, and Hovawart, Janet Vorwald Dohner describes 93 breeds of livestock guardian dogs, herding dogs, terriers, and traditional multipurpose farm dogs, highlighting the tasks each dog is best suited for and describing its physical characteristics and temperament. She also offers an accessible history of how humans bred dogs to become our partners in work and beyond, providing a thorough introduction to these highly intelligent, independent, and energetic breeds.

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9781612126005 | Storey Books, October 5, 2016, cover price $34.95

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9781612125923 | Reprint edition (Storey Books, October 4, 2016), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Gain a deeper understanding of your canine friends through these in-depth breed profiles that showcase how working dogs think.

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9781410484550, titled "The Shepherd's Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape" | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, December 9, 2015), cover price $34.99
9781250060242 | Flatiron Books, May 12, 2015, cover price $25.99

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9781250060266, titled "The Shepherd's Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape" | Flatiron Books, September 27, 2016, cover price $17.99

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Product Description: Rabbits are the third-most popular pet in the United States and have also earned significant farming and commercial followings: fiber enthusiasts love angora for its light-weight warmth, and chefs are serving up increasing amounts of their high-protein, low-fat meat...read more

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9781612126029 | Storey Books, August 23, 2016, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Rabbits are the third-most popular pet in the United States and have also earned significant farming and commercial followings: fiber enthusiasts love angora for its light-weight warmth, and chefs are serving up increasing amounts of their high-protein, low-fat meat.

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9781786390639 | Reprint edition (C A B Intl, June 30, 2016), cover price $65.00

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9780393240245 | W W Norton & Co Inc, May 4, 2015, cover price $26.95

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9780393352931, titled "Pig Tales: An Omnivores Quest for Sustainable Meat" | W W Norton & Co Inc, June 21, 2016, cover price $16.95

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Product Description: Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend―yet their flesh is banned in many cultures, and the animals themselves are maligned as filthy, lazy brutes...read more
By Joe Barrett (narrator)

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9781522666110 | Mp3 una edition (Audible Studios on Brilliance audio, June 14, 2016), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat.

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Product Description: From ancient empires to modern economics, veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a sweeping history of the animal that has been most crucial to the spread of civilization across the globe: the chicken. Queen Victoria was obsessed with it...read more
By Dennis Holland (narrator)

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9781522661979 | Mp3 una edition (Audible Studios on Brilliance audio, May 31, 2016), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: From ancient empires to modern economics, veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a sweeping history of the animal that has been most crucial to the spread of civilization across the globe: the chicken.

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Product Description: * Answers real questions asked by those seeking to make a rural lifestyle change* Deals exclusively with small cattle* Information is provided in a detailed, easy to understand format with simple terminology Small cattle breeds are manageable to control and care for, and perfect for lifestyle blocks and small farms...read more

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9781486301867 | Csiro, February 12, 2016, cover price $38.95 | About this edition: * Answers real questions asked by those seeking to make a rural lifestyle change* Deals exclusively with small cattle* Information is provided in a detailed, easy to understand format with simple terminology Small cattle breeds are manageable to control and care for, and perfect for lifestyle blocks and small farms.
9780643094284 | Csiro, August 30, 2008, cover price $41.95 | About this edition: This book is for the growing number of people seeking to make a lifestyle change to fulfill a life-long dream of owning a small parcel of land on which to run some livestock.

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Product Description: The Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Food Hygiene, Agriculture and Animal Science provides an all-encompassing review of each contributor's study in topics such as food hygiene, agriculture, animal science, animal histology and embryology, and livestock production systems...read more
By Hongbiao Ding (editor)

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9789813100367 | World Scientific Pub Co Inc, April 29, 2016, cover price $154.00 | About this edition: The Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Food Hygiene, Agriculture and Animal Science provides an all-encompassing review of each contributor's study in topics such as food hygiene, agriculture, animal science, animal histology and embryology, and livestock production systems.

Product Description: This thoughtful and moving book looks at the life of a shepherd and of his dogs in the north of England. Covers many aspects of sheepdogs, including the history of the working dog, training from the puppy stage onwards, trials, breeding and the experiences of handlers both past and present...read more

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9780857160201 | Gardners Books, April 15, 2016, cover price $27.60 | About this edition: This thoughtful and moving book looks at the life of a shepherd and of his dogs in the north of England.

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9781578266210 | Hatherleigh Pr, March 29, 2016, cover price $7.95

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Product Description: A productive dairy industry is vital to providing safe, high-quality milk that fulfills the nutritional needs of people of all ages around the world. In order to achieve that goal, Campbell and Marshall present a timely, lucid, and comprehensive look at today's dairy industry...read more

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9781478611202 | Waveland Pr Inc, January 29, 2016, cover price $109.95 | About this edition: A productive dairy industry is vital to providing safe, high-quality milk that fulfills the nutritional needs of people of all ages around the world.

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