Paula Simmons, Carol Ekarius

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition (eBook, ePUB)

Breeding, Care, Facilities

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The updated fifth edition of the classic best-selling guide to raising sheep now features full-color photography and completely updated information for a new generation of small-scale farmers and homesteaders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612129815
• Artikelnr.: 64263154

Autorenporträt

A respected authority on sheep raising for over three decades, author Paula Simmons has written many books and magazines articles on spinning wool, and is the coauthor of Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep. Simmons lecturers and conducts workshops in the United States and Canada on the subject of raising sheep and spinning wool for a living. Together with her husband, she has been raising and sheering sheep, and spinning and weaving wool for over 20 years on their farm in Washington.

Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1: Starting with Sheep    Some Background on Sheep
Sheep Farming Today
Behavior
Breeds
Buying Sheep
Home at Last 2: Breeding and Breeds    Breeding and Genetics
Genetic Diversity and Sheep Breeds
Individual Breeds 3: Pasture, Fences, and Facilities    Pasture
Fencing
Facilities 4: Herding Dogs    Traits of Herding Dogs
Breeds
Selecting a Dog
Training
Dog Trials 5: Protecting against Predators    Managing for Predators
Guardian Animals 6: Feeds and Feeding    Digestion
Nutrients
Feeding Practices
Types of Feed 7: General Health Considerations    Healthy Strategies
Recognizing Sick Sheep
Alternative Health Practices
Natural Defenses
Causes of Illness in Sheep
Parasites
Other Disorders of Sheep
Drugs for Sheep 8: Problems of Rams, Ewes, and Lambs    Problems with Rams
Disorders in Ewes
Lamb Problems 9: Flock Management    Successful Breeding
The Ram
Ewes 10: Lambing    Preparation for Lambing
The Lambing Process
After Lambing
Problems with Newborn Lambs
Orphan Lambs
Care of Baby Lambs 11: Products and Marketing    Merchandising to Reach Your Market
Wool
Meat and Milk
Pelts
The Live
Animal Business
Odds and Ends
Recipes 12: Showing Sheep    Kinds of Shows
Show Classes
Training Sheep
Fitting
Show Ring Strategies 13: Records and Animal Identification    National Sheep Improvement Program
Computer Software and Spreadsheets
Sample Record Charts Appendixes    Lambing Calendar    Feed Requirements    Composition of Common Feedstuffs    Resources    Glossary    Metric Conversion Charts Index