CATTLE Books &

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Cattle Ailments Straiton Crowood Hb 182pp  
Eddie Straiton is the world’s outstanding communicator of veterinary procedures and animal care. He earned the title ‘TV Vet’ from the long series of television programmes in which he brilliantly demonstrated animal husbandry to a wide audience.
Following on from television Eddie Straiton became a prolific author, and more than half a million copies of his books have been sold around the world in many languages. Now in its seventh edition, Cattle Ailments – Recognition and Treatment features a concise, clear text built around a large number of specially taken colour photographs.
Comprehensive yet easily accessible, this is an invaluable handbook for anybody who keeps cattle.

£19.99

Calving the Cow & Care of the Calf Straiton Crowood Hb 152pp  
Essentially a veterinary surgeon, Eddie Straiton has always specialized in obstetrics. Appalled at the damage done by existing ‘brute force’ calving methods, he pioneered caesarean section in 1945 – a technique now practised throughout the world. He followed this up with a study of natural bovine birth – about which little or no information existed. The results of this study and the techniques evolved from it form the basis of this book.

Now in its fifth edition, Calving the Cow & Care of the Calf features a concise, clear text built around a large number of specially taken photographs.
CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT

£18.99

Indoor Beef Production: Hardy Meadowcroft FP Hb 155pp

£13.75

Raising A Calf For Beef: Hobson, Garden Way Pb 129pp

£ 8.99

Suckled Calf Production Stainsfield Chalcombe Pb 105pp  
Best seller on how to manage suckler cows and their calves. Based on the practical experience of the author, the book covers breeding, calving, grazing, herd sires, nutrition of cows and bulls and keeping the calves healthy. A vital book if you want to know how to produce suckled calves successfully

£16.95

The Field Guide to Cattle Porter VP Hb 144pp

Profiles over 60 breeds of beef, dairy, draft cattle. This book offers information from practical tips for communicating with bulls and reading a cow's body language and the history and science behind cross-breeding and herd instincts, mooing, milking, and calving; and horns, bovine digestion, and the difference between dairy wedge and beef block.

£12.99

Getting Started with Beef and Dairy Cattle Smith Thomas 288pp Pb

Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle encourages new and beginning farmers to start small, and start right. Thomas explains as simply as possible the basics of selecting and raising a calf, along with feeding, shelter, and care guidelines. She also covers breeding and calving, as well as tips for managing a herd throughout the seasons. There’s basic health care information for preventing disease and addressing common ailments. For those raising beef cattle, Thomas offers guidelines for butchering; for those raising dairy cattle, there are step-by-step guidelines on milking.

With a whole new generation returning to the farm who don’t have a family history of farming, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle is a much-needed resource. Heather Smith Thomas has devoted her life to passing on the knowledge, understanding, and attitude necessary to become a successful farmer.

 £12.99