HEALTH & BREEDING&                

Black’s Veterinary Dictionary: West. Black Hb
   A bestseller for over seventy years and an essential reference tool for all with a professional or leisure interest in the care of animals. Much more than a list of veterinary terms, its practical approach ensures that readers gain an insight into the signs and symptoms of common, and less common, diseases, their diagnosis and treatment.                                                 

Cattle Ailments Straiton Crowood Hb 192pp
 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.                                                       

Goatkeepers Vet Book: Dunn. FP Hb 227pp
 Practical and easy to use, The Goatkeeper’s Veterinary Book has served as the standard veterinary reference work for a full generation of goatkeepers. The emphasis of the book is preventive care. It covers: the principles of health and management; problems of kids; diseases of housed goats; problems associated with feeding, grazing, breeding, pregnancy and birth; disorders of milking goats; other conditions, accidents, emergencies and poisoning                                                        

Pig Ailments White Crowood HB 160pp
Written by an experienced veterinary surgeon and acknowledged specialist in pig medicine Covers all the principal diseases of breeding animals, both male and female Examines all major pig ailments and considers their clinical signs and diagnosis as well as their treatment, prevention and control Discusses those aspects of pig management that have an impact on the incidence of disease and which lead to a reduction in the productivity of the breeding herd                                                                                               

Sheep Ailments Straiton Crowood Hb 192pp
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 his television experience, Eddie Straiton became a prolific author, and more than half a million copies of his books have been sold around the world. Now in its seventh edition, Sheep Ailments – Recognition and Treatment covers all the essential information that a flock owner, shepherd or student needs to know.                                                        

The Poultry Farmer's & Manager's Vet Hndbk Crowood Hb 176pp   
The Poultry Farmer's and Manager's Veterinary Handbook provides comprehensive up-to-date information on all aspects of poultry care. Written in clear, easy to understand language by an experienced veterinary surgeon, this is an essential reference book for all those who own or keep poultry. Topics covered include: how to understand poultry behaviour and recognise signs of health and fitness; causes of diseases and how they can spread; poultry enterprises, their problems and likely causes.                       

The Sheepkeeper's Vet Handbk Crowood Hb 192pp
This comprehensive book covers how to acquire a healthy flock, routine procedures to keep them healthy, common diseases, how to identify problems, how to deal with them, and when to consult the vet. Written by two qualified Veterinary Surgeons, each with extensive experience of running their own flocks, the clear, easy-to-follow style will enable the book to be used by all sheep keepers, from novices or amateurs with small flocks, to those with larger or pedigree flocks.                                               

Veterinary Book for Dairy Farmers Bowey FP Hb 456pp
This book contains information on dairy farming. The third edition of the standard text for a wide range of dairy farming and veterinary courses throughout the world. The purpose of the book is to enable the dairy farmer, beef producer and calf rearer to keep their stock healthy and productive. The emphasis is on the causes of disease and their control by management and stockmanship, so preventive medicine features prominently.
Roger Blowey explains in detail the principles behind such common problems as mastitis, infertility and lameness and links them to effective control programmes. He takes the same approach towards a full range of cattle disorders, broadly grouped according to the age and development of the animal from young calf to adult.