Farming Cattle for Meat and Dairy - With an Explanation of the Various Breeds and a Full and Detailed Veterinary Section by L. H. Archer - Paperback

by Various (Author), J. Prince-Sheldon (Author)

This vintage book contains an exhaustive guide to cattle farming for meat and diary products. It explores in detail the various breeds of the British Isles, looking at their history and origins, notable breeders, etc.; as well as offering a wealth of practical information on diary farming, with sections on selection, housing, feeding, diseases and their treatment, and much more. "Farming Cattle for Meat and Dairy" is a timeless handbook that will be of considerable utility to farmers and breeders of cattle. Contents include: "Shorthorns-Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn Cattle-Herefords", "Devons-South Devons-Galloways-Highlanders-Ayreshires-Orkneys and Shetlands", "Channel Islands Breeds: Jerseys and Guernseys-Irish Breeds", "Feeding and Treatment of Diary Cattle", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on cattle farming.