Phillipa Page

eBook, ePUB

Sheep Keeping (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Sheep Keeping is a practical guide to common problems seen in small sheep flocks. It is suitable for experienced smallholder sheep farmers, but also relevant to new and prospective ones. As a sheep keeper, have you ever wanted to go into more depth with your vet and gain expert advice that will keep your flock healthy and happy? This guide provides in-depth veterinary information to complement local veterinary consultations. Advice is offered on everyday issues, such as: feeding and nutrition; housing; organ systems and their function; disease and treatments; and sheep behavior. Each chapter guides the reader through different sheep keeping systems, organ biology, correct diet and nutrition, lambing time, and the many problems that can occur at this time of year. Helpful photographs and diagrams will help readers identify and describe diseases, including recognizing abnormal behaviour and the signs of disease in their sheep. The chapter on routine husbandry procedures will help readers prevent diseases through good practice. (Series: The Professional Smallholder Series) [Subject: Farm Studies, Sheep Keeping]

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 17.85MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Phillipa Page qualified from the University of Liverpool in 2006 and worked in mixed practice in South Wales for three years. She then moved to a dedicated farm animal practice in the South West of England working with dairy and beef herds and a variety of large commercial sheep flocks and smallholder hobby flocks. She now works with sheep flocks across the UK at Flock Health Ltd. Sheep health, production and welfare has always been a special interest both in her career as a large animal veterinary surgeon and as a sheep farmer. Together with her husband Sam, they farm 350 commercial breeding ewes on a tenanted farm in Gloucestershire.

Kim Hamer was brought up by a rural vet on the Welsh borders, as such has always been surrounded by animals of all shapes and sizes. Since becoming a vet herself Kim has developed a keen interest in the health and welfare of sheep, has gained Advanced Practitioner status in this area and become involved in the Sheep Veterinary Society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: 5m Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781912178711
• Artikelnr.: 65968267