Backyard Livestock: Raising Good Natural Food for Your Family (Revised, Expanded Edition) - Softcover

Thomas, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881501824 ISBN 13: 9780881501827

Publisher: Countryman Press, 1991

Synopsis

This popular and widely praised book describes everything you need to know about selecting and raising small livestock.

Long the primary reference for anyone who keeps animals as a sustainable food source, this latest edition includes up- to-date information on breeds and breeding, feed, disease prevention, housing, and management. The book also includes a chapter on growing feed; appendices covering disease identification and treatment, manure, tanning, incubators, and injections; and a catalog of supplemental resources. Country Journal calls it "a handbook in the true sense of the word. You can pick it up and turn to any section to find quickly the information needed."

About this title

About the Author:

In addition to farming, Steven Thomas has written for many periodicals, including Country Journal and Yankee. He lives in Woodstock, VT.

About this edition

• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0881501824
• ISBN 13: 9780881501827
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 248