TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas,Heather Smith
TI  - Getting started with beef & dairy cattle
SN  - 1580176046 : HRD
AV  - SF207 .T46 2005
U1  - 636.2/1 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - North Adams, MA
PB  - Storey Pub.
KW  - Beef cattle
KW  - Dairy cattle
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index; 1; What Do I Need?; 4 --; 2; Nutrition; 24 --; 3; Maintaining Healthy Cattle; 32 --; 4; Choosing a Beef Breed; 64 --; 5; Selecting and Transporting Beef Cattle; 74 --; 6; Care and Handling of Beef Cattle; 82 --; 7; Natural, Organic, and Grass-Fed Beef; 93 --; 8; Raising Beef Heifers; 104 --; 9; Breeding and Calving the Beef Heifer; 117 --; 10; Beef Herd Management; 142 --; 11; Selecting Dairy Cattle; 160 --; 12; Care of the Dairy Heifer; 174 --; 13; Breeding and Calving the Dairy Heifer; 195 --; 14; Care of the Dairy Cow; 205 --; 15; A Dairy of Your Own; 215 --; Gallery of Breeds; 235
N2  - A guide to raising beef and dairy cattle that explains how to pick the best cattle, with an overview of specific breed attributes and information on how size, color, body shape, hair length, and milking abilities make each more or less suitable to various needs
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009458.html
ER  -