Beef Cattle Management - With Information on Selection, Care, Breeding and Fattening of Beef Cows and Bulls (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781446530153)

This early work on beef cattle farming provides a comprehensive guide to the selection, care, breeding and fattening of beef cows and bulls. Suitable for the cattle farmer, animal husbandry enthusiast or livestock historian, this book features a variety of information that is still of practical use today. Contents: Cattle Farming; Beef Cattle Management; William C. Skelley; Factors Favourable to Beef Production; Phases of Beef Production; Factors in Establishing the Herd; The Beef Breeds; Selecting individuals; Care and Management of the Bull; Care and Management of the Cow Herd; Care of The Beef Calf; Winter Management of Young Breeding Animals; Production of Fat Cattle for Market; Feeds for Beef Cattle. Complete with a new introduction and the original illustrations, we are republishing this vintage work in a high quality, modern, and affordable edition.

Author: William C. Skelley
ISBN-10: 1446530159
ISBN-13: 9781446530153
Publisher: Cooper Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2011
Pages: 54
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.13d