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Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Animal husbandry > General

Small-Scale Pig Raising (Paperback, 2nd Revision ed.): Dirk Van Loon Small-Scale Pig Raising (Paperback, 2nd Revision ed.)
Dirk Van Loon
R720 Discovery Miles 7 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Horse Properties - A Management Guide (Paperback): Jane Myers, Stuart Myers Horse Properties - A Management Guide (Paperback)
Jane Myers, Stuart Myers
R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Human-Livestock Interactions - The Stockperson and the Productivity and Welfare of Intensively Farmed Animals (Hardcover, 2nd... Human-Livestock Interactions - The Stockperson and the Productivity and Welfare of Intensively Farmed Animals (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Paul Hemsworth, Grahame Coleman
R2,625 Discovery Miles 26 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Human-animal interactions have a profound effect on farm animals and stockpeople alike. Training of stockpeople can improve livestock welfare and in turn productivity, and is a principle area of focus after improvements in genetics, nutrition, reproduction, health and housing have been addressed extensively. This volume explores new information on human-livestock relationships, their effects on both animals and handlers and the application of this knowledge particularly in relation to dairy cows, veal calves and poultry. Developments in knowledge of the relationships and their effects post-farm gate are discussed, providing a practical guide that will be a valuable resource for farm managers, researchers in the animal sciences, psychologists, ethologists and veterinarians. It will also benefit students of veterinary and animal sciences. Praise for the previous edition: 'The book should take position in the libraries of people involved of animal production and especially in education and management of stockpersons' Livestock Production Science.

Turkey Management - A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Turkeys (Paperback, 6th ed.): Stanley J. Marsden, J Holmes Martin Turkey Management - A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Turkeys (Paperback, 6th ed.)
Stanley J. Marsden, J Holmes Martin; Cover design or artwork by Robert Plamondon
R1,952 Discovery Miles 19 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How To Raise Strong & Healthy Ducks - Quick Start Guide (Paperback): Htebooks How To Raise Strong & Healthy Ducks - Quick Start Guide (Paperback)
Htebooks
R198 Discovery Miles 1 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How To Raise Strong & Healthy Pigs - Quick Start Guide (Paperback): Htebooks How To Raise Strong & Healthy Pigs - Quick Start Guide (Paperback)
Htebooks
R198 Discovery Miles 1 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Small-Scale Pig Raising (Hardcover, 2nd Revision ed.): Dirk Van Loon Small-Scale Pig Raising (Hardcover, 2nd Revision ed.)
Dirk Van Loon
R1,056 Discovery Miles 10 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Haying With Horses (Paperback): Lynn R Miller Haying With Horses (Paperback)
Lynn R Miller
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Horse Property Planning and Development - The Equicentral System Series Book 3 (Paperback): Jane Myers, Stuart Myers Horse Property Planning and Development - The Equicentral System Series Book 3 (Paperback)
Jane Myers, Stuart Myers
R1,157 Discovery Miles 11 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Animal Pharm - One Man's Struggle to Discover the Truth About Mad Cow Disease and Variant CJD (Paperback): Mark Purdey Animal Pharm - One Man's Struggle to Discover the Truth About Mad Cow Disease and Variant CJD (Paperback)
Mark Purdey; Edited by Nigel Purdey
R478 R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Save R85 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Mark Purdey's life changed one day in 1984 when a Ministry of Agriculture inspector told him he must administer a toxic organophosphate pesticide to his dairy herd. Passionately committed to organic farming and convinced of the harmful effects of chemicals in the environment, he refused to comply. 'It was as if my whole life became focused', he explained later. Before they had a chance to prosecute, Purdey took the Ministry to court and won his case. These experiences led him to challenge the orthodox line on the origins of Mad Cow Disease and its human counterpart variant CJD. Could the insecticide used in the official programme have precipitated the spread of the disease?Purdey's quest to discover the truth was hampered at every turn by government bureaucracies and self-serving scientific cliques who sought to smear and marginalize him. Dogged by dirty tricks and forced to work alone as something of a scientific sleuth, he struggled to reveal hidden interests and dangerous secrets. His supporters included many members of the public, as well as Prince Charles and the poet Ted Hughes. The latter wrote to him expressing 'a million congratulations'.Increasingly sceptical of the official narrative, Purdey was certain that toxic environmental factors would provide answers, and so embarked on a self-funded worldwide odyssey to investigate. "Animal Pharm" follows him on these eco-detective trails to locations as diverse as Iceland, Sardinia, Colorado and Australia. Purdey uncovers contamination from industry, munitions, pesticides, nuclear experiments and natural geology, linking these with the emergence of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. His research is at once compelling and disturbing, helping to create a paradigm shift in our understanding of the relationship of pollutants to disease and health.

What Your Cat Is Thinking - Everything you need to know to understand your pet (Paperback): Bo Soederstroem What Your Cat Is Thinking - Everything you need to know to understand your pet (Paperback)
Bo Soederstroem 1
R399 R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Save R76 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How perceptive are cats to the good (or bad) behaviour of humans? How do they differ from breed to breed? Are some left handed and some right-handed? How can you tell if your pet is lonely? And just how similar is your cat to a tiger? In WHAT YOUR CAT IS THINKING the researcher, biologist and author Bo Soederstroem weaves together fascinating facts we're only just learning about man's best friends, with highly practical tips to help us better understand and care for the animals in our life. Research on cat and dog behaviour, and the complicated psychology which influences their responses and needs has formally exploded in the 21st century, with fascinating new knowledge gained every day. Bo Soederstroem has an iron grip on all the cutting edge research to match the most determined cat's hold on his favourite catnip toy, and here he presents the most interesting results in an easy-to-understand way. Learn about the interaction between man and pet, understand your cat's mysterious signals, immerse yourself in those earliest moments, and gain the ability to stare into your animal's eyes and think 'I get you'.

Healthy Land, Healthy Pasture, Healthy Horses - The Equicentral System Series Book 2 (Paperback): Jane Myers, Stuart Myers Healthy Land, Healthy Pasture, Healthy Horses - The Equicentral System Series Book 2 (Paperback)
Jane Myers, Stuart Myers
R1,153 Discovery Miles 11 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia (Hardcover, 4th edition): Paul Flecknell Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Paul Flecknell
R3,280 R2,981 Discovery Miles 29 810 Save R299 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia, Fourth Edition provides a basic guide to anaesthesia for a very diverse audience needing content, with straight-forward, structured style of writing. Updated with effects of anaesthetics in different laboratory species, including sources of dose rates will be incorporated into tabular material. New information on pain assessment and pain management will be covered, and an increased emphasis on rats and mice for anaesthesia and perioperative care. With newly revised, full color illustrations to facilitate best learning, Laboratory animal Anesthesia, Fourth Edition provides procedures, key points and invaluable advice from a well-known and respected veterinary anesthetist and scientist with over 30 years of experience in the field.

Annie's All About Goats - Essential Goat Care (Paperback): Mary L Humphrey Annie's All About Goats - Essential Goat Care (Paperback)
Mary L Humphrey
R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Beginner's Guide to Poultry Farming in Your Backyard - Raising Chickens for Eggs and Food (Paperback): John Davidson A Beginner's Guide to Poultry Farming in Your Backyard - Raising Chickens for Eggs and Food (Paperback)
John Davidson; Edited by Mendon Cottage Books; Dueep Jyot Singh
R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
All We Like Sheep - Lessons from the Sheepfold (Paperback): Marilyn Wentz, Mildred Bay All We Like Sheep - Lessons from the Sheepfold (Paperback)
Marilyn Wentz, Mildred Bay 1
R449 R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Save R52 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Managing and Marketing Sheep - Tools and Techniques for Every Shepherd (Paperback): John Davidson Managing and Marketing Sheep - Tools and Techniques for Every Shepherd (Paperback)
John Davidson; Edited by Mendon Cottage Books; Darla Noble
R178 Discovery Miles 1 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dogland - A Journey to the Heart of America's Dog Problem (Paperback): Jacki Skole Dogland - A Journey to the Heart of America's Dog Problem (Paperback)
Jacki Skole
R544 Discovery Miles 5 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
So Far and Yet so Close - Frontier Cattle Ranching in Western Prairie Canada and the Northern Territory of Australia... So Far and Yet so Close - Frontier Cattle Ranching in Western Prairie Canada and the Northern Territory of Australia (Paperback)
Warren Elofson
R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

So Far and Yet So Close provides a comparative study of frontier cattle ranching in two societies on opposite ends of the globe. It is also an environmental history that at the same time centres on both the natural and frontier environments. There are many points at which the western Canadian and northern Australian cattle frontiers evoke comparisons. Most obviously they came to life at about the same time: late 1870s-early 1880s. In both cases corporations were heavy investors and utilized an open range system in which tens of thousands of cattle roamed over thousands of square acres. Ranchers shared similar problems such as predators, disease, and weather, as well as markets. Ultimately, a nearly indistinguishable "country" culture developed in these geographically disparate and distant lands, which is still apparent today. Many similarities were in one way or another a reflection of frontier environmental conditions that is, conditions associated with the very "newness" of society. They included a lack of infrastructure (ie. fences), institutions (ie. police), and population (ie. consumers). However, the ranching people in these two societies had their differences too. In the end, the natural environment pushed agricultural development in these two regions along very different paths.

Quail Farming - Markets and Marketing Strategies (Paperback): Francis Okumu Quail Farming - Markets and Marketing Strategies (Paperback)
Francis Okumu
R179 Discovery Miles 1 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dairy Farming - The Beautiful Way (Paperback): Adam J Klaus Dairy Farming - The Beautiful Way (Paperback)
Adam J Klaus
R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding (Paperback): Harry H Laidlaw, Robert E Page Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding (Paperback)
Harry H Laidlaw, Robert E Page
R1,572 Discovery Miles 15 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Welcome to the Farm - How-to Wisdom from The Elliott Homestead (Paperback): Shaye Elliott Welcome to the Farm - How-to Wisdom from The Elliott Homestead (Paperback)
Shaye Elliott
R627 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R105 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A fresh, new guide to the backyard lifestyle The homesteading movement is continuing to grow, as more people are stepping up to have a hand in where their food comes from. Whether you want to dabble or immerse yourself completely in the do-it-yourself, back-to-basics lifestyle, Welcome to the Farm is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to growing the very best food right in your own backyard. Shaye Elliott takes readers on a journey that teaches them how to harvest baskets full of organic produce, milk a dairy cow (and make butter), plant a homestead orchard, can jams and jellies, and even raise chickens and bees. From her experience running The Elliott Homestead, Shaye provides all the how-to wisdom you need to know about: *The benefits of a home garden *The basics of seed starting *Building your own greenhouse *What belongs in the winter garden *Canning, freezing, and dehydrating techniques and recipes *The pros and cons of caged vs. free-range chickens *Keeping a dairy cow and what to do with all the milk *Raising animals for meat *Making your own cider and wine *And so much more! Welcome to the Farm is aimed to serve homesteaders and urban-farmers alike, guiding them through the beginning stages of small-area farming and utilizing whatever amount of space they have available for optimal and delicious food production.

Beekeeping Buzz - The Beginning Beekeepers Guide to Their First Hive (Paperback): Nicole Wrinn Beekeeping Buzz - The Beginning Beekeepers Guide to Their First Hive (Paperback)
Nicole Wrinn
R208 Discovery Miles 2 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make your own honey? Does the thought of keeping bees appeal to you? Are you looking for ways to live more sustainably? You are not alone. Thousands of people just like you have been raising bees and making their won honey right in their own backyards. Learn the ins and outs of the joy of keeping bees in this information packed guide. A Preview of What You Will Discover About the Fascinating Hobby of Bee Keeping Today Quickly get started. Get the right equipment. Learn about keeping bees in an urban environment. The power of the queen bee. Discover how to harvest your honey. And much more Packed full of practical tips that you can put into practice right away to care for your very first hive

Animal Hero Kids - Voices for the Voiceless (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Susan Hargreaves Animal Hero Kids - Voices for the Voiceless (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Susan Hargreaves
R1,361 Discovery Miles 13 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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