The Veterinary Book for Sheep Farmers

The Veterinary Book for Sheep Farmers

Non-Fiction, Education, Natural World & Environment, Agriculture & Farming, Science & Maths, Popular Science, Biology & Life Sciences | Hardback Published on: 01/12/2002
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Synopsis

This is a practical manual focusing principally on the needs of sheep farmers and shepherds in the United Kingdom but covering material applicable to sheep-farming situations worldwide. It should also be invaluable to agricultural and veterinary students as well as to veterinary surgeons in general practice who treat sheep only occasionally.

Major headings are: Health and disease; preparation for mating; manipulation of breeding; management during pregnancy; abortion; other diseases encountered during pregnancy; lambing time; care and welfare of newborn lambs; diseases of newborn lambs; pneumonia and other respiratory diseases; trace elements, minerals, vitamoins and water; internal parasites; skin parasites of sheep; skin, eye and gum conditions; foot lameness; poisons and radioactivity.

  • Publisher: 5M Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781903366301
  • Number of pages: 738
  • Weight: 1380g
  • Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm