Book

How to raise sheep / Philip Hasheider.

Hasheider, Philip, 1951- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780760334812 (pbk.) :
Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Minneapolis : MBI Pub. and Voyageur Press, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

An introduction to raising sheep -- Getting started -- Production systems -- Breeds of sheep -- Housing and facilities -- Fences and fencing -- Feeds and feeding -- Grazing and pasture management -- Breeding and reproduction -- Sheep health management -- Lambs and lambing -- Predators and livestock guardians -- Marketing meat, wool and cheese -- Nutrient management -- Biosecurity and country living -- Showing sheep -- Exit strategies -- Help and advice.