Australia: Beneath the Southern Cross

Kendrick, Sue

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In an age that has seen unparalleled interest in personal food production, Lambs for the Freezer is a timely and comprehensive introduction to breeding and rearing lamb for home consumption. Writing for the small-scale sheep keeper with little or no knowledge of rearing livestock, Sue Kendrick draws on her own extensive experience of keeping farm animals to guide the new shepherd through the whole process of breeding, rearing, and ultimately filling their freezer with home produced lamb. Topics covered include: detailed information on knowing when lambs are ready for slaughter, where to find an abattoir, and the all important paper work. Common sheep diseases and afflictions and how to avoid them, and what to do should your flock fall prey to one of the notifiable diseases. The importance of good sheep housing to suit all budgets and circumstances. Sheep health, the rules, and regulations involved in keeping sheep. Advice on butchery. Sheep dairying for those looking to maximize every aspect of sheep production.

Lambs for the Freezer: A Guide to Small-Scale Production

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cooking by Ingredient

The Crowood Press

Planning to show your sheep begins with the birth of the lamb and, whether you want to enter your sheep to compete in local or national shows as a hobby or for practical reasons, this book covers all aspects of preparing your sheep for the event. Showing Sheep includes selecting your sheep, training for the ring, show preparation, show day, what the judges are looking for, sheep behaving badly, health, legislation, post-show arrangements and breed standards as well as an invaluable resource section making this the essential book for anyone considering entering the ring.

Showing Sheep: For the Pleasure of Profit

Business & Money

Industries

Good Life Press

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