Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk. Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including shearing, building a lambing shed, breeding and lambing, butchering, and marketing.
Product details
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC; Reprint edition (June 25, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 1612129803
ISBN-13 : 978-1612129808
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #48,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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#21 in Animal Husbandry (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.8
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