Keeping Livestock Healthy: A Comprehensive Veterinary Guide To Preventing And Identifying Disease In Horses, Cattle, Swine, Goats & Sheep, 4th Edition Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Offering expert advice on nutrition, proper housing, and routine maintenance, Keeping Livestock Healthy covers all the everyday medical care your horses, cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep are likely to require. From vaccines and artificial insemination to detecting and treating Lyme disease, Potomac fever, and bluetongue, you’ll find everything you need to know to keep your animals healthy and thriving. Stressing preventative methods wherever possible, N. Bruce Haynes helps you reduce veterinary costs, increase your self-sufficiency, and boost the productivity of your livestock operation.
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 4th ed. edition (November 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580174353
ISBN-13: 978-1580174350
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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I found this book to be an excellent resource for beginning my cattle farm. It spells out a lot of necessary things that must be done in order to care for cattle, and other livestock animals. There is, however, a lot of "higher level" biological dialogue that a novice will need to wade through to find the 'just plain english' part. However, don't let this discourage you. It is a very complete book that answers a lot of questions, many, before you even ask.
This book has an overview of diseases for most domestic large animals. I found this text to be too general to be very helpful as a reference guide for folks needing all the details. It does have some decent rule out lists.
This is a book that is written for the average joe who hasn't grown up around livestock their entire lives. And even if you have, you should still have a copy of it. It's full of great info. It's easy to read, not dry at all, and the author doesn't patronize. There is enough detail in each chapter that you understand well the disease or parasite being discussed, but not too much detail to make your eyes cross. As a person who focuses on small animal, this was a great intro to large animal diseases and issues, and I feel that anyone thinking of owning any livestock should have a copy of this book on hand. It's just a great resource and will help you help your vet if your livestock gets sick.
This is a great place to start when thinking about getting involved (or a teen preparing to take an active role) with livestock. I appreciate the discussion of human impacts, as housing and nutrition have been and continue to be a hot topic. The book came in handy when planning the new barn. Diseases being broken down by type rather than species or symptom are better for reading ahead of time than in a "what is this?" situation. The pictures would be better in color - maybe the next edition?
I think I had high expectations for this book based on the other Storey books. However I don't think this was as thorough as it could have been, there wasn't very much information for specific species or diseases, was more like an overview. Frankly I think it is easier to look the information up on the internet. I was hoping for more specific tips and techniques, not just general information. But it's a start--hopefully as the book goes through updates and revisions, there will be more comprehensive information added.
I have learned so much new material and also have been reminded of things that ibhave forgotten that i used in the past. I am also raising livestock i have never raised before and this book has answered many questions already
I love this book it is one of the best books I have purchased regarding the care of animals. It is simple and easy to follow yet detailed preventative care and what to look for. Having each section dedicated to the different types of livestock and then the issues broken down into diagnoses, treatment and preventative care really helps narrow down what you want to read about.
good book, it is full of many tips and problem solving issues. It has saved a lot of money being able to solve issue myself instead of calling a vet every time there is an animal issue or problem.
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