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The sheep book : a handbook for the modern shepherd / Ron Parker ; foreword by Garrison Keillor ; sketches by Ruth Halvorson.

Parker, Ronald B. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0804010323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780804010320 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xix, 321 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition: Rev. and updated.
Publisher: Athens : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / by Garrison Keillor -- Preface to the revised edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Introduction -- [ch.] 1. Building and rebuilding -- [ch.] 2. Flushing -- [ch.] 3. Breeding -- [ch.] 4. Early gestation -- [ch.] 5. Late gestation -- [ch.] 6. Lambing -- [ch.] 7. Lactation -- [ch.] 8. Weaning -- [appendix] 1. Some typical sheep facts -- [appendix] 2. Marketing -- [appendix] 3. About sheep drugs -- [appendix] 4. Sheep economics -- [appendix] 5. Nutritional requirements -- [appendix] 6. Sources -- Index.