ISBN-13: 9781445542010 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 314 str.
This text contains in a concise and systematic form the essential facts relating to the science and practice of dairy farming. It embodies the author's twenty years' experience, both as a practical dairyman and as a student and teacher of dairy husbandry. Technical terms have been avoided as far as possible in order that the book may serve as a convenient handbook for farmers not versed in the sciences. The chapters of this book include: 'Dairy Farming a Profitable Business', 'Evolution of the Dairy Cow', 'Selection of Dairy Cows', 'Selection of Dairy Sires', 'Building Up a Dairy Herd', 'Feeding the Dairy Cow', 'Silos and Silage', 'Method of Keeping Herd Records', and much more. We are proud to republish this antique text here complete with a new introduction on cattle farming.
This text contains in a concise and systematic form the essential facts relating to the science and practice of dairy farming. It embodies the authors twenty years experience, both as a practical dairyman and as a student and teacher of dairy husbandry. Technical terms have been avoided as far as possible in order that the book may serve as a convenient handbook for farmers not versed in the sciences. The chapters of this book include: Dairy Farming a Profitable Business, Evolution of the Dairy Cow, Selection of Dairy Cows, Selection of Dairy Sires, Building Up a Dairy Herd, Feeding the Dairy Cow, Silos and Silage, Method of Keeping Herd Records, and much more. We are proud to republish this antique text here complete with a new introduction on cattle farming.