On the Breeding, Rearing, and Management of Poultry - A Guide to the Methods and Equipment of Livestock Farming

ISBN-13: 9781473304116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 68 str.

William Youatt

Opis

This early work by William Youatt was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it for the modern reader. 'On the Breeding, Rearing, and Management of Poultry' contains details on feeding, diseases, hatching, and much more.

This antiquarian book comprises a detailed guide to the methods and equipment of livestock keeping, with information on the breeding, rearing, and management of poultry. Complete with detailed illustrations, handy tables, and a wealth of useful and interesting information on breeding poultry, this text constitutes a must-have for discerning farmers. It would make for a great addition to collections of poultry-farming literature. The chapters of this book include: Domestic Fowls; Imports of Eggs into the United Kingdom; The Breeds of Poultry, and their Characteristics; Table Varieties; Waterfowl and Turkeys; Housing of Poultry; Hatching and Breeding; The Rearing of Chickens; Feeding and Fattening; etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on poultry farming.