Handbook of Livestock Management

Handbook of Livestock Management

Author: Richard A. Battaglia

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13:

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Discusses a wide range of species and topics, showing step-by-step how to perform the skills and techniques essential for those in animal management. Taking a hands-on approach, it reflects the author's authoritative experience and emphasizes how to maintain and maximize an animal's well-being and productivity. Over 800 illustrations, external parts and skeletal drawings, and new photographs offer readers a close look at each species and each livestock management technique. Features chapters on beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, livestock restraint and herd health. Covers all aspects of each species from breeding and conception through their complete lifecycle. Recommends techniques that are best for both the livestock manager and the animal. Provides cautionary notes at appropriate danger points with each step-by-step procedure. Follows a predictable format that includes an introduction to each technique, lists of necessary equipment, a discussion of required restraint, cautionary notes at appropriate danger points, a description of the normal recovery sequence, and a discussion of postprocedural management. Excellent for those involved in livestock management.


Handbook of Livestock Management Techniques

Handbook of Livestock Management Techniques

Author: Richard A. Battaglia

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13:

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New edition of a text describing the skills and techniques needed by those who manage livestock, with a focus on maintaining and maximizing animal well-being and productivity. Detailing the various manipulative skills of the animal agriculturalist in a real-world context, it covers all species of an


Handbook of Livestock and Management Techniques

Handbook of Livestock and Management Techniques

Author: Richard A. Battaglia

Publisher: Macmillan College

Published: 1981-01-01

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 9780023064418

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Livestock restraint techniques; Beef cattle management techniques; Cattle management techniques; Poultry management techniques; Animal health management; Dairy cattle management techniques; Swine management techniques; Horse management techniques; Sheep management techniques; Goat management techniques.


Handbook of Livestock Management Techniques

Handbook of Livestock Management Techniques

Author: Archana Ruhela

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788189473372

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Modern Livestock Management Techniques Seek To Minimize Human Involvement, Increase Yield And Improve Animal Health. Economy, Quality And Consumer Safety All Play A Role In Raising Animals. Drug Use And Feed Supplements May Be Regulated/Prohibited To Ensure That Yield Is Not Increased At The Expense Of Consumer Health, Safety Or Animal Welfare. The Present Book Is Intended To Be A Guide That Provides The Details Of Useful, Complete, Accurate And Safe Procedures For Performing The Livestockmanagement Techniques. Complete In Coverage, It Presents Techniques And Discussion For Managing All Types Of Animals Including Beef Cattle, General Cattle, Sheep, Goats And Poultry, From Breeding And Conception Through Their Useful Life Cycle. As Such The Book Is Of Tremendous Utility To Farmers And Livestock Professionals.