The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide
The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide

Author: F. Lynghaug

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2009-10-02

Total Pages: 678

ISBN-13: 9780760334997

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The only official guidebook to horse breed standards and conformation in North America, with breed history and information on gait and distinctive traits, temperament, colors, and variations.

American Classic Pedigrees (1914-2002)
American Classic Pedigrees (1914-2002)

Author: Avalyn Hunter

Publisher: Eclipse Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 790

ISBN-13: 9781581500950

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In a monumental and important work for the Thoroughbred industry, author and pedigree researcher Avalyn Hunter provides extensive pedigree analysis of every American classic race winner from 1914 through 2002.

The Old Farmer's Almanac 2016
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2016

Author: Old Farmer’s Almanac

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1571986766

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As surely as the Sun rises in the east and maple leaves turn color in autumn, the Old Farmer's Almanac is back—and it's better than ever! Recognized for generations by its familiar yellow cover, America's best-loved annual and oldest continuously published periodical promises to be "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," fulfilling both the mission set forth by its founder, Robert B. Thomas, and readers' expectations. Old Farmer's Almanac is packed with wit, wisdom, tips, advice, facts, fun, and recipes, including: • Traditionally 80 percent–accurate weather forecasts • How to make sausages at home • "Creatures from hell" • Grow your own beer (ingredients) • Time- and money-saving tips • Unmasked mysteries of plant seed dispersal • Bale, key, and concrete block gardens • Quirky origins of American horse breeds • History, lore, and more about birthstones • Moon phases and other celestial sightings, tides, gardening tables, and best days to do things • Full-color winter and summer weather maps

Animal Breeding, Welfare and Society
Animal Breeding, Welfare and Society

Author: Jacky Turner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-08-12

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1136541888

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The determination of when, how, how often and with whom an animal breeds has moved away from evolutionary pressures towards our own purposes: these include the breeding and use of around 50 billion mammals and birds for food production annually, the breeding of pedigree dogs, cats, racing dogs and horses, specialized laboratory animal strains and the use of reproductive science to breed endangered species in zoos and to attempt to limit unwanted populations of pests and non-native species. This book discusses the methods, the motivations and the consequences of human intervention in animal breeding in terms of what we know about animal behavior and well-being. It sets out to challenge both our practice and our assumptions- those of society as a whole and the many professionals involved in the worldwide animal reproduction business. It explores where we are now and proposes a future where we have more respect for animals as sentient beings and have loosened the reins of reproductive control.