Pig Manual
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85733-026-0 (ISBN)
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The idea of keeping a few pigs has undergone something of a renaissance and never before has it been so popular. "The Pig Manual" is a straightforward, no-nonsense guide to getting started - whether your interest is filling your freezer, starting a new business, managing land the traditional way, or simply taking on some charismatic new pets. Packed with colour photos and clear step-by-step text, this manual is ideal for beginners who need advice on buying and rearing their first pigs. It's also a handy resource for the more experienced pig-keeper who occasionally needs to dip into a quick-reference manual for help and reassurance.
Liz Shankland has a smallholding 800ft up a mountain in Wales, where she keeps pigs, sheep, chickens and turkeys, and is a respected breeder of Tamworth pigs, and a prize-winning exhibitor. She is a journalist and broadcaster, and is the resident pig expert for Country Smallholding magazine.
History of the modern pig: how breeds have developed, guide to the popular breeds, choosing the right breed. Getting started: costs, rules and regulations, training, housing, vets and transport. Buying: when to buy and where to buy from, what to look for, pedigree or non-pedigree? Feeding: different feeds, blending, growing, amounts needed. Health and welfare: diseases, general health advice, behaviour and first aid. Eating your own: psychological preparation, planning, timings, abattoirs, transport, butchers and home butchery, selling. Breeding: choosing stock, breeding cycles, nutritional and medicinal care, mating process, farrowing, care of litter, weaning. Showing: why, how and where, classes, preparation.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.3.2011 |
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| Zusatzinfo | col. Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Somerset |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 270 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85733-026-8 / 0857330268 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85733-026-0 / 9780857330260 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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