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Alpaca Agskills
Contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams and full-colour pictures for their care, management and breeding.
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The Australian Ark
Ian Parsonson
The definitive work on the introduction of domestic animals to Australia.
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The Backyard Cow
Sue Ann Weaver
Covers everything you need to know to keep a cow healthy, happy and productive.
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The Backyard Goat
Sue Weaver
Makes it easy to enjoy the benefits of owning goats, with no experience necessary.
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Bee Agskills
Jennifer Laffan
Provides a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of bee production.
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The Bee Book
Ann Cliff
Anyone interested in growing food, who wants to find out what a beehive or two will give them will find this book an indispensible introduction to keeping bees.
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Beef Agskills
Jennifer Laffan
A basic guide to some of the skills and practices of beef production.
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Beef Cattle: Recording and Selection
Provides an overview of beef cattle genetics, recording production traits reported in GROUP BREEDPLAN, and the principles of planned breeding and selection.
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Beekeeping
Richard E Bonney
Describes how to acquire bees, manage a hive, prevent and treat diseases, and take a crop of honey.
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Calf Rearing
John Moran
Provides information on growth, nutrition, health and behaviour as well as descriptions of various calf raising systems and facilities.
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Cattle Health Handbook
Heather Smith Thomas
Addresses every medical situation likely to arise on a beef or dairy farm.
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Chicken Coops
Judy Pangman
A collection of 45 building plans that is sure to meet the needs of any chicken owner.
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Choosing and Raising Chickens
Jeremy Hobson,
Celia Lewis
A practical and comprehensive everything-you-need-to-know guide to chicken breeds for anyone who keeps chickens.
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Commercial Beekeeping in Australia
Frederick S Benecke
Describes the physical and cultural environment in which beekeeping is undertaken and describes production methods commonly employed by beekeepers.
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Dairy Agskills
Michael Ison
Provides a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of dairy production.
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The Domestic Duck
Chris Ashton,
Mike Ashton
Explains how various breeds have been developed from their wild mallard ancestor, and how to look after them.
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Domestic Geese
Chris Ashton
Written from years of first hand experience, this a comprehensive book for pet keepers, breeders and exhibitors.
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Essential Guide to Calving
Heather Smith Thomas
Guides you through every situation likely to arrive before, during and after calving – from routine births to nursing difficulties.
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Farming Meat Goats
Barbara Vincent
A comprehensive producer's guide to the breeding, husbandry and marketing of goats for meat.
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Feeding Concentrates
Roy Kellaway,
Tim Harrington
Focuses on feeding concentrates to pasture fed cows to achieve high milk production.
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Feedlotting Lambs
Jenny Davis
Provides an understanding of the principles of nutrition, management issues and finishing lambs in order to meet market specifications.
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Feedpads for Grazing Dairy Cows
John Moran,
Scott McDonald
Comprehensive guide to the use of feedpads in the dairy industry, written especially for farmers.
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Getting Started in Beef
Includes safety, yard design, livestock identification, compulsory paperwork, breeds, crossbreeding, deciding on what to produce, herd health, routine husbandry, diseases and parasites.
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Gift Vouchers
Are you looking for a book or subscription to give as a present, but aren’t sure what to choose?
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Goat Agskills
A complete, 'how-to' guide to the basics of goat farming.
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Grass-Fed Cattle
Julius Ruechel
Authoritative reference for anyone interested in raising cattle or looking for a profitable farm venture.
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Home Dairy
Ann Cliff
Keeping a house cow, goat or sheep and how to make cheese, yoghurt and other dairy products.
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Horse Sense
Peter Huntington,
Jane Myers,
Elizabeth Owens
Provides an in-depth guide to horse care under conditions unique to Australia and New Zealand.
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How to Build Animal Housing
Carol Ekarius
Helps you evaluate the housing needs of your animals and provides dozens of adaptable shelter plans.
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How to Raise Pigs
Philip Hasheider
Whether you want a pig on your property for pleasure or profit, on a small scale or large, this is the book you should have.
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Keeping Chickens
Jeremy Hobson,
Celia Lewis
A solid, practical, everything-you-need-to-know guide to keeping chickens for people who are as interested in them as pets as they are in eggs.
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Keeping Ducks and Geese
Chris Ashton,
Mike Ashton
Fuses contemporary lifestyle design and an authoritative text, for those who already keep waterfowl as well as those who are thinking of having them.
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Lambs for the Freezer
Sue Kendrick
Guides you through the whole process of breeding, rearing and ultimately filling your freezer with home produced lamb.
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Lameness in Cattle
Chris Watson
An essential guide for anyone involved in the day-to-day practical health care of cattle.
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Lifetimewool
A. N. Thompson,
S. Hatcher,
C. A. Anderson
The papers in this Special Issue report on the effects of liveweight profiles of ewes.
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Livestock in a Changing Landscape, Volume 2
Pierre Gerber,
Harold Mooney,
Jeroen Dijkman,
Shirley Tarawali,
Cees de Haan
Present new, sustainable approaches to the challenges created by fundamental shifts in livestock management and production.
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Livestock Water Productivity
Tilahun Amede,
Brien E. (Ben) Norton,
Deborah Bossio
This Special Issue of The Rangeland Journal is dedicated to Don Peden who led the way in developing the concept of Livestock Water Productivity.
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Mastitis in Cattle
Andrew Biggs
Covers all aspects of the subject and is essential reading for veterinary surgeons and students, farmers and also those involved in the practical care of cattle.
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Methane and Climate Change
Dave Reay,
Pete Smith,
Andre Reay
Comprehensive overview of sources of methane and how these to control it to limit future climate change.
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Natural Beekeeping
Ross Conrad,
Elayne Sears
Presents long-term solutions for healthy beehives.
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Organic Farming: Livestock
Shows how to produce livestock using organic faming methods, with particular emphasis on sheep and wool.
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Pig Agskills
Jayce Morgan
Want to know more about pig husbandry, health care, breeding programs and raising piglets?
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Pigs for the Freezer
Linda McDonald-Brown
Aimed at the small-scale producer in a suburban or urban environment as well as smallholders who want to keep a few pigs for the first time.
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Poisonous Plants
Dietrich Frohne,
Hans Jurgen Pfander
Identifies potentially dangerous plants, their level of toxicity, symptoms of poisoning and suggested treatment.
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Poisonous to Pets
Nicole O'Kane
The must-have guide to toxic plants for dog and cat owners.
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Poultry Agskills
David Brouwer
Provides a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of poultry production.
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RNA Interference
T Doran,
C Helliwell
An introduction to the phenomenon of RNA Interference.
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Running a Small Beef Herd
Fiona Baker
Provides an introduction to beef production for those about to enter the industry as well as an ongoing reference.
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Sheep Agskills
Jennifer Laffan
A guide to the basics of handling and caring for sheep.
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Sheep Farming for Meat and Wool
Jane Court,
Sue Hides,
John Webb-Ware
Covers all aspects of sheep farming for meat and wool production throughout temperate Australia.
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Sheep Industry Transformation
This Special Issue contains papers describing technologies that will contribute to the next important stages of the sheep industry's development.
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Small Cattle for Small Farms
Margo Hayes
Covers a broad range of topics including what breeds are available and how to select your stock and care for them.
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Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep
Paula Simmons,
Carol Ekarius
In-depth, expert coverage of breed selection, lambing, feeding, housing, pasture maintenance, disease prevention and treatment, and more.
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Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture
Nick Romanowski
The most complete, accessible and affordable guide to freshwater aquaculture in Australia, emphasising sustainable use of all resources.
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Tropical Dairy Farming
John Moran
Shows smallholder dairy farmers in the humid tropics how to improve feeding of cows cost-effectively.
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Working Sheep Dogs
Tully Williams
Reveals little known methods for training and handling sheep dogs in the most effortless manner.
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