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The Australian Ark
Ian Parsonson
The definitive work on the introduction of domestic animals to Australia.
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Backyard Poultry Naturally
Alanna Moore
Covers everything the backyard farmer needs to know about poultry husbandry – including breed selection, feeding, housing, egg production and health.
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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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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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Building the Poultry Penthouse
Gerry Bolla,
Barry Rees
Comfortably housing 12-15 hens at any one time, here are the plans for the poultry 'Penthouse'.
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Bull Selection
J Bertram
Demonstrates how to get value for money and evaluate a bull’s performance.
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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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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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Exhibition Poultry Keeping
David Scrivener
Provides a detailed, informative and wide-ranging guide to the techniques needed to keep pure-bred poultry successfully.
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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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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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Goat Health and Welfare
David Harwood
A comprehensive and non-technical book covering aspects of the health and welfare of goats.
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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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Heifer Rearing
J Moran,
D McLean
A Guide to Rearing Dairy Replacement Heifers in Australia.
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Horse Sense
Peter Huntington,
Jane Myers,
Elizabeth Owens
A comprehensive guide to horse care in 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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Keep Chickens!
Barbara Kilarski
Provides detailed information every aspiring chickenkeeper needs to know.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 Nutrition
M Freer,
H Dove
Provides a review of the current state of knowledge on all aspects of sheep nutrition.
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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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Standard for the Hygienic Production of Pet Meat
This Standard updates and completely supersedes the previous edition (AS4841:2006). It contains the minimum requirements for hygiene in harvesting, transportation, processing, identification,
packaging and storage, to ensure a safe and acceptable product.
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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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