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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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Animal Husbandry Regained
John Webster
Identifies and explains the causes and contributors to current problems in animal husbandry.
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Australian Agriculture
Ted Henzell
A journey through Australian agricultural practices from colonial times to modern day.
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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 Duck Book
Nyiri Murtagh
An Australian guide to duck husbandry for hobby farmers, breeders, exhibitors and pet owners.
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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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A Biodynamic Manual
Pierre Masson
A invaluable guide for all biodynamic growers to have to hand daily.
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The Butcher's Apprentice
Aliza Green,
Steve Legato
The masters teach you all the old-world, classic meat-cutting skills you need to prepare fresh cuts at home.
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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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Cattle Yards
Evan Powell
A how-to-do-it guide for locating, planning and building cattle yards.
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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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The Chicken Encyclopedia
Gail Damerow
Chickophiles will find breed descriptions, definitions of common chicken conditions, situations and behaviours, and much more.
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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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Free-Range Chicken Gardens
Jessi Bloom,
Kate Baldwin
For anyone who wants a fabulous garden where colourful chickens happily roam.
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Get Your Goat
Brent Zimmerman
A comprehensive, engaging way to answer all your questions about keeping goats.
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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 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 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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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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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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Pork CRC
FR Dunshea,
CA Anderson
This Special Issue serves as a testament to the innovativeness and commitment of the scientists who have contributed to the Pork CRC.
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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 Poultry
Glenn Drowns
The only book you need to naturally and humanely raise a wide range of poultry, from chickens and turkeys to waterfowl and game birds.
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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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The Whole Goat Handbook
Janet Hurst
Provides a wealth of useful advice and more than 50 recipes and crafting projects that help the reader make the most of their adventure as a goatkeeper.
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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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