Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock

Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock: Goats, Sheep, Donkeys, Horses, Pigs, Cattle [Kindle Edition]

Author: Sue Weaver | Language: English | ISBN: B009ZS9GOY | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock: Goats, Sheep, Donkeys, Horses, Pigs, Cattle
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Whether you are raising miniature livestock for meat, milk, or fiber, or keeping them as show animals or pets, you need essential, expert instruction and advice. Storey’s Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock, by Sue Weaver, is the go-to-guide that takes the mystery out of minis. Breeding, feeding, housing, nutrition, and exercise, as well as disease prevention and treatment — this comprehensive guide has everything that new and experienced farmers need to keep minis healthy and productive.

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• File Size: 9718 KB
• Print Length: 453 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (November 2, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B009ZS9GOY
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• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,057 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #24 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > professional & Technical > Medical eBooks > veterinary Medicine > Food Animals

I have several of Sue Weaver's books, and I have grown to trust her on most subjects pertaining to animal care. This is another example of her work, which I have always found to be clearly and simply written, factual, and nicely toned (there are few things more offensive than reading a 'how to' guide in which the author clearly feels his audience is beneath him; Ms. Weaver, as always, comes across in a friendly and instructive manner without being condescending)

This book is split into two sections: Raising Miniature Livestock and The Species. Each section is then divided into chapters. The first second is, as it is aptly titled, about raising minis. The chapters in the first section are as follows:

1 Before You Begin (basically about whether you are really ready and able to have livestock, mini or otherwise)

2 Which Species? (the title is self-evident, but, basically, the chapter compares the different miniatures available, and helps you choose which you are interested in learning more about--Section 2 of the book covers the individual species more throughly)

3 Getting Started: Education, Vets, and Where to Buy (information everyone needs to consider in preperation for any animal)

4 Selecting Miniature Livestock (This chapter helps you learn what to look for as far as healthy minis go. It also delves into the genetic issue of Dwarfism.)

5 Livestock Guardians

6 Facilities and Fences (goes over what kind of housing your livestock will need)

7 Feeding ( I did not realize before I picked up this book that miniature goats, sheep, and the rest of them have different food needs than their full-sized cousins (other than the obvious difference in porportion). But Ms.

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