Practical Sheep Keeping

Cardell, Kim

ISBN 10: 1847973396 / ISBN 13: 9781847973399

Published by The Crowood Press Ltd, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical Sheep Keeping
• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847973396
• ISBN 13: 9781847973399
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 450 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Practical Sheep Keeping [new paperback edition] explains everything you need to know to manage sheep and keep them healthy. Aimed particularly at the keeper of the small flock - say around thirty ewes - the principles nevertheless apply to flocks of all sizes. From choosing and buying, through housing, feeding and routine management, to breeding and lambing, Kim Cardell offers sound advice based on many years' experience. Contents include: Where to begin. Fencing, shelter and housing. Moving, handling and transport. Breeding and genetics. Nutrition. Grassland and crops. Wool and shearing. Keeping the flock healthy. Lambing and lamb rearing.

About the Author

The daughter of a Cornish sheep farmer, Kim Cardell studied agriculture at Lincoln University in New Zealand and also trained as a newspaper reporter. She was associate editor of the magazine Livestock Farming and, having worked as a freelance for various farming journals and radio and television programmes, became editor of The Sheep Farmer, holding the post for fourteen years. She runs a flock of early lambing ewes at her home in Cornwall.