02423cam a2200349 4500 214772890 TxAuBib 20101214120000.0 060731s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006024854 9780760328026 softbound 0760328021 softbound DNAL/DLC DLC DLC IOrQBI TxAuBib Hasheider, Philip, 1951- How to raise cattle : everything you need to know / Philip Hasheider. St. Paul : Voyageur Press, 2007. 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm. "Breed guide & selection, proper care & healthy feeding, building facilities and fencing, showing advice.". "FFA, agricultural education.". Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index. An introduction to raising cattle -- Humans and cattle : a historical perspective -- Getting started : farm and cattle -- Facilities for beef : what is needed, what is not -- Enclosures : good fences make for a good neighbor -- Cattle types : choosing a beef breed -- Beef production systems : what's your plan? -- Beef production systems : organic, sustainable, and conventional -- Stocking guidelines and start-up economics for your beef operation -- Feeding : beef cattle nutritional requirements -- Reproduction : replenishing your beef herd -- Nutrient management : handling manure -- Husbandry : general daily beef cattle care -- Marketing the meat : saying goodbye -- Milk : nature's most perfect food -- Dairy production : basic considerations and facilities -- Dairy cattle : choosing a breed -- Cow care : managing dairy cattle -- Exit strategies : how to end a beef or dairy enterprise -- Country living : realities of rural residency -- Help and advice : resources available to you. 20071219. Cattle. Beef cattle. Dairy cattle. Ranching. Dairy farming. National FFA Organization. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0618/2006024854.html Table of contents only https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006024854-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006024854-d.html Publisher description