ABSTRACT
The Sheep and Goat Handbook includes presentations made at the International Stockrnen 's School, January 2-6, 1983. The faculty members of the School who authored this third volume of the Handbook, along with books on Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, and Horses, are scholars, stockrnen, and agribusiness leaders with national and international reputations. The papers are a mixture of tried and true technology and practices with new concepts from the latest research results of experiments in all parts of the world. Relevant information and concepts from many related disciplines are included.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|54 pages
A GLOBAL VIEW OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE
part 2|44 pages
GENERAL CONCEPTS AFFECTING AGRICULTURE AND THE INDUSTRY
part 3|62 pages
GENETICS AND SELECTION OF SHEEP
part 4|48 pages
PHYSIOLOGY AND REPRODUCTION OF SHEEP
part 5|82 pages
ENVIRONMENT, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENT
part 6|30 pages
PASTURE, FORAGE, AND RANGE
part 7|36 pages
MEAT AND MEAT PROCESSING
part 8|36 pages
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
part 9|38 pages
FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
part 10|68 pages
HEALTH, DISEASE, AND PARASITES OF SHEEP AND GOATS
part 11|44 pages
GENETICS, SELECTION, AND REPRODUCTION OF GOATS
part 12|40 pages
NUTRITION AND MANAGEMENT OF GOATS