Hobby Farms Beef Cattle: Keeping a Small-Scale Herd for Pleasure and Profit, written by Ann Larkin Hansen, serves as an excellent introduction to raising cows for food or simply to graze while mowing and fertilizing the pasture. This colorful guide offers experienced hobby farmers and beginners all of the essential information necessary to purchase and maintain a small herd of beef cattle. While managing her own hobby farm in Wisconsin, Hansen shares her expertise in all things farm and has authored numerous books such as Making Hay, The Organic Farming Manual, and Finding Good Farmland. In this comprehensive book, Hansen corrals the hobby farmer into the world of cowboys and cowgirls: she begins, “Beef cattle are as much at home on the hobby farm as they are on the range.” This colorful primer begins with the basics, from biological traits and breeds to behavior and life cycle, and describes exactly what’s required for a hobby farmer to maintain a herd of cattle—the four F’s—fencing, feed, fields, and facilities. Given the expense involved in the purchase and maintenance of beef cattle, all hobby farmers will welcome Hansen’s sound and sensible advice on buying the right cattle, whether steer calves for meat or breeding stock for building up a herd. The buying chapter helps farmers focus on what to look for when selecting cattle; how cows, heifers, and bulls are priced; where to purchase; and how to get cattle to your farm. The feeding and nutrition of cattle is a complicated topic, and Hansen breaks it down into the three basic components that every keeper needs to understand: pasture, hay, and grain. With directness and clarity, she explains the ins and outs of grazing, selecting ideal foodstuffs, using salt and minerals, and maintaining good weight on the herd. The reader can rely on her expert advice to learn the fundamentals of handling cattle, including herding, loading, and transporting cattle, as well as keeping beef cattle healthy through preventive methods, vaccinations, parasite control and veterinary assistance. For hobby farmers planning to breed their livestock, Beef Cattle includes a chapter on pairing cows and heifers, the actual breeding, artificial insemination, the care of pregnant cows, calving, caring for the young, and weaning calves. The final chapter of the book “Marketing and Processing Your Cattle” is geared toward hobby farmers looking to get beef processed, grade meat, and sell the final product. Sidebars of fun trivia, stories from farmers, and useful advice appear throughout the handbook. A glossary of over 100 terms; an appendix of health issues; a resource section of useful websites, books, and periodicals; and a detailed index complete the book.

Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, and other pollutants emitted from livestock and poultry farms, and for determining how these emissions are dispersed in the atmosphere. The committee calls for the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a joint council to coordinate and oversee short - and long-term research to estimate emissions from animal feeding operations accurately and to develop mitigation strategies. Their recommendation was for the joint council to focus its efforts first on those pollutants that pose the greatest risk to the environment and public health.

Tracking your cattle records is an essential part of your farming business. This notebook, organizer is a great way to keep you on track with your bookkeeping. The interior of this logbook includes space to write & record: Planning Calendar Year - Months January through December with space to write your plan intended for your cattle. Calving Record - Calf ID, Cow ID, Sire ID, Birth Date, Sex, Calving Ease, Calf Vigor, Birth Weight, Did Calf Nurse, Weaning Weight, Weaning Date, Cow BCS, Notes. A.I. / Bull Breeding Record - Cow ID, Date, 1st Service, Bull ID, Estimated Calving Date, Date, 2nd Service, Bull ID, Estimated Calving Date, A.I. Technique. Cow Production History - Cow Registration #, Description (Breed/Color), Cow's Sire, Cow's Dam, Birth Date, Purchase Date, Purchase Price, Heat Dates, Date Of AI/Bull Service, Pregnancy Diagnosis Date, Date To Dry, Date Due To Calve, Total Value, Date Calved, Calf Sex, Calf Number, Notes, Etc. Medical Log - Date, Cow ID, Medication, Dosage, Diagnosis, Notes. Deworming & Immunizations - Date, Cow ID, Type, Dosage, Next Due, Notes. Cattle Sales Record (Sell) - Date, Class, ID, Weight, Price Per Pound, Total Balance Price. Expenses Record - Expense Item, Date, Description, Feed, Supplies, Medical, Other, Total Cost. Notes - Record any important information you wish, such as hay fed, best essentials, gestation period, beneficial remarks, which cows were well profitable, following up note, profit, etc. Will make a great gift for that special farmer in your life. Journals make it easy to keep all your important information all in one place. Size is 8x10 inches, 150 pages (75 sheets), soft matte finish cover, quality white paper, black ink, paperback.

Bovine Medicine provides practical and comprehensive information oncattle disease and production and is a key reference for all largeanimal vets. Since the first edition was published in 1991 therehave been significant improvements in disease control andmanagement of cattle. Almost all parts of the book have beenupdated and completely rewritten. There are new chapters onsurgery, embryo transfer, artificial insemination, ethno-veterinarymedicine and biosecurity, and a new consolidating chapter on theinteraction between the animal, environment, management anddisease. The previous edition has sold all over the world, and as aresult of this a greater emphasis has been placed on conditions andtheir treatment in areas other than temperate regions. A newsection entitled "Global Variation in Cattle Practice" has beenincluded with contributors discussing bovine medicine practice intheir part of the world. All in all this is an outstanding resource for any practisingvet and an excellent reference for veterinary students.

Tracking your cattle records is an essential part of your farming business. This notebook, organizer is a great way to keep you on track with your bookkeeping. The interior of this logbook includes space to write & record: Planning Calendar Year - Months January through December with space to write your plan intended for your cattle. Calving Record - Calf ID, Cow ID, Sire ID, Birth Date, Sex, Calving Ease, Calf Vigor, Birth Weight, Did Calf Nurse, Weaning Weight, Weaning Date, Cow BCS, Notes. A.I. / Bull Breeding Record - Cow ID, Date, 1st Service, Bull ID, Estimated Calving Date, Date, 2nd Service, Bull ID, Estimated Calving Date, A.I. Technique. Cow Production History - Cow Registration #, Description (Breed/Color), Cow's Sire, Cow's Dam, Birth Date, Purchase Date, Purchase Price, Heat Dates, Date Of AI/Bull Service, Pregnancy Diagnosis Date, Date To Dry, Date Due To Calve, Total Value, Date Calved, Calf Sex, Calf Number, Notes, Etc. Medical Log - Date, Cow ID, Medication, Dosage, Diagnosis, Notes. Deworming & Immunizations - Date, Cow ID, Type, Dosage, Next Due, Notes. Cattle Sales Record (Sell) - Date, Class, ID, Weight, Price Per Pound, Total Balance Price. Expenses Record - Expense Item, Date, Description, Feed, Supplies, Medical, Other, Total Cost. Notes - Record any important information you wish, such as hay fed, best essentials, gestation period, beneficial remarks, which cows were well profitable, following up note, profit, etc. Will make a great gift for that special farmer in your life. Journals make it easy to keep all your important information all in one place. Size is 8x10 inches, 150 pages (75 sheets), soft matte finish cover, quality white paper, black ink, paperback.