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Drench resistant worms in sheep – references & further reading

Sheep, farming, husbandry, disease, animal health, worms, internal parasites, references, further readingBy Dr Clive Dalton Le Jambre, L.F. et. al. (2005).Proceedings of the 20th International conference of the world association for the advancement of veterinary parasitology, 16-20 October, 2005, Christchurch New Zealand. Abstract L98. Page 177. McEwan, J (1994).Breeders’ manual. WormFEC. Breeding sheep resistant to … Read more

Sheep Farm Husbandry – References and Further Reading

Sources of information from text books, research papers, technical leaflets & reports, sheep industry organisations‘ publications By Dr Clive Dalton Dalton, D. C. (1980).Introduction to practical animal breeding.Out of print. Photocopies of First edition available from Dr Clive Dalton, 12 Maple Avenue, Dinsdale, Hamilton 3204. Price $45 which includes GST and postage within New ZealandBlackwell Scientific … Read more

Cattle farm husbandry – references & further reading

By Dr Clive Dalton Albright, J.L.; Arave, C.W.; (1997)The behaviour of cattle.Commonwealth Agricultural BureauISBN 0-85199-196-3 Barrell, G.K. (1984).Beef cattle reproduction.Animal Industries WorkshopISBN 0-86476-002-7 Beef finishing and marketing. (1992). Proceedings of a series of field days for beef producers.New Zealand Meat Board. Codes of Recommendation and Minimum Standards.For the welfare of dairy cattle.Code of animal welfare No.4, … Read more

Angora (Mohair) Goat Basics: Further reading & industry contacts

Agriculture, animal husbandry, goats, Angora, Mohair, information, further reading, references By Dr Clive Dalton Further readingARC Report No. 10. (1998).The nutrition of goats. Report of technical committee on responses to nutrients.ISBN 0-85199-216-1. Batten, G. (2002).Simply goats. A guide to making money from your farm with goats.A FITT project funded by New Zealand Woolpro. ISBN 0-473-07077-4. Charlton, … Read more

An Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding: Part IV. Breeding in practice

Agriculture, animal breeding, , selection, breeding plans, practical advice, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, identification, recording, references, coefficient of inbreeding, random numbers, glossary By Dr Clive Dalton Part IV: Breeding in Practice Practical breeding plans This section is about ‘what to do’ in a breeding programme. It can only deal with the general principles as what … Read more