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010			_a00058804
015			_aGBA0-V7071
020			_a1580172628 (alk. paper)
020			_a9781580172622 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)44592685
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042			_ac=Program for Cooperative Cataloging
049			_aOSUU
050	0	0	_aSF375 _b.S56 2001
072		0	_aL100
082	0	0	_a636.3 _221
100	1		_aSimmons, Paula.
245	1	0	_aStorey's guide to raising sheep / _cPaula Simmons & Carol Ekarius.
246	3	0	_aRaising sheep
260			_aPownal, Vt. : _bStorey Books, _cc2001.
264			_aPownal, Vt. : _bStorey Books, _cc2001.
300			_ax, 389 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
500			_aRev. ed. of: Raising sheep the modern way. Updated and rev. ed. c1989.
500			_a"Breeding, care, facilities"--Cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354-355)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354) and index.
505	0		_aStarting with Sheep -- Some Background on Sheep -- Sheep Farming Today -- Behavior -- Breeds -- Buying Sheep -- Home at Last -- Breeding and Breeds -- Breeding and Genetics -- Genetic Diversity and Sheep Breeds -- Individual Breeds -- Pasture, Fences, and Facilities -- Pasture -- Facilities -- Herding Dogs -- Traits of Herding Dogs -- Breeds -- Selecting a Dog -- Training -- Dog Trials -- Predators and Protection -- Managing for Predators -- Guardian Animals -- Feeds and Feeding -- Digestion -- Nutrients -- Feeding Practices -- Types of Feed -- General Health Considerations -- Healthy Strategies -- Recognizing Sick Sheep -- Alternative Health Practices -- Natural Defenses -- Causes of Illness in Sheep -- Parasites -- Other Disorders of Sheep -- Drugs for Sheep -- Problems of Rams, Ewes, and Lambs -- Problems with Rams -- Disorders in Ewes -- Lamb Problems -- Flock Management -- Successful Breeding -- The Ram -- Ewes -- Lambing -- Preparation for Lambing -- The Lambing Process -- After Lambing -- Problems with Newborn Lambs -- Orphan Lambs -- Care of Baby Lambs -- Products and Marketing -- Merchandising to Reach Your Market -- Wool -- Meat and Milk -- Pelts -- The Live-Animal Business -- Odds and Ends -- Recipes -- Showing Sheep -- Kinds of Shows -- Show Classes -- Training Sheep -- Fitting -- Final Fitting -- Showring Strategies -- Lambing Calendar -- Feed Requirements for Sheep -- Composition of Common Feedstuffs.
520			_aAn introductory guide book to raising sheep for hobby, show, food, or sale, covering such topics as housing and equipment, biology and behavior, flock management, health, predators, herding dogs, and other related topics.
521	2		_aYoung Adult.
650		0	_aSheep.
650		7	_aSheep. _2sears.
650		1	_aSheep.
700	1		_aEkarius, Carol.
700	1		_aSimmons, Paula. _tRaising sheep the modern way.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/00058804-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/00058804-t.html
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