9780131189331-0131189336-Handbook of Livestock Management (4th Edition)

Handbook of Livestock Management (4th Edition)

ISBN-13: 9780131189331
ISBN-10: 0131189336
Edition: 4
Author: Richard A. Battaglia
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Pearson
Format: Hardcover 656 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780131189331
ISBN-10: 0131189336
Edition: 4
Author: Richard A. Battaglia
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Pearson
Format: Hardcover 656 pages

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Handbook of Livestock Management (4th Edition) (ISBN-13: 9780131189331 and ISBN-10: 0131189336), written by authors Richard A. Battaglia, was published by Pearson in 2006. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Engineering (Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Handbook of Livestock Management (4th Edition) (Hardcover, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Engineering books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.82.

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Discusses a wide range of species and topics, showing step-by-step how to perform the skills and techniques essential for those in animal management. Taking a hands-on approach, it reflects the author’s authoritative experience and emphasizes how to maintain and maximize an animal’s well-being and productivity. Over 800 illustrations, external parts and skeletal drawings, and new photographs offer readers a close look at each species and each livestock management technique. Features chapters on beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, livestock restraint and herd health. Covers all aspects of each species from breeding and conception through their complete lifecycle.Recommends techniques that are best for both the livestock manager and the animal. Provides cautionary notes at appropriate danger points with each step-by-step procedure. Follows a predictable format that includes an introduction to each technique, lists of necessary equipment, a discussion of required restraint, cautionary notes at appropriate danger points, a description of the normal recovery sequence, and a discussion of postprocedural management. Excellent for those involved in livestock management.
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