Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle

By: Heather Smith Thomas

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Paperback | 1 January 2005 | Edition Number 1

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With nearly every supermarket now featuring an "organic" section, the demand for organically grown meat and dairy products has risen rapidly in recent years. Small farmers have taken note, and many more beginners are considering cattle as a viable farm commodity. Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle is the essential handbook for this growing audience.

Heather Smith Thomas, a lifelong cattle rancher and author of several previous books for more experienced farmers, offers a succinct laypersonâs guide to the basics of raising a small herd of cattle, whether for meat or dairy products. She outlines organic and natural farming methods and covers all the information needed to get started and be successful.

Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle encourages new and beginning farmers to start small, and start right. Thomas explains as simply as possible the basics of selecting and raising a calf, along with feeding, shelter, and care guidelines. She also covers breeding and calving, as well as tips for managing a herd throughout the seasons. Thereâs basic health care information for preventing disease and addressing common ailments. For those raising beef cattle, Thomas offers guidelines for butchering; for those raising dairy cattle, there are step-by-step guidelines on milking.

With a whole new generation returning to the farm who donât have a family history of farming, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattleis a much-needed resource. Heather Smith Thomas has devoted her life to passing on the knowledge, understanding, and attitude necessary to become a successful farmer.

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"...will help inexperienced farmers select the breed that is best-suited for their goals."

- Angus Journal

"With the information in this book you can reap the pleasures and rewards of using your land to raise healthy, happy and productive animals." - American Small Farm

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Introduction	p. 1
What Do I Need?	p. 4
Nutrition	p. 24
Maintaining Healthy Cattle	p. 32
Choosing a Beef Breed	p. 64
Selecting and Transporting Beef Cattle	p. 74
Care and Handling of Beef Cattle	p. 82
Natural, Organic, and Grass-Fed Beef	p. 93
Raising Beef Heifers	p. 104
Breeding and Calving the Beef Heifer	p. 117
Beef Herd Management	p. 142
Selecting Dairy Cattle	p. 160
Care of the Dairy Heifer	p. 174
Breeding and Calving the Dairy Heifer	p. 195
Care of the Dairy Cow	p. 205
A Dairy of Your Own	p. 215
Gallery of Breeds	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 251
Helpful Sources	p. 253
Glossary	p. 262
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