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| Author | : Jack Byard |
| Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2021-01-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1607657759 |
Cows, sheep, and goats, oh my! Know Your Hobby Animals is an essential guide to discovering loads of interesting facts about 172 popular breeds of chickens, pigs, goats, cows, and sheep. A complete compilation of the most popular farm animals within the Know Your... series, you’ll learn all about each breed’s unique characteristics, history, breeding, personality, and more. Fun and fascinating, this engaging and collective guide will turn both the young and old into farm animal enthusiasts!
| Author | : Janet Vorwald Dohner |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 528 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 030013813X |
"The need to preserve farm animal diversity is increasingly urgent, says the author of this definitive book on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. Farmyard animals may hold critical keys for our survival, Jan Dohner warns, and with each extinction, genetic traits of potentially vital importance to our agricultural future or to medical progress are forever lost."--BOOK JACKET.
| Author | : Jack Byard |
| Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2020-01-07 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1913618056 |
Did you know that pigs are smarter than your average 3-year-old? In this pocket-sized guide, you’ll discover loads of interesting facts about 29 popular breeds of pigs, including their appearance, history and breeding, and details of its personality. From the American Guinea Hog who loves a good belly rub, to the hardy Yorkshire who is happiest foraging outdoors, this fully revised and updated edition is a fascinating and fun guide that will turn both young and old into a pig enthusiast.
| Author | : Jack Byard |
| Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2020-12-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1912158698 |
Did you know that Barnvelder chickens are known for being lazy while Belgian D’Uccle chickens are known for being friendly? Impress friends and relatives with interesting facts about more than 40 breeds of chickens from around the world, including their history, personality, egg-laying and flying abilities, and other fun facts. From knowing what chickens are considered the “French Poodles of the world” to which ones can fly the highest, learn all about these diverse – and sometimes rare – animals with this fascinating guide and Know Your Chickens! • Features over 40 popular breeds of chickens, each receiving its own full-page spread • Provides fun facts highlighting their characteristics, history, personality, capabilities, and more • Includes distinctive, high-quality photography of each breed • Its compact size makes it fun and easy to flip through for fast and interesting info.
| Author | : John Pukite |
| Publisher | : TwoDot |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
Informative, amazing, and amusing, this indispensable guide provides facts on America's 52 breeds of cattle. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
| Author | : Carol Ekarius |
| Publisher | : Storey Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9781603420365 |
This book covers the most significant breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, and swine - from the common Guernsey cow to the near-extinct Guinea hog. For each breed, Ekarius provides full-colour photographs, a brief history, and details about the breed's unique qualities and quirks. Readers will enjoy reading about major breeds such as the iconic Holstein cow, and Icelandic sheep, as well as hundreds of lesser-known varieties, like the long-legged, ginger-coloured Tamworth pig; the lilac-spotted Jacob Sheep; the deer like San Clemente goat; and the powerful, droopy-eared Guzerat cow.
| Author | : Gail Damerow |
| Publisher | : Storey Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2012-01-31 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1603425616 |
From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and entertaining. Covering tail types, breeding, molting, communication, and much more, Gail Damerow provides answers to all of your chicken questions and quandaries. Even seasoned chicken farmers are sure to discover new information about the multifaceted world of these fascinating birds.
| Author | : Jack Byard |
| Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Cattle |
| ISBN | : 9781565236134 |
Impress friends and relatives by identifying any cow, almost anywhere in the world with the fun facts about breeds like the Devon and the Dexter, which by the way is no taller than a St. Bernard.
| Author | : Jack Byard |
| Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 91 |
| Release | : 2008-08-31 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1910456845 |
For each breed he dedicates two pages, the left being a full page high-quality picture and the right giving a brief but comprehensive description of the appearance, history and uses of each sheep. Only the size of a postcard, the book fits perfectly into a rucksack or pocket so is ideal for the interested rambler who is keen to discover more about the flock fleeing from him at the time. Clear color photographs taken of sheep 'straight from the field' illustrate the immense diversity within this species.
| Author | : Jenny Elliott-Bennett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2012-11-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781907335259 |
Writers For Animals is a collection of twenty stories about animals and their relationships with humans. It features both published and previously unpublished writers from all around the world. Read about a palm civet in Sri Lanka, a fledgling in France, hunt sabbing in England and the street dogs of a Greek island. This anthology of inspiring true-life and engaging fictional stories will delight animal lovers everywhere. All of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to two animal sanctuaries, one in England and one in Wales, and an animal rights organisation in Ireland.
