Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep 5th Edition

Description This bestselling guide by Paula Simmons and Carol Ekarius is the perfect reference for caring for your flock of sheep. The fifth edition of Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk.Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including:*Shearing*Building a lambing shed*Breeding and lambing*Butchering*Marketing Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep has earned the praise and trust of sheep farmers around the world with its in-depth, expert coverage of breed selection, lambing, feeding, housing, pasture maintenance, disease prevention and treatment, and more. New and expanded features in this fourth edition include guidelines for organic certification, advice on web-based marketing and networking, and coverage of rare breeds.