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Title International sheep and wool handbook / edited by DJ Cottle
Published Nottingham : Nottingham University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 766 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Contents Cover; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Preface; World Sheep and Wool Production; Australian Sheep and Wool Industries; New Zealand Sheep and Wool Industries; South American Sheep and Wool Industries; South African Sheep and Wool Industries; Chinese Sheep and Wool Industries; European Sheep and Wool Industries; Breeding and Selection; Reproduction; Pregnancy, Lambing and Survival; Lactation and Lamb Growth; Weaner Management; Digestion and Metabolism; Feeding; Wool Growth and Production; Meat Production; Sheep Management; Pasture Management; Sustainable Livestock Production; Sheep Health
Summary Covers a range of topics relevant to the sheep and wool industry in the main regions of the world. This book also covers the major world sheep and wool industries, biological principles, management, production systems, and the preparation, processing and marketing of meat and wool
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Sheep industry.
Wool industry.
Woolen and worsted manufacture.
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Sheep industry
Wool industry
Form Electronic book
Author Cottle, D. J. (David John), 1954-
ISBN 9781907284595
1907284591