Your Calf: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves - Softcover

Smith, Heather Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882669478 ISBN 13: 9780882669472

Publisher: Storey Books, 1996

Synopsis

Designed for kids ages 9 and up, this friendly and encouraging guide introduces children to the fun and rewarding experience of raising a calf. With age-appropriate instructions, clear photographs, and easy-to-read diagrams, Heather Smith Thomas covers the basics of choosing the right calf, feeding and housing, showing, and calf health care. Whether they re interested in raising an animal for beef or dairy, children will find everything they need to know to safely and successfully care for their very own calf."

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Raising a calf is interesting, fun, and rewarding -- and there's a lot you need to know to do a good job. This book provides easy-to-follow instructions, complete with photographs, drawings, and diagrams, on how to care for your calf in the best possible way.

"Your Calf" explains:

* How to select your beef or dairy calf

* How to feed, shelter, and fence in your calf

* Ways to keep your calf healthy and content

* What to do it your calf is sick or hurt

* How to handle and transport your calf safely

* Where and how to show your calf

Synopsis:

Raising a calf is interesting, fun and rewarding but there are a lot of things to learn to do a good job. With easy-to-follow instructions, photographs, drawings and diagrams, this text explains all the essentials of calf raising, from buying and feeding to showing and breeding. It also includes a reference guide to the diseases and conditions that affect calves and how to treat them.

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0882669478
• ISBN 13: 9780882669472
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176