Beef AgSkills
A Practical Guide to Farm Skills
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4.8 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Beef Agskills provides a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of beef production. The book contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and full-colour pictures.
Contents:
Introduction
General safety precautions
Animal welfare
Quality assurance
Working safely in yards
Working safely with cattle in a bailhead (head bail)
Drafting and counting cattle
Recognising and avoiding stress in cattle
Mouthing cattle
Drenching cattle
Vaccinating cattle
(subcutaneous vaccinating)
Injecting sick cattle
(intra-muscular injection)
Heat detection in cattle
Problems associated with calving
Castrating calves
Individual identification of livestock
Dehorning calves
Early weaning of beef calves
Paddock appraisal of beef cattle
Halter Training and Leading: heifers and yearlings
What is a Safe Work Method Statement?
Check your skill
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Customer Reviews
A valuable resource
This is a great read for novice and experienced cattle farmers alike. Information is clear, concise and easy to understand. If you need a place to start your cattle education or a refresher on some of the core skills necessary, this is well worth adding to your library.