Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock: Goats, Sheep, Donkeys, Pigs, Horses, Cattle, Llamas

by Sue Weaver

Overview

Whether you want to the make most of a small plot of land or add diversity to a large farm, raising miniature livestock can be a fun and profitable experience. With expert advice on choosing a breed that suits your needs, Sue Weaver shows you how to house, feed, and care for miniature goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, horses, cattle, and llamas. You’ll be inspired by profiles of successful breeders as you learn everything you need to know to keep your miniature livestock healthy and productive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603424813
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/06/2010
Series:	Storey's Guide to Raising
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	442,603
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Sue Weaver has written hundreds of magazine articles and many books about livestock, horses, and chickens, including The Backyard Cow, The Backyard Goat, The Backyard Sheep, Storey and The Donkey Companion. Weaver and her husband share their ridgetop farmette in the southern Ozarks with an array of animal friends.

Table of Contents

Why Raise Miniature Livestock?

 

Section 1: Raising Miniature Livestock

1 Before You Begin

2 Which Species?

3 Getting Started: Education, Vets, and Where to Buy

4 Selecting Miniature Livestock

5 Livestock Guardians

6 Facilities and Fences

7 Feeding

8 Health

9 Identification

10 Transportation

11 Breeding

12 Got Milk?

13 The Business End

 

Section 2: The Species

14 Miniature Cattle

15 Miniature Equines

16 Miniature Goats

17 Miniature Llamas

18 Miniature Pigs

19 Miniature Sheep

 

Appendix: Emergency Euthanasia

Resources

Glossary

Index