In this revised edition of The Sheep Book, Ron Parker
updates many aspects of sheep stewardship--such as new
or newly banned medications, progress in reproductive
technology, popular new sheep breeds, and the growing
dairy sheep field. Updated nutrition tables, as well as
email and web addresses, further enhance the book's
sensible advice and gentle wit.The Sheep Book is
organized according to the natural reproductive cycle of
the ewe, leading the reader through a year in sheep's
life during which sheep and shepherd form a symbiosis. A
good shepherd manages a flock so that its care and
environment fits all stages of the annual journey--from
breeding through pregnancy, lambing, growing of lambs,
marketing of lambs and wool, and the revitalization of
the ewe for another cycle.''Sheep are the ideal, useful
domesticated animal,'' writes Parker. ''They are hardy
and healthy. Except for an occasional aggressive ram or
uppity ewe they are gentle and submissive. They are
small enough for a good-sized child or senior citizen to
handle. They give both superlative meat and a fiber that
has no peer. They are the ideal animal for the
homestead, small farm, place in the country, suburban
backyard, or any other place where man makes his home
and grass will grow.''The Sheep Book is especially
valuable for small and moderate-scale sheep raisers and
those interested in growing wool for fiber arts.
Enhanced and updated for the internet age, this classic
book is a valuable companion for anyone who wants to
raise sheep that are healthy and productive, and to do
so by working in harmony with the natural instincts of
sheep and the rhythms of the natural world. |
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