Our friendly and encouraging children's animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in mature yet easy-to-understand language, for ages 9 and up.
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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
About the Author
Heather Smith Thomas raises cattle and horses on her family ranch in Salmon, Idaho. She is the author of 10 books and thousands of articles on animal health care. Her books include Essential Guide to Calving, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle, and Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle.
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Heather Smith Thomas grew up on a ranch near Salmon, Idaho.
She is the author of 20 books and thousands of articles on animal health care. Her books include Essential Guide to Calving, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle, Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, Storey's Guide to Training Horses, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Care and Management of Horses, Stable Smarts, Understanding Equine Hoof Care, Beyond the Flames--A Family Touched by Fire, The Cattle Health Handbook and Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle.
She began writing stories for children's magazines while still in high school and wrote articles for horse and farm publications to help pay her way through college (University of Puget Sound). She wrote her first book, A Horse in Your Life: A Guide for the New Owner, during the summer between her sophomore and junior year of college. She and her husband Lynn Thomas have been raising beef cattle and a few horses on their ranch in central Idaho since 1967. Most of her books and articles deal with horse or cattle health care, breeding, or handling. Her goal has been to learn all she can about the care of horses and cattle, and to share this with her readers. One of her books, however, discusses an entirely different subject. Beyond the Flames tells about her daughter's severe burn injury and how this changed their lives. For more information about that book, and updates on the Thomas family and their ranch life, see Heather's blogs at http://www.heathersmiththomas.blogspot.com and for short anecdotes about her experiences with some of the horses and cattle she has raised, see her author's blog at http://insidestorey.blogspot.com
She is the author of 20 books and thousands of articles on animal health care. Her books include Essential Guide to Calving, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle, Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, Storey's Guide to Training Horses, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Care and Management of Horses, Stable Smarts, Understanding Equine Hoof Care, Beyond the Flames--A Family Touched by Fire, The Cattle Health Handbook and Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle.
She began writing stories for children's magazines while still in high school and wrote articles for horse and farm publications to help pay her way through college (University of Puget Sound). She wrote her first book, A Horse in Your Life: A Guide for the New Owner, during the summer between her sophomore and junior year of college. She and her husband Lynn Thomas have been raising beef cattle and a few horses on their ranch in central Idaho since 1967. Most of her books and articles deal with horse or cattle health care, breeding, or handling. Her goal has been to learn all she can about the care of horses and cattle, and to share this with her readers. One of her books, however, discusses an entirely different subject. Beyond the Flames tells about her daughter's severe burn injury and how this changed their lives. For more information about that book, and updates on the Thomas family and their ranch life, see Heather's blogs at http://www.heathersmiththomas.blogspot.com and for short anecdotes about her experiences with some of the horses and cattle she has raised, see her author's blog at http://insidestorey.blogspot.com
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Great starter book,
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This review is from: Your Calf: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves (Paperback)
I'm fifteen and am in FFA I recently purchased my first calf. My Dad got this book for me and it has helped out from purchasing a sound heifer to shelter and feeding. The chapter on calfing is also very helpful. A great book for a first calf project.
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This review is from: Your Calf: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves (Paperback)
I am 14 this book is realy helpful i really like it i am in the 4-H it is just so great i recomend it to anyone. i hope you buy this book if you are just starting i hope you like it as good as i did it is a good buy
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This review is from: Your Calf: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves (Paperback)
This gift was purchased as a Christmas gift for my son-in-law.He is a chemist, works in a lab and just started the calf-raising as a side line. I bought the book as a joke but he loves it. He is finding it very helpful for beginners of all ages.He thanked me several times and said it was just what he needed. I guess it really is the thought that counts.
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Most kids love animals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scotch comb, weaned beef calf, sure your calf, young dairy calf, nipple bucket, esophageal feeder, show halter, extra teat, beef project, navel stump, nurse cow, show stick, dairy heifer, calf home, liquid antibiotic, sick calves, weight tape, finish weight, calving time, milk replacer, call your vet, baby calves, small calves, sick calf, other calves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brown Swiss, Basic Cattle Care, Care of the Young Dairy Calf, Showing Your Beef Calf, United States, Beef Breed, Feeding Your Beef Calf New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Most kids love animals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scotch comb, weaned beef calf, sure your calf, young dairy calf, nipple bucket, esophageal feeder, show halter, extra teat, beef project, navel stump, nurse cow, show stick, dairy heifer, calf home, liquid antibiotic, sick calves, weight tape, finish weight, calving time, milk replacer, call your vet, baby calves, small calves, sick calf, other calves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brown Swiss, Basic Cattle Care, Care of the Young Dairy Calf, Showing Your Beef Calf, United States, Beef Breed, Feeding Your Beef Calf New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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