Sheep (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) (Paperback)

~ Hans Alfred Muller (Author)

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Product Description

What every breeder, farmer and hobbyist needs to know about caring for sheep, including how to meet all health needs. There are even tips on how to process a sheep's wool! Nearly ten pages of color photos, plus many black-and-white drawings.

The most extensive line of basic pet information and training guides on the market, Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals are written by experts, and profusely illustrated with full-color photos and instructive, high-quality line art. Each manual is individually written. Not one of Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals is a clone from a single common catch-all book, with one or two chapters added on to make it appear new. Instead, each Barron's manual has been planned, designed, and written from scratch—always by an experienced breeder, trainer, veterinarian, or qualified expert.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (March 2, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812040910
• ISBN-13: 978-0812040913
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #869,401 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This item is part of The Complete Pet Owner's Manual Series.

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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Little Information about each subject., August 7, 1998

By A Customer

I felt this book did not give enough information about the subjects they were to have special sections for. It gave just enough information on each subject to get many beginers in trouble. I bought the book for the special section on shearing. There was one paragraph and a referance page to see a picture the was not even on that page. This book was deffinatly a disapointment.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids, prime candidate for free ebook!, June 8, 2003

By	Travis C. Ward "C. William Anderson" (Silverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews

A subtitle on the front cover claims this is a complete owner's manual. Well.....I guess the operative word is manual, not book or text.

Having said that, I must admit the booiklet would be a great gift idea for one's son or daughter, niece or nephew, or grandchild who might be considering sheep in a Future Farmer's of America (FFA) project or who might just be curious. Then, the prospective youth might whet his or her appetite sufficiently to choose a more complete book.

I did find the illustrations and photos to be helpful, but if the cost for such artwork resulted in shrinking the font size down to a barely legible size, then probably some of the pictures should be removed. Even many youth will have trouble reading such small type!

The booklet covers a lot of ground with brevity. Thus, it is a quick read,

However, although the potential for sheep raising for milk production is heavily promoted in the advertisement, our kind author does a great disservice regarding milking sheep on page 52:

"The teats of sheep are much smaller than those of cows and goats. This makes milking them harder because you can use only a couple of fingers rather than the entire hand (see colr photo on page 55). There is no point in describing in detail how to milk a sheep because it is a skill that must be acquired through practice."

Illustrations and photos and a bit of imagination could have seized a golden opportunity here. If it is that difficult to explain that is precisely what the author should have tried.

Although I did find the book not to be informative enough for me, I do think it would be a great e-book for a free download. Perhaps a short video clip could be included to show how sheep are milked. As such, the PDF could serve as a loss-leader in attracting readers to purchasing more complete books on sheep and livestock production.

Again, this book is best thought of as a FFA gift for teens interested in raising sheep on a small scale. Otherwise, surf the net for free information that can be gleaned in a couple of hours!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a User-Friendly Owners Manual, February 13, 1998

By A Customer

It doesn't get any better than this. My 4-H'ers can read this with ease and the parents of the kids are able to glean the information quickly for fast reference when something goes wrong. The language is plain & simple and the book is illustrated with several types of sheep. This is a must-have if you are thinking about getting a sheep.