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Essential Guide to Calving: Giving Your Beef or Dairy Herd a Healthy Start Paperback – Illustrated, January 30, 2008

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Whether you keep a single milk cow or care for a large herd, you’ll benefit from this comprehensive guide to calving. With expert advice gained from decades of hands-on experience, Heather Smith Thomas shows you how to effectively handle a variety of common situations likely to arrive before, during, and after calving. From spotting pregnancy issues and monitoring routine births to easing difficult deliveries and treating postpartum complications, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to safely handle a wide variety of calving procedures.

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Heather Smith Thomas has written extensively on animal health care, authoring thousands of articles and 24 books on the subject. Her books include Storey’s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle, Essential Guide to Calving, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle, The Cattle Health Handbook, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Storey’s Guide to Raising Horses, Storey’s Guide to Training Horses, and Stable Smarts. She raises cattle and horses on her family ranch in Salmon, Idaho.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC; Illustrated edition (January 30, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 325 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580177069
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580177061
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.81 x 10.88 inches

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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

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Tom G.

Every cattleman should have this book

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022

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This book has been a tremendous help to me. The wisdom in this book is easily assimilated, as it is written in layman's terms, well illustrated, and very practical. I have purchased several copies over the years and have given them to my friends who are cattlemen. Her other book, The Cattle Health Handbook, is also very helpful and practical, and when I have a problem with my cattle, these are the first books I turn to. I know the things I've learned from these books have helped me save the lives of numerous calves. Highly, highly recommended!

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2022

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Wow. Amazing book. Easy to read. Helped with a surprise calf.

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017

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Several months ago a bull broke into my fathers cow pen. Everyone suspected, but wasn't sure. I bought this book as a joke or a lesson that it wouldnt be so easy to have cows around. Then last weekend, mama cow was showing signs of being in labor. We rushed to find the book and within 15 minutes we were able to feel very comfortable with her current situation, and to know if we needed to get involved. Of course nature will take place, but it was reassuring to know what to expect. We continued to read and it helped with many things. Recognizing that we should get a bottle and feed him while the mother was still having some minor issues. The heat was a factor and she sort of abandoned the calf high in the field with no protection. And also to recognize minor issues with his knees. In the end, "Norman" is doing great and his book certainly helped.

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Mary J. Phifer

Essential??? You Betcha!

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2009

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IF you have pregnant cows or heifers you will be having calves. Isn't that the idea? Cows can be intimidating (even with our wee Irish Dexters) and you might think "they know what to do" but sometimes they need help. This book is excellent in helping you learn what is normal and what is not, what might go wrong and importantly- when to call for help.

Being a nurse-midwife, I have delivered 2-legged babes, but calving is new to me. It is easy to ask a person "do you feel pressure?" Try getting an answer from a cow... This book is wonderful at explaining the basics of bovine prenatal care, labor management and postpartum care. Keeping your cow healthy and having a healthy calf- these are the goals and both are met within the pages.

Even if you are a life-long cattleperson, this book will teach you something. It has to; it covers areas that the Thomas' have seen over their careers and some are pretty bizarre. Pictures and stories are heartwarming and informative. This book will give you the knowledge and confidence to help your calves and momma cows do great.

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HIGHLY recommend this book.

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2016

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I get a few bottle babies every year. Mostly they are given to me by another rancher who doesn't want to bother as they are sick or abandoned for one reason or another. Usually it's one of the common things babies get and we are able to rehydrate, thaw, or treat them and they survive. This year I had an odd case and decided to check this book out to see if it has the solution. It didn't but it is an incredibly thorough book, as are all of them from this Author, and I was surprised my question wasn't answered. This is an essential guide for anyone who is thinking of raising cattle. I would highly recommend it.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020

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This is a great book to have. It covers everything you need to know about keeping your cow healthy and safe before, during, and after calving. This book is a keeper!

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2011

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My wife and I had the crazy idea that we wanted to raise cattle so we bought a bred cow and a heifer. I have never owned cattle although I do own a few horses. The extent of my cattle experience was riding bulls "back in the day" but I never had to deal with calfs. Anyway the cow that we purchased was due anyday so we got this book along with Raising Beef Cattle so we could read up and know what to expect when the calf came along. Well one morning we woke up and had an extra little bull this book helped my wife by giving her a referance. We had no problems but we felt confident that with this book we would be able to face issues that might arise in the future.

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Informative for all ages.

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Informational for kids starting out in the cattle/calving business.

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Zangoose

A Great Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2013

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After being taught how to calve cows, being put in charge of calf rearing with agricultural college just around the corner, I felt a bit of extra reading couldn't hurt, so I bought this book. I am incredibly pleased with this purchase, this book is very detailed about every aspect of calving you could think of, it also details about the raising of calves and lists some common problems and illnesses that can occur with a young calve or during a calving. You can also tell it's written from personal experience, by people that genuinely care for their cattle, so everything written in it also has husbandry in mind. An excellent book, for a novice to farming to a veteran it is an interesting, informative and rather enjoyable read.

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mrs e bennett

Get this if u are a newbie - it's fab

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2022

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Full of stuff I needed to know and easy tk understand

steph banks

fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2013

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absoluty excellent book. It has boosted my confidence during calving. Easy to read and uderstand. Just rilliant. I am buying more of tis authors books.

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Rooster

informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2016

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informative book, for when we decide to breed the cows,

Curly Claire

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2018

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Brilliant, already used it for good help and advice. A very practical book!

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