Keeping Sheep
Published on 14. September 2023
176 pages
978-0-7198-4222-1 (ISBN)
Description
While they can be hardy and self-sufficient, sheep require a knowledgeable and dedicated shepherd to care for them throughout the year. With an easy-to-read style and over 200 colour photographs, this book provides guidance on managing a healthy flock, as well as a holistic view of the diverse roles sheep can play on any farm or smallholding, including:
The history of native breeds and their conservation, Preparing land, welfare, handling sheep, including sheepdog training, economical feeding and grazing practices, common health problems, rams, tupping, management of pregnant ewes, lambing and aftercare, shearing and wool and the role sheep play in the conservation of grassland, carbon sequestration and the restoration of wildlife habitats
The history of native breeds and their conservation, Preparing land, welfare, handling sheep, including sheepdog training, economical feeding and grazing practices, common health problems, rams, tupping, management of pregnant ewes, lambing and aftercare, shearing and wool and the role sheep play in the conservation of grassland, carbon sequestration and the restoration of wildlife habitats
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
211 Illustrations
File size
82,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7198-4222-1 (9780719842221)
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Person
Jack Cockburn studied Organic Agriculture as a postgraduate at the University of Wales and then took on the running of a traditional grassland farm in Ceredigion, where he established a rare breed flock of Llanwenog sheep, a herd of Hereford beef cattle and an orchard. Later diversification includes the restoration of hay meadows, woodland planting and the creation of holiday accommodation. Jack has run courses for people new to smallholding, written magazine articles, and featured in the BBC One TV series Secret Life of Farm Animals.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Field Boundaries
- 2 Managing Grazing and Grassland
- 3 Regenerative Agriculture and Organic Sheep Farming
- 4 Animal Welfare
- 5 Sheep Breeds of Britain
- 6 Moving and Handling Sheep
- 7 Weaning and Preparing for Breeding
- 8 All about Rams
- 9 Sheep Housing
- 10 Nutrition
- 11 Feeding Sheep in Winter
- 12 Lambing Time
- 13 Caring for the Ewe and her Lambs
- 14 Common Health Problems at Lambing Time
- 15 Sheep Lameness
- 16 Internal Parasites
- 17 External Parasites
- 18 Sheepâ?Ts Wool and Shearing
- 19 Basic Sheepdog Training
- Acknowledgements
- Index
