Can I read Handbook of Calf Health and Management : a Guide to Best Practice Care for Calves on EtoBox?

Handbook of Calf Health and Management : a Guide to Best Practice Care for Calves by Sophie Mahendran is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Handbook of Calf Health and Management : a Guide to Best Practice Care for Calves about?

A guide to calf management authored by vets who also have their own herd. The focus is on rearing an animal with optimal health for enhanced productivity with a focus on welfare and best practice. The book employs a lifecycle approach to management, seeing the calf through the pre-partum period to 4 months of age. Topics covered include feeding strategies and feeding behaviour, hygiene, weaning, grazing, husbandry advice, and disease management. The approach throughout is of animal and keeper working together. The information presented has a solid research foundation and is evidence-based and up-to-date. Practical tips from the authors' own experience are also included.

Author

Sophie Mahendran

Publisher

5m Publishing

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781789181340

Subjects

Medical, Agriculture, Medicine