A practical guide for keeping a cow, covering housing and fencing, feeding, milking, health, manure use, buying tips, cow history and behavior, and other related topics.

A complete look at dairy and beef cattle from around-the-world.

Illustrations and simple text describe the different parts of a dairy cow and its daily life.

A love story, an adventure, an American epic, this book embraces all the West-- legend and fact, heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers--in a novel that recreates the central American experience, the most enduring of our national myths. Set in the late 19th century, Lonesome Dove is the story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, lead by 2 former Texas Rangers.

Discusses the activities of a dairy farm, describing the machines used and the process used to get the milk to our table.

Describes the importance of cattle throughout history as well as the state of the beef industry in the twenty-first century.

Greatly expanded, this invaluable guide covers infectious and noninfectious diseases, now in two chapters. Diagnosis of upper leg lameness in calves through adult cattle is probably the most complete information anywhere. The newest data on managing footbaths is presented.