Description
With more than 40 years of experience as a practicing veterinarian, and a PhD in Animal Science, author Bob Sager gives ranchers, students, and extension agents the practical tips and scientific knowledge needed to raise healthy beef cattle.
Includes chapters on the most crucial aspects of beef calf heath, including gestational care; colostrum, feeding, and supplementation; scours and dehydration (including viral, bacterial, and parasitic causes); pneumonia and BRD; preventive health; and vaccination.
Full color, with 50 diagrams, tables, and figures that clearly demonstrate key concepts. Also includes a guide to performing field necropsies, and a gallery of commonly-used products and tools.
Whether beginner or advanced, everyone can benefit from Sager's packed-with-facts handbook.
Author: Robert Sager
Publisher: Medicine Creek Bovine Health
Published: 08/03/2018
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781773420554
ISBN10: 1773420550
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Veterinary Medicine | Food Animal
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture | Animal Husbandry