Your Calf: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves

by Heather Smith Thomas

Overview

Designed for kids ages 9 and up, this friendly and encouraging guide introduces children to the fun and rewarding experience of raising a calf. With age-appropriate instructions, clear photographs, and easy-to-read diagrams, Heather Smith Thomas covers the basics of choosing the right calf, feeding and housing, showing, and calf health care. Whether they’re interested in raising an animal for beef or dairy, children will find everything they need to know to safely and successfully care for their very own calf.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612123233
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	12/07/2012
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	7 - 15 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

A Few Words About This Book

Introduction

Part One: Basic Cattle Care

1 Finances

2 Housing, Facilities, and Equipment

3 Nutrition

4 Keeping Your Calf Healthy

Part Two: Raising a Beef Calf

5 Choosing a Beef Breed

6 Selecting a Beef Calf and Bringing Him Home

7 Caring for Your New Beef Calf

8 Feeding Your Beef Calf

9 Training, Fitting, and Showing Your Beef Calf

10 Raising a Beef Heifer

11 Breeding and Calving

12 Managing Your Own Herd

Part Three: Raising a Dairy Heifer

13 Selecting and Buying a Dairy Calf

14 Care of the Young Dairy Calf

15 Weaning Through Yearling Year

16 Breeding and Calving the Dairy Heifer

17 Care of the Dairy Cow

Helpful Sources

Glossary

Index