The Field Guide to Cattle

by Valerie Porter, Lynn M. Stone

The first full-color, illustrated pocket guide to North American cattle, this handy book profiles more than 60 breeds of beef, dairy, and draft cattle. Whether you are farming 50 head of cattle or raising one cow--or simply want to learn about where your milk and meat come from--this invaluable resource will tell you everything you need to know. The field guide offers a wealth of information, from practical tips for communicating with bulls and reading a cows body language to the history and science behind crossbreeding and herd instincts. Mooing, milking, and calving; horns, bovine digestion, and the difference between dairy wedge, beef block, and draft shoulders--these topics and many more are covered in depth for breeds as familiar as Holstein, Hereford, Angus, and Jersey and as rare as Florida Cracker and Randall Lineback. With its interesting facts, 150 color photographs, glossary, breed classification table, and resource list, The Field Guide to Cattle is the essential guidebook to North Americas cattle breeds.

148 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Amalthea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I volunteer grooming cattle at a farm animal sanctuary and was looking for more information on cattle. I was really looking for information on bovine behaviour, but this book is more a guide to breeds. Nevertheless, this was still a fascinating read and I learned a good deal.