Rabbits are versatile animals, farmed for their meat and fur, as laboratory animals, and also as pets. This well-established book continues to provide an overview of domesticated rabbit production, covering topics such as breeding, husbandry, feeding and health. Now in its fully updated tenth edition, it includes an expanded consideration of important issues such as animal welfare and sustainable methods of production. With chapters relating specifically to meat production, pet rabbits, ra...

This new edition of Rabbit Production is fully updated throughout. Mainly concerning rabbits bred for meat and fur, it also contains practical information on pet rabbits, show rabbits and rabbits used as laboratory animals. Core topics are covered, including rabbit genetics, reproduction, health and diseases, behaviour, welfare, fur and meat production, rabbit production in developing countries, slaughter and the marketing of rabbit products. Current areas of interest such as animal welfar...

Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique, these books send them into their exam with the confidence to aim for the best grades.- Enables students to avoid common misconceptions and mistakes by highlighting them throughout- Builds students' skills constructing and writing answers as they progress through a range of practice questions- Allows students to mark their own responses and easily identify areas for ...

With in-depth information on feeding, housing, behavior, and health care, this comprehensive guide also provides proven strategies for creating a profitable business plan and marketing your products. Whether you’re about to acquire your first ducks or are interested in experimenting with rare breeds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks will help you achieve your duck-raising goals.

Although the Western world has been undergoing its greatest herbal renaissance in over a century, the medicinal actions of trees are often overlooked, perhaps none more so than pine. Given the drive for a new herb-of-the-day that will simulate excitement in the general populace (e.g. rhodiola, maca), it is astonishing that pine has been unrecognized for so long. This is particularly perplexing since the pollen of pine trees has been used for millennia in China and Korea as both food and a ...

Corn Snakes in Captivity by Don Soderberg Corn Snakes are the ultimate success story in the captive bred reptile industry. They have been bred in ever-increasing numbers since the late 1960s and are available to hobbyists in a myriad of colors and patterns. Every year, new and exciting morphs are produced and the possibilities appear to be endless. Corn Snakes not only provide keepers with exciting genetics projects, but they are the most gentle and easy to handle of all pet snakes. In Cor...

This is a basic introduction by Dr. Michael Stachiw, Ph.D., that serves to familiarize you with basic equine terms.

Chinese Herbs is an illustrated encyclopedia of over 250 herbs for medical problems ranging from anemia to TB.Chinese traditional medicine (TCM) has been gaining popularity as a respectable field in of herbal medicine. This comprehensive guide offers information specifically designed for Western readers.Each entry includes the herb's Latin name, its English name, the name in Chinese characters, a botanical description, a pharmaceutical description,...

No source is left untapped in this all-encompassing guide to supplying life-saving water after a disaster.You can survive up to three weeks without food, but only three days without water! When catastrophe strikes, having enough water can spell the difference between life and death. The Prepper's Water Survival Guide offers a step-by-step plan with straightforward information you can easily follow. Thanks to this book's laser-focus on water, you'll quickly...

The first book to demonstrate how plants originally considered harmful to the environment actually restore Earth’s ecosystems and possess powerful healing properties• Explains how invasive plants enhance biodiversity, purify ecosystems, and revitalize the land• Provides a detailed look at the healing properties of 25 of the most common invasive plantsMost of the invasive plant species under attack for disruption of local ecosystems in the United States are from Asia...

A must-read handbook for organic gardeners and small-scale growers.Thanks to research conducted over the last few decades, we know that most plants get a significant portion of their nutrients by attracting endophytic bacteria—bacteria that live inside a plant’s cells. Through a complex process, plant cells harvest the nitrogen and other nutrients in a bacterium’s cell wall and expel the bacterium’s protoplasts back into the soil where they rebuild their cell walls...

Everything you need to know to start keeping your own goats or even start your own goat farm. Every bit of this eBook is packed with extensive information on raising goats.Here's what you'll discover in A Beginner's Guide to Raising Goats eBook:- How to tell healthy from a sick goat when buying...- Simple ways to choose the right goat for you...- Proven steps to proper housing...- Keys to determine goat's age...- What you should never do when it ...