Sheep husbandry in Canada . : A12-8/30-1937E-PDF

A comprehensive treatise on sheep husbandry and the sheep industry, including information on breeds of sheep, marketing, feeds and feeding, sheep barns, diseases of sheep, and the wool industry.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Agriculture.
Canada. Live Stock Branch.
Title Sheep husbandry in Canada .
Series title Farmers' bulletin ; 30
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "Issued May 1937. Revision."
"The original edition of this bulletin was prepared by J.B. Spencer who was Assistant to the Live Stock Commissioner. The present edition has been revised and re-edited by A.A. MacMillan, Associate Chief, Field Services, Live Stock Branch."-- p.[3].
Issued also in French under title: L'élevage du mouton au Canada.
Historical publication digitized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Historical review -- The mutton sheep -- Leading breeds of sheep -- Establishing a flock of commercial sheep -- Types of mutton sheep -- Mutton production in Great Britain -- Fattening sheep and lambs in Canada -- From the block to the table -- Handling sheep -- The great neglect -- Feeds and feeding -- Sheep barns -- Sheep as weed destroyers -- Animal enemies of the sheep -- Diseases of sheep / by the late J.G. Rutherford -- The Canadian wool industry -- Index.
Publishing information Ottawa : Department of Agriculture : Field Services, Live Stock Branch,1937.
Author / Contributor Spencer, J. B.
MacMillan, A. A.
Description 112 p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • A12-8/30-1937E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number Publication 561
Edition 8th ed.
Subject terms Sheep
Animal husbandry
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