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London : A. & C. Black, 2002. |
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| Edition: |
2nd ed. |
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| ISBN: |
9780713663198 (pbk.) 0713663197 (pbk.) |
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| Description: |
80 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
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| Subject: |
Poultry.
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| Note: |
Previous ed.: Wakefield : EP Publishing, 1976. Includes index. |
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| Summary: |
"... Eley records in this book the lessons of many years of poultry keeping. He describes four principles of success, with details of recommended breeds, feeding, construction of a poultry house, and hatching chicks. This new ... edition has been expanded to include chapters on geese and turkeys. ..."--Back cover. |
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| Contents: |
Health and pleasure -- Basis of success -- Building your own -- Dust baths and litter -- Intensive methods -- Buying your stock -- How to feed correctly -- Good management -- Some of the problems -- Rearing chicks -- Artificial rearing -- Handling poultry -- Poultry for table -- Uses of poultry manure -- Choosing the right breed: Chickens -- Small is beautiful -- Geese -- Turkeys -- Know your law. |
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http://search.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/accessible.ashx?itemid=|library/marc/supercity-iii|b2554702
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| Tags: |
poultry, husbandry, livestock |