Publisher's Synopsis
This illustrated work describes the essential skills and techniques that are required in sheep farming. There are sections on choosing sheep, handling pens, fencing and housing, sheep husbandry, flock health, breeding and marketing.;The authors are both experienced in sheep farming - Jane Upton has a flock of Suffolks and serves on the committee of the small shepherds club, while Dennis Soden has worked as a shepherd on large and small flocks in Britain and Australia.;The book is intended for the use of students, part-time farmers and those setting up new sheep enterprises.
