Jack Byard is following up his extremely popular Know Your Sheep booklet with a companion on cattle breeds.
Know Your Cattle is a 96-page paperback by Jack Byard. ISBN 978-1-905523-92-4. NOW IN STOCK. £4.99.
The book covers the 44 breeds you are most likey to find on British farms or in farm parks. Some, like the Holstein, are well known; others, such as the Wagyu, more exotic. For each breed Jack gives a full-page photograph, usually supplied by the breed society.
Facing the photograph is a description of the origin, development and current status of the breed in Britain. Rare Breed Survival Trust categories are included to show whether the breed is endangered or not.
The 44 breeds: Aberdeen Angus - Ayrshire - Belgian Blue - Belted Galloway - British Bazadaise - British Blonde - British White - Brown Swiss - Charolais - Chillingham - Devon (north) - Dexter - Friesian - Galloway - Gelbvieh - Gloucester - Guernsey - Hereford - Highland - Holstein - Irish Moiled - Jersey - Kerry - Limousin - Lincoln Red - Longhorn (English) - Luing - Meuse Rhine Issel - Montbeliarde - Murray Grey - Parthenais - Piemontese - Red Poll - Salers - Shetland - Shorthorn - Simmental - South Devon - Sussex - Vaynol - Wagyu - Welsh Black - White Park - Whitebred Shorthorn.
HI
i am woundering how do i purchase a copy of your book" Know your cattle"
please email me back with the instructions
regards Joanna White
Posted by: joanna white | 11/24/2008 at 09:18 PM