The Field Guide to Cattle

About this book

The first full-color illustrated pocket guide to North American cattle this handy book profiles more than 60 breeds of beef dairy and draft cattle. Whether you are farming 50 head of cattle or raising one cow--or simply want to learn about where your milk and meat come from--this invaluable resource will tell you everything you need to know. The field guide offers a wealth of information from practical tips for communicating with bulls and reading a cows body language to the history and science behind crossbreeding and herd instincts. Mooing milking and calving; horns bovine digestion and the difference between dairy wedge beef block and draft shoulders--these topics and many more are covered in depth for breeds as familiar as Holstein Hereford Angus and Jersey and as rare as Florida Cracker and Randall Lineback. With its interesting facts 150 color photographs glossary breed classification table and resource list The Field Guide to Cattle is the essential guidebook to North Americas cattle breeds.