Dairy Cattle Feeding and Management 3rd Edition

The object of the author of this book has been to bring together in a compact and teachable way the more important findings of investigators in the field of dairy husbandry.
The book is divided into lectures – 35 in total
A helpful guide in the feeding care, and the management of dairy cattle.
Some of the Sections include:
• The components of plants & animals
• The work of digestion
• Milk secretion
• Selection of feeds
• Balancing rations for individual cows & the herd
• Feeding for milk production
• Silage & silos
• Hay, pastures, soiling crops
• Raising the dairy calf
• Selection, Feeding & care of the sire
• Principles of dairy-cattle breeding
• Common diseases of diary animals
• Dairy barn construction, arrangement & equipment

By: H.O. Henderson, M.S.A., PhD
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1938
Pages: 557
Dimensions: ± 23 cm x 15 cm
Hardcover. Fair condition. Wear and tear to covers and spine. Previous ownership stamps on first and title pages. Pencil makings of text noted.