| A Field Guide to Cows: How to Identify and Appreciate America's 52 Breeds Contributor(s): Pukite, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140273883 ISBN-13: 9780140273885 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: Informative, amazing, and amusing, this indispensable guide provides facts on America's 52 breeds of cattle. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry |
| Dewey: 636.2 |
| LCCN: 96012469 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8" W x 7.4" (0.4 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In A Field Guide to Cows, John Pukite provides all the facts-so even the novice can identify and get to know America's fifty-two breeds of cattle. Every entry in this entertaining yet completely usable book features an illustration that highlights each breed's most easily identifiable traits, such as coloration pattern and body shape. The book includes a checklist of breeds so the die-hard cow watcher can keep track of sightings, a list of essential garb and gear for cow watching, a glossary of terms, a listing of breeder associations, and more. Fascinating cow trivia is interspersed throughout. Informative, amazing, and amusing, A Field Guide to Cows is the indispensable companion for would-be cow tippers, farmers, city folk, agriculturalists, interstate drivers, 4-H'ers, vacationing families, and everyone who likes to moo at cows.
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