Cattle farm husbandry - references & further reading

By Dr Clive Dalton

Albright, J.L.; Arave, C.W.; (1997)
The behaviour of cattle.
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau
ISBN 0-85199-196-3

Barrell, G.K. (1984).
Beef cattle reproduction.
Animal Industries Workshop
ISBN 0-86476-002-7

Beef finishing and marketing. (1992). Proceedings of a series of field days for beef producers.
New Zealand Meat Board.

Codes of Recommendation and Minimum Standards.
For the welfare of dairy cattle.
Code of animal welfare No.4, June 1992
ISBN 0-477-08561-X

Codes of Recommendation and Minimum Standards.
For the welfare of bobby calves.
Code of welfare No. 8, July 1997.
ISBN 0-478-07328-3.

Codes of Recommendation and Minimum Standards.
For the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter at licensed and approved premises.
Code of welfare No.10., July 1994.
ISBN 0-478-07337-2.

Codes of Recommendation and Minimum Standards.
For the welfare of animals transported within New Zealand.
Code of Animal Welfare No.15. November 1994
ISBN 0-478-07372-0

Codes of Recommendation and Minimum Standards.
For the welfare of animals at saleyards.
Code of animal welfare No. 16. November 1995.
ISBN 0-477-08151-7

Codes of Recommendation and Minimum Standards.
For the welfare of emergency slaughter of farm livestock.
Code of Animal Welfare No.19. December 1996
ISBN 0-4-478-07431-1.

Code of Welfare
Animal Welfare (Painful Husbandry Procedures) 2005
Code of Welfare No. 7.
ISBN 0-478-29800-5

These codes are available on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry or from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Animal Welfare, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. There may be a charge

Evans, M.(1998). Editor:
Handling the herd.
Kondinin Group Publication, Australia.
ISBN 1-876068-08-6

Grace, N.D.
The mineral requirements of grazing ruminants.
New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Occasional Publication No. 19.

Editor: I.F. Grant/Fraser Books (2008)
The Farmers’ Veterinary Guide
Publisher: 3Media Group, Level 7, 67 Symonds Street, Auckland
ISBN 978-0-473-13622-2

Meadows, G. (1996).
The New Zealand guide to cattle breeds.
Reed publications
ISBN 0-7900-0519-0

Newham, Lucy. (1994).
Beef cattle breeding, feeding and showing.
Ikata Press
ISBN 0-7506-8902-1

New Zealand Contacts in Agriculture.
Published by Contacts Unlimited Ltd. Neil
Harding, Editor, PO Box55 Picton, New Zealand, Phone (03) 573-4471,
Email office@contacts.co.nz

New Zealand Meat & Wool NZ (Beef Council Publications)
PO Box 4025 Wellington. Phone 0800-696-328

• Bull selection(2009)
• Beef genetics for future profit
• Up the dam beef $
• Beef intensification
• Profitable beef systems
• Intensive beef - extensive dollars
• Breeding for profit
• Profitable Beef Cows (2009)
• R & D Briefs
  

Phillips, C.J.C. (1993).
Cattle behaviour.
Farming Press
ISBN 0-85236-251-X

Smeaton, D.C., (2003). Editor:
A guide to profitable beef production in New Zealand.
NZ Beef Council.
ISBN 0-473-09533-5

Supplementary feeding.
A guide to the production and feeding of supplements for sheep and cattle in New Zealand. NZ Society of Animal Production. Occasional Publication No. 7, 1980.
ISSN 0111-3976.

Thickett, B.; Mitchell, D.; Hallow, B. (1988).
Calf rearing.
Farming press
ISBN 1-86126-643-X

Uljee, B., Rennie, N (1990)
Livestock recording for sheep and beef.
ISBN 0-477-08245-9

Verkade, Tineka. (2002).
Homeopathic handbook for dairy farmers.
HFS Ltd., PO Box 9025, Hamilton, New Zealand. Email
ISBN 0-473-08376-0.

Willis, M.B. (1991).
Dalton’s introduction to practical animal breeding.
Third edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications
ISBN 0-632-03126-3

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