Keeping Livestock Healthy: A Comprehensive Veterinary Guide to Preventing and Identifying Disease in Horses, Cattle, Swine, Goats & Sheep, 4th Edition

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This is a book that is written for the average joe who hasn't grown up around livestock their entire lives. And even if you have, you should still have a copy of it. It's full of great info. It's easy to read, not dry at all, and the author doesn't patronize. There is enough detail in each chapter that you understand well the disease or parasite being discussed, but not too much detail to make your eyes cross. As a person who focuses on small animal, this was a great intro to large animal diseases and issues, and I feel that anyone thinking of owning any livestock should have a copy of this book on hand. It's just a great resource and will help you help your vet if your livestock gets sick.

I bought this book maybe 8 yrs ago for a college course and I still have it. I love this book as someone who grew up on a farm and have a college degree in Ag. Its definitely one of the first books you should buy.

This is a great place to start when thinking about getting involved (or a teen preparing to take an active role) with livestock. I appreciate the discussion of human impacts, as housing and nutrition have been and continue to be a hot topic. The book came in handy when planning the new barn. Diseases being broken down by type rather than species or symptom are better for reading ahead of time than in a "what is this?" situation. The pictures would be better in color - maybe the next edition?

I think I had high expectations for this book based on the other Storey books. However I don't think this was as thorough as it could have been, there wasn't very much information for specific species or diseases, was more like an overview. Frankly I think it is easier to look the information up on the internet. I was hoping for more specific tips and techniques, not just general information. But it's a start--hopefully as the book goes through updates and revisions, there will be more comprehensive information added.

I love this book it is one of the best books I have purchased regarding the care of animals. It is simple and easy to follow yet detailed preventative care and what to look for. Having each section dedicated to the different types of livestock and then the issues broken down into diagnoses, treatment and preventative care really helps narrow down what you want to read about.

I have learned so much new material and also have been reminded of things that ibhave forgotten that i used in the past. I am also raising livestock i have never raised before and this book has answered many questions already

loads of informative information between the covers would highly reccommend the book to others who have a farm or farm animals