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BOOKSHELF
Dairy
Farming
Handbook
S
mallholders interested in
dairy farming will
welcome the newly
revised and translated Dairy
Farming Handbook.
Based on the original
“Melkbeeshandleiding”
compiled by Dr CJC Muller in
2008 and reprinted due to
popular demand, the
translated and updated
English edition can reach an
even wider audience.
The handbook offers informa-
tion to farmers (both commer-
cial and smallholder) to remain
sustainable despite fluctuating
farm-gate prices and increas-
ing production costs.
Compiled by experts in their
particular fields, the new
edition aims to support dairy
farmers with problem-focused
information based on scientific
research. Increasing the
efficiency of milk production is
critical under these circum-
stances; either by increasing
production per cow or by
decreasing the production cost
of milk.
To this end, the comprehen-
sive Dairy Farming Handbook
includes sections on the most
important aspects of dairy
farming: nutrition and feeding,
housing, reproduction
management, breeding, milk
production and quality and
health and biosecurity.
Compiled by Dr CJC Muller,
K How to design your
garden to attract the widest
range of birds and other
wildlife;
K The best plants and
structures to provide food
and shelter for birds;
K Detailed lists of recom-
mended trees, shrubs,
climbers, aloes and grasses.
Smallholders who want to
encourage birds to visit and The book profiles 101
live in their gardens can turn garden birds likely to be
found in gardens across
to the recently published
southern Africa.
Garden Birds in Southern
Africa by Duncan Butchart
Published by Struik Nature,
for help in creating a bird-
the recommended price is
friendly garden that is also a R230.00.
reservoir of biodiversity,
wherever you are in the
country.
With an attractive layout
and multiple colour images,
it offers the following:
K Descriptions and photos
of 101 garden birds;
K How to get to know your
local species, their feeding,
breeding, calls and general
behaviour;
the book can be downloaded
for free at
http://www.elsenburg.com/ne
ws/launch-dairy-farming-
handbook.
Garden bird
guide
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