Table Of Content1 STARTING WITH SLEEP (1) 2 BREEDING AND BREEDS (23) 3 PASTURE, FENCES, AND FACILITIES (78) 4 HERDING DOGS (112) 5 PREDATORS AND PROTECTION (124) 6 FEEDS AND FEEDING (141) 7 GENERAL HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS (162) 8 PROBLEMS OF RAMS, EWES, AND LAMBS (206) 9 FLOCK MANAGEMENT (228) 10 LAMBING (246) 11 PRODUCTS AND MARKETING (278) 12 SHOWING SHEEP (337) LAMBING CALENDAR (348) FEED REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP (350) COMPOSITIONS OF COMMON FEEDSTUFFS (351)
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