STARTING WITH SHEEP
BY
MARY CASTELL

This is a clear and concise book, invaluable to those new to sheep, particularly in the early years of sheep keeping. Its colour guide helps to identify most of the breed groups that are likely to be encountered.

Mary Castell is a sheep farmer and smallholder with a great deal of experience of managing a sheep flock on a small acreage. She is the secretary of the British Icelandic Sheep Breeders' Group and writes regularly on sheep matters.

The contents of the book are as follows:-

Sheep keeping systems
Breeds
Grazing, handling, equipment and housing
Husbandry tasks
Common infections and parasites
Feeding sheep
Weaning, tupping, early and mid pregnancy
Late pregnancy and lambing
Lamb care from birth to marketing
Problems at lambing
Wool
Agricultural and sheep shows
Regulations and codes of practice

This books has nice photos of many different breeds.