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Raising Dairy Cattle for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Dairy Cattle for Milk & Eventually Meat: Homesteading Freedom
Raising Dairy Cattle for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Dairy Cattle for Milk & Eventually Meat: Homesteading Freedom
Raising Dairy Cattle for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Dairy Cattle for Milk & Eventually Meat: Homesteading Freedom
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A Simple Guide to Dairy Cattle for Milk & Eventually Meat

Do you want to produce your own milk?

Are you looking to start a small dairy farm?

Do you want to know how to keep dairy cattle?

Then this book is for you!

This book will teach you everything that you need to know about how to start a small dairy farm or just keep one dairy cow. It's completely up to you, and you'll learn how to not only care for your cows but to pick the best breed for what you want. This book will take you through everything from figuring out how much land to get, picking your breed, how to store your milk, common health problems, birthing calves and more! 

There is no reason to second guess your decision. It can be easy to raise a dairy cow as long as you know the common risks and problems that may occur, and this book makes sure to cover them all. This book will even take you through a few recipes that you can make with the milk that your dairy cows produce.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 12, 2017
ISBN9781386358503
Raising Dairy Cattle for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Dairy Cattle for Milk & Eventually Meat: Homesteading Freedom

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Raising Dairy Cattle for Beginners - Carson Wyatt

Raising Dairy Cattle for Beginners

A Simple Guide to Dairy Cattle for Milk & Eventually Meat

Carson Wyatt

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Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction

Terms to Know

About Pastures

How Much Land You Have

Outside Help?

Chapter 1: A Quick FAQ

Is raw milk really safe to drink or not?

Why pasteurize milk?

Is raw milk better if you’re lactose intolerance?

Is it best to have a barn or pasture?

Can I only sell milk on a dairy farm?

How much milk can I expect?

What about the odor?

Chapter 2:  Dairy Cattle Breeds

Brown Swiss

Holstein

Guernsey

Jersey

Ayrshire

Chapter 3:  Housing & Milking Your Cows

Your Milking Area

Some Milking Equipment

Your Cow Shed

General Udder Care

Storing Your Milk

Regulations for Raw Milk

Feeding & Handling Your Cow

Chapter 4:  The Health of Your Cattle

About Udders

About Hooves

About Mastitis

Controlling & Preventing Mastitis

Chapter 5: A Little about Your Cattle

Their Digestive Tract

About Reproduction

About Dry Periods

Chapter 6: Your Dairy Cattle & Birthing

When Birthing Begins

Some Problems with Birthing

Chapter 7: Butchering Cattle & Selling Milk

Meat Cuts

A Reminder about Selling

What Else You Can Sell

Selling Your Own Manure

Some Other Things to Sell

Chapter 8: Some Recipes for Your Dairy Farm!

Easy Homemade Butter

Farmer’s Cheese

Paneer Cheese

Conclusion

Introduction

If you’ve just started homesteading, trying

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