Sheep/Photobook/Fischer/Ulmer

In 680 color photos and photo series and concise, clear texts, all aspects related to the farm animal sheep, its husbandry, care and products are presented. All the work and processes involved in sheep farming are shown and explained in detail. Topics include: Portraits of different breeds of sheep, the behavior of sheep, how to handle them, the sheep as landscape maintainers, the different types of flock management, feeding, barn and pasture care, breeding and lamb rearing, health maintenance, product extraction and processing. But this book also shows the joy that sheep farming brings and the beauty of these farm animals - companions of man since time immemorial.