Some information specific to hair sheep in "Proceedings - Hair Sheep Research Symposium" edited by Stephan Wildeus, June 28/29, 1991, U. Virgin Islands Ag. Research Station. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] book(s)?
> There are no "how to" books specific to blackbellies or hair sheep. There > are a lot of research articles. You can see a full list of publications > about blackbellies at my site at > http://www.critterhaven.biz/index.html. Also on that page is a link to > books that I recommend having on your shelf. The trick is separating the > good principals of sheep management (e.g., copper is toxic) from principals > that apply mainly to wool sheep (how to shear; flushing and other seasonal > breeding strategies). I think it is always a good idea to be aware of > possible birthing complications and various sheep diseases because > eventually, you will run across these things in your own hair sheep flock. > > Carol > > > At 09:36 AM 1/30/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >Are there any books on Blackbelly care/management or Hair sheep? > >The generic type sheep books all deal with big fat woolies.... > >and I'm sure just as they look different, there must be some differences > >in care/management. > >Thanks! > >Diane > > > >=============================================== > >This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. > >To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to > >http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > > Carol Elkins > Critterhaven Estate > Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep > (no shear, no dock, no fuss) > Pueblo, Colorado > http://www.critterhaven.biz > NEW! T-shirts, mugs, mousepads, and more at the > Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/store.aspx?s=blackbellysheep > =============================================== > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. > To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly
