Friendly, dependable, intelligent, and easy to care for, donkeys are increasingly prized by small-scale farmers, horse lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Donkeys not only pull carts, carry riders, and tote gear for hikers,... read more

A guide to raising pigs for new and experienced pig farmers. It provides advice on breed selection, housing, humane handling and butchering, and disease prevention and treatment.

A comprehensive and accessible guide to choosing and caring for your horse. Discover the horse throughout history and culture, its uses, anatomy, appearance and behaviour, and take in a wealth of practical advice on how to choose and buy a horse, care, health, breed... read more

The comprehensive, handy guide to choosing and caring for your cat. Discover the cat throughout history and culture, its anatomy, appearance and behaviour, and take in a wealth of practical advice on how to choose a cat, care, health, breeding, and showing your cat. Information on evolution and classification is also included.

Goat meat is believed to make up 80 per cent of the total meat consumed in the world, and production in the UK is far outweighed by demand. "Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats" is the essential reference on raising, caring for, and marketing meat goats. This up... read more

A handsome new volume celebrating the history, culture and behaviour of this fine animal. Succinct entries cover all the main breeds of horse, split into ponies, light horses and heavy horses, with helpful statistics providing essential information at a glance.

With minimal space and housing needs, dairy goats are a practical choice for the small or backyard dairy farmer. Dairy goats require a smaller investment than Cows and produce easily digested milk that is much in demand for making yogurt, cheese, and other dairy... read more

A comprehensive and accessible guide to choosing and caring for your dog. Discover the dog throughout history and culture, its uses and status, anatomy, appearance and behaviour, and take in a wealth of practical advice on how to choose a dog, care, health, breeding, train... read more

The horse has been an integral part of Australian history since the First Fleet brought the first horse to the country's shores. From the resilient workhorses of colonial Australia and the determined stockhorses rounding up livestock, to the champ... read more

Part of a great new series of comprehensive and accessible encyclopedias on our favourite animals, this is your definitive guide to the cat. Discover the cat throughout history and culture, its anatomy, appearance and behaviour, and take in a wealth o... read more

"Rabbit Housing" is the definitive guide for anyone seeking to raise rabbits in safe, sanitary, efficient facilities. Bob Bennett, best-selling author of "Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits", has a lifetime... read more

Heritage breeds matter, and they are often a better choice than conventional breeds for small farms and backyards. Written by three experts from the Livestock Conservancy, this book includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, donk... read more