Landlinks Press: 37 books
Tropical Dairy Farming
Feeding Management for Small Holder Dairy Farmers in the Humid Tropics
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2005
Tropical Dairy Farming is a manual designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock. It shows how to provide...
Building Your Straw Bale Home
From Foundations to the Roof
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2006
This practical guide is written especially for the owner-builder and provides step-by-step instructions supported by diagrams and photographs. It covers the construction process from site preparation through to foundations, concrete slabs, strip footings and stumps. Special techniques for straw bale...
by Andrea Fabbri, Giorgio Bartolini, Maurizio Lambardi
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004
This practical manual is an authoritative guide to olive propagation, providing extended information on seed germination, rooting of cuttings, grafting and micropropagation. The authors describe each topic in detail and discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of each procedure. The Olive Propagation...
Grafting and Budding
A Practical Guide for Fruit and Nut Plants and Ornamentals
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2008
Grafting and Budding: A Practical Guide for Fruit and Nut Plants and Ornamentals is an updated and expanded version of Grafting and Budding Fruit and Nut Trees and now includes the grafting of ornamental plants. It is a comprehensive and clearly written, practical guide to all of the grafting and budding...
Planting Wetlands and Dams
A Practical Guide to Wetland Design, Construction and Propagation
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Wetland planting can bring back biodiversity, reduce the impact of drought and flood, improve water quality and conserve beauty in a mismanaged landscape. Planting Wetlands and Dams is a step-by-step, plain language guide to the creation of conditions in which wetland plants will thrive, from design...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
It must be appreciated that no building surface is perfectly flat and that the best that can be expected is the appearance of flatness. Unfortunately, this appearance can easily be destroyed by the effect of glancing light, whether natural or artificial. Illumination and Decoration of Flat Surfaces shows...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2006
Community Development through Tourism examines the development of local communities through the healthy integration of community planning, business planning and tourism planning. It explores the most pertinent tourism and business theories, moving from strategic planning to community empowerment and...
Working Sheep Dogs
A Practical Guide to Breeding, Training and Handling
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2007
Working Sheep Dogs examines and illuminates every aspect of the high-quality working dog. It provides a detailed discussion of the principles behind the training of working dogs, and reveals little-known methods for training and handling sheep dogs in the most effortless manner. The text is divided into...
by David G Hinton
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2007
This practical guide is a tool designed for graziers to use in their day-to-day decision-making about livestock nutritional needs, feeding options, condition and health. Pasture supplements are expensive and should not be wasted, yet under-nutrition has an even greater economic effect resulting from...
Calf Rearing
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2002
Calf Rearing is recognised as one of the most informative and accessible guides on the subject, covering growth, nutrition, health and behaviour, with descriptions of various calf raising systems and facilities. John Moran, an expert in the field, also gives considerable coverage to calf welfare, post...
Beak Trimming Handbook for Egg Producers
Best Practice for Minimising Cannibalism in Poultry
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2006
The Beak Trimming Handbook for Egg Producers is a straightforward, practical guide to beak trimming of egg-laying hens to minimise cannibalism. It provides comprehensive information on why birds peck and how pecking can lead to problems like cannibalism; the methods available to beak trim birds; why...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2008
Breeding Stud Sheep shows how to establish and manage a successful sheep stud. All aspects of stud breeding are covered, including where and how to buy your sheep, selecting the right breeding stock for your stud, flock management, nutrition, disease control, lambing problems, showing sheep, promotion...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2008
Introduction to Equestrian Sports offers parents and riders who are new to the scene detailed descriptions of what is involved in each of the four main disciplines: hacking/showing, dressage, showjumping and eventing. It is equally beneficial for those wanting to change from one type of competition to...
Soil Essentials
Managing Your Farm's Primary Asset
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2008
Soil Essentials is a practical reference for farmers and land managers covering soil issues commonly encountered at the farm level. Written in a straightforward style, it explains the principles of soil management and the interpretation of soil tests, and how to use this information to address long-term...