The Family Cow Handbook: A Guide to Keeping a Milk Cow Kindle Edition

Fairly easy to follow, giving you a good understanding of what you will be in for if/when you buy a cow to milk.

A good book, I just wish there was more info on vaccinations and nutrition.

I LOVE this book. I have read almost every family/house cow book available and this book is my favorite. Definitely the book to have if your considering getting your own cow. Lots of great information and the many pictures it has is a wonderful bonus.

Wonderful! Plenty of useful info for a beginner!

Has a lot of good information for beginners and experienced Milk Cow owners , there is another called Keeping a Family Cow we also recommend that came out before and is updated has a Forum to help as well. Happy Milking !

Great book

Super book for beginners

This is a good book for those just getting into farming and are choosing different animals. If you are interested in a certain animal, I would get a book about that animal.

It is a brilliant reference book for someone who is new to the small holding life. It ahs helped us to make sure we are fully prepared for when we do decide to buy the cow.

excellent book, very informative, lots of nice photos of cows

I buy lots of book over amazon and this was by far one of the best books. It gave just the right amount of information that i wasn't left with questions. I'm very excited to put the information that I've learned to use, i was especially pleased with the chapter that helps you choose the perfect family cow for your needs and preference. I feel ready for when the times comes that I finally buy my milk cow.So I strongly recommend this book for anybody, even if you have owned cows for years i think this a great choice to add to your collection. I know I'm glad that i added this book to my shelf.

I am new to the milk cow world and wanted a relatively concise, easy read to get me started. This book delivered just that. In it, you'll find an introduction to nutrition, breeds, reproduction, evaluation of your cow (and how to purchase the best cow for you), health and diseases, manure management and finally a chapter on cheese making. My only complaint is that the author repeatedly mixes up the "trachea" (which is NOT the opening to the stomach, as written in the book) with the "esophagus" (NOT the opening to the lungs, as stated in the book) in the health section. This could be a problem if someone follows his directions on how to tube feed a calf and drowns the poor thing in the process. Other than that, a good book.

Easy reading, covered all the things you need to know when contemplating getting a house cow. Great reference book to get you started.