Please can anyone help with recommendations for books / websites that will give me a basic outline for keeping beef cattle on a small scale (as in 2 steers!)? I want something that will give an overview of general husbandry, health management - worming, vaccinations, fly control, TB etc - and that has enough detail to use as reference for potential future problems, like overgrown feet, signs and symptoms of diseases etc.
Everything I've found so far is either too superficial and not detailed enough for my needs, or it's TOO detailed and aimed at the professional /commercial farmer rather than the smallholder. Or is American. Or is out of date. (Amazon has a second hand book on Dexter cattle that I'd love to buy but it was published in 1954 and costs over £50!)
For my sheep, I went on a day course at the local college and to the lambing course run by my own vet, but there is nothing equivalent for cattle.
At the moment I specifically want to know about worming (when and what with), and flystrike prevention (I assume they need some fly repellent when they are turned out?).
TIA!