[princesslayer]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good veterinary type book for sheep farmers/smallholders?  Preferably not too complex!

Thanks

[Womble]

I have a copy of "1001 interesting ways for your sheep to die" by David Henderson.


 
It was published in 1990 though, and quite a lot of things have changed since then, such as the advice on foot trimming and wormer resistance.
 
I take it you need something more in depth than Tim Tyne's book (which is unbelievably superbly excellent)?

[beagh-suffolks]

i have sheep medicine by Philip R Scott and find it real good was published in 2006, i didnt find it to hard to understand either

[Me]

A second vote for the fab Phil.

[Marches Farmer]

About time they updated David Henderson's book, I think.  I met him when the Moredun Institute did their Atumn lecture tour of the UK a few years back.  Photos can be a bit scary but most folks will never see most of the problems in there (I hope!)

[Rosemary]

That's the problem with medical / veterinary books - scare the s**t out of you and the chances of you experiencing most of the conditions are pretty rare 

[Dan]

It's quite pricey from UK sellers, but check out AbeBooks for US sellers:


http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/goto/book/abe-books/9781840761498/


Might have to wait a bit longer for it but it's a lot cheaper.

[Jamie12]

Where else can Tim tynes book be purchased from? Not keen to buy from Amazon.

[Anke]

Where else can Tim tynes book be purchased from? Not keen to buy from Amazon.

You could try Abeboooks.co.uk, but it seems quite pricey. I think I ordered mine directly from the publisher, when it came out originally. Not sure you can do that anymore though. Worth a try - II think it was Goodlife Press?

[Foobar]

Agnes Winter & Judith Charmley - the sheep keepers veterinary handbook. More useful than Tim tyne's book or the big blue book.

[princesslayer]

Thanks all.  I have Tim Tyne's book and love it, it's currently on Home Farmer website for £20 (checked today).  They are having a big book sale so worth a look.

 

[DartmoorLiz]

I've got Tim Henderson's book but its just not my sort of book. 


I swear by a much friendlier and more pictures book by Agnes Winter and Claire Phythian - both vets and first published in 2011.  Its called Sheep Health, Husbandry and Disease - a photographic guide

[Anke]

I swear by a much friendlier and more pictures book by Agnes Winter and Claire Phythian - both vets and first published in 2011.  Its called Sheep Health, Husbandry and Disease - a photographic guide

I hadn't seen this - looks quite good!

I think the Henderson book is just a wee bit outdated by now...

[VSS]

I have a copy of "1001 interesting ways for your sheep to die" by David Henderson.


 
It was published in 1990 though, and quite a lot of things have changed since then, such as the advice on foot trimming and wormer resistance.
 
I take it you need something more in depth than Tim Tyne's book (which is unbelievably superbly excellent)?

David Henderson's book is excellent, but as you say, could do with updating. The advice re worming will also be dated.

Tim's book isn't a vet book - he tried to focus on keeping sheep alive rather than looking at all the things they can die from!

There is another totally brilliant books - Flock Health Planning by Neil Sargisson, but it is dear and is probably a bit more technical that you are looking for.

[Anke]

I heard Neil Sargison gave a talk at the Dick Vet school a couple of years back on goat health, and he was brilliant! BUT.... haven't got 65quid for a book right now...