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​Every cattle farmer wants a healthy herd, because only healthy cattle perform well.In this guide, you will learn how to keep your stock healthy through proper housing conditions, feeding, and animal observation.Organized by category—colostrum-fed calf, milk-fed calf, weaner, fattening bull, heifer, and cow—the book discusses health-related aspects such as calf nutrition, bull management, and udder health in detail. And what if an animal does get sick? This guide shows you how to recognize conditions like calf scours, tail-tip inflammation, and mastitis, and outlines the available solutions.Two additional chapters cover barn climate and multifactorial diseases. An indispensable guide for every cattle farmer.144 pages

Make cheese and dairy products yourself - with this book you can do it very easily With simple step-by-step instructions you will learn everything about cheese curds, stirring, renneting, drying and maturing. You can try, experiment and of course taste to your heart's content.You don't need any special tools, but you will get tips on how to upcycle a yoghurt pot into a cheese mold andwhich milk you can use . With different spices you can complete your cheese according to your taste.Over 40 recipes from mascarpone, mozzarella, feta to halloumi, blue, white and red mold cheese to Gouda and Tilsiter and ricotta.Not forgetting cream cheese, hard cheese, paneer, burrata over blue cheese and yogurt. 150 pages. ~

From milk to specialty Everything important from feeding to marketing Procedure and special tips for each type of milk With practical overviews and many basic recipesIn this book you will find Everything you need to know so that your valuable raw materials become ready-to-sell specialties: biological and biochemical basics, requirements and necessities in cheese cooking, milk processing and cheese production step by step as well as legal know-how.The Austrian dairy master Wolfgang Scholz explains to you the background, shows work steps in words and pictures, tells you tried and tested recipes and lets you benefit from his practical experience. 4th expanded edition 2021. 168 pages, 85 color photos, 12 colored drawings, 20 tables.

Make your own cheese in your own kitchen: With the good instructions in this cheese book, it's possible.From quick to make to matured for months, here you'll find 40 well-tested cheese creations for small quantities made from cow's, sheep's and goat's milk.  ~Detailed step-by-step instructions and step photos for skyr, cream cheese, camembert, ash cheese, blue cheese, mozzarella, pecorino and many more, excellently explained and illustrated with over 500 photos and 50 drawings. At the end of each recipe there is a quick guide for repeat cheesemakers. Immerse yourself in the world of curds and maturation, stirring and turning and learn how to make cheese from scratch with this book. 520 color photos, 49 colored drawings , 352 pages. ~

The classic of cheese making is now coming to the market completely revised and with a new layout!What remains is the large number of recipe ideas for all types of cheese made from cow's, goat's and sheep's milk. Whether with raw or pasteurized milk, whether on a small scale at home or as a direct marketer for the farm shop: the book introduces the secrets of cheese making step by step. Starting with simple recipes for liquid dairy products such as buttermilk, whey or kefir and cream cheese such as quark or cream cheese in the style of Gervais, through soft cheese with and without mold, it extends to the sophisticated production of semi-hard and hard cheese, such as Tilsiter or Gouda, Cheddar or Parmesan.

If you need a quick solution then this chicken knowledge book is for you! ~No time to read a complete book? Does it have to be quick? Then you've come to the right place: All questions and answers about keeping chickens can be found in this compact guide.Short questions and short but precise answers on all topics related to chickens: keeping, care, feeding, coop and run , behavior, health, chick time and questions that no one else dares to ask: ~Do chickens lay eggs even without a rooster? Do bantam hens also lay eggs and can they be eaten? What happens if a chicken accidentally flies into a swimming pool...?Why do chickens love the color red? Here (almost) no question remains unanswered...66 color photos. 128 pages. ~

Everything about breeds, keeping and coop construction for keeping chickens in your own garden.Chickens in the garden are trendy: They hardly do any work, are trusting solo entertainers and provide fresh breakfast eggs.Here you can find chicken keepers and those who still want to become one, all in one book: suitable breeds, keeping, feeding, breeding, rearing and health.With everything you need to know about building and equipping a chicken coop, plus ten projects for Imitate, from the small stable to the converted children's playhouse to the breeding facility.208 pages.

Having a colorful group of chickens, geese or ducks around you, like you used to do on the farm, is fun and there are a lot of benefits to be gained from it. You will find the basic knowledge for successful poultry farming in this book: Requirements for keeping chickens, ducks and geeseThe right breeds Stables, construction, climate , lighting, run Body functions and maintaining the health of poultry, breeding, rearing Benefits: eggs, fattening, slaughtering 128 pages, 43 color photos, 32 drawings .

Break eggs, spread flour on the tips of your nose and knead and stir very firmly: it's just fun! Even more so when the result is a cheeky pretzel hedgehog or an Easter bunny - which ends up in your stomach in no time because it not only looks good to eat, but tastes good too. Christina also talks about her life on the farm and what the flour and the fluffy sheep are all about. An absolute reading and baking highlight for young and old bakers! 184 pages.

A Cookbook for the Whole Year Cooking and baking with the seasons: In this cookbook, Christina Bauer presents 120 varied favorite recipes for everyday life, family meals, and special occasions. From light spring dishes and summer salads to autumnal mushroom dishes and festive winter cuisine, there's something for every season. The selection ranges from appetizers and soups to main courses with meat, fish, or vegetables, as well as bread, pastries, desserts, and cakes. Celebrations are also well catered for. How about a heart-shaped bread for Mother's Day, sweet Easter bunnies from the oven, or a festive Christmas roast for the whole family?  With her 10th cookbook, Christina Bauer offers a personal glimpse into her culinary world. The focus is on seasonal ingredients and dishes that are easy to prepare and perfect for sharing. True to her motto, "Good food made easy," the bestselling author emphasizes clear instructions, simple ingredients, and foolproof recipes. A versatile cookbook with 100 recipe ideas to accompany you throughout the year. 256 pages.

Christmas recipes to crunch away. The snow glitters outside - inside the oven glows and exudes that unique scent of cinnamon and vanilla, gingerbread and speculoos... The Christmas bakery is open! And Christina Bauer has written down over 70 of her favorite recipes: from classic cookies, stollen and bread to gift tips and crafts that leave no Christmas wish unfulfilled. What shouldn't be missing: roasted almonds, festive cakes and sugar-sweet meringues for the Christmas tree. Let this magical Christmas feeling come to you too and get started: roll out the dough, shape vanilla crescents, taste eggnog... and fill lots of new favorite crunchy treats into the cookie jar. 240 pages.

With the baking professional in the Christmas bakery! ~The long-awaited book on Christmas baking with Christian Ofner. Baking during Advent is a tradition for the entire family. Not only are Christmas cookies baked, but also Kletzenbrot, baked apples, Christmas stollen and Krampus made from yeast dough smell tempting. This will spread a Christmas atmosphere at home. A total of 80 recipe pages present popular, traditional and many new creative recipes for baking. Illustrated throughout. 112 pages. Hardcover. ~From the contents: Cinnamon stars, vanilla crescents, orange-chocolate thalers, anise bows, mocha boats, poppy seed hearts, Linzer eyes, shortbread crescents, Florentines, cocoa donuts, gingerbread and much more Christmas stollen, marzipan stollen, curd stollen Styrian Kletzen bread with natural sourdough, apple bread Santa Claus and Krampus made from yeast dough, Buchteln with baked apple filling Sandwich rolls, holiday desserts, Christmas cake Party pretzels, New Year's pigs

Homemade - Whether as sweet sweet cider, alcoholic cider, apple wine or sparkling cider: tasty drinks can be made from apples and pears. Fermented cider has long since shed its image as a rural household drink. Must awards raise the quality standards of producers and connoisseurs. In this book, Karl Stckler conveys the basic knowledge of the production of fermented cider, sweet cider and cider for beginners and professionals. The individual chapters begin with the correct sorting of the fruit, explain the options for processing pressed juice and end with bottling and storage. The author shows which stumbling blocks need to be overcome on the way to a harmonious tasting drink. He also addresses must defects and diseases. Process graphics, tables, sketches and illustrations clearly illustrate the work steps. Practical tips and valuable information help to make homemade cider, must and apple wine a taste experience. 152 pages, illustrated throughout in color.

Hoof health has a major influence on the animal's willingness to perform and milk production and is therefore an important factor in economic efficiency. However, it not only depends on proper hoof care, but also very much on the feeding, husbandry and genetics of the animals. The author explains all of these connections as well as the professional hoof trimming in a very practical way.

?Keeping bees with heart and mind, a book to help you slow down when beekeeping ~The first years of beekeeping are behind you, but you're not really happy? Sugar water as winter food goes against your grain? ~The bees react to your review with a bad mood? ~There is another way! Close to nature and suitable for everyday use!!!Design your beekeeping to be bee-friendly and close to nature and let the ideas floating around in your head run wild. There are many options and alternatives that can be wonderfully integrated into your everyday bee life! Appropriate hives, precise observation of entrance holes and waste diagnosis save the hive from having to be opened unnecessarily. Get involved with your bees, boldly go new ways and stay relaxed - your bees will thank you. 140 color photos. 192 pages. ~

Gentle – Strong – XXL: A portrait of Europe's cold-blooded horsesThis practical reference book provides a detailed introduction to all European cold-blooded horse breeds – from their origins and breeding objectives to their current uses. Illustrative portraits with color photos show the horses in detail and convey valuable knowledge about working horses in agriculture, logging in the forest, therapeutic applications, and equestrian sports, such as trail riding or western riding.In addition, readers will learn everything they need to know about purchasing, housing, care, health maintenance, and training, appropriate to the respective areas of use. An indispensable guide for horse lovers, riders, breeders, and anyone who wants to keep cold-blooded horses in a species-appropriate manner and use them in a variety of ways.About the authorDoris Baumann from Bad Urach (BW) was editor-in-chief of two animal magazines for many years and is also an experienced non-fiction author and freelance journalist.Product details:Edition: 2nd, revised editionPublication date: June 27, 2011Length: 168 pagesFeatures: 108 color photosFormat: 23.5 × 17 cm

The basic and introductory work for farmers, forest owners and everyone who has to do with the forest.It describes all the questions that arise with forest management, such as location, form of management, tree species and their composition, rejuvenation, thinning and felling as well as shaping and Selling the wood.

Peel, mash, beat until fluffy... It simply tastes best when made at home! Here, young chefs learn the most important cooking and baking methods in no time and can try out great recipes right away. Whether fruit smoothies, sandwiches, fried chicken or strawberry tarts - in Cook! kids can choose between 100 delicious recipes for breakfast, snacks, salads, main courses and sweets. Suggestions for variations encourage little chefs to come up with their own ideas and creations. Detailed instructions show each step, picture by picture, until the finished dish. From the preparation and processing of ingredients to important kitchen appliances and hygiene, the kitchen basics are explained in the introductory part using many pictures. Tips on healthy eating round off the cooking school for kids. 128 pages, 216 x 276 mm, hard cover, color illustrations throughout, ages 8 and up

Preparing good oven dishes with ease, Christina shows us in her book how incredibly quick, easy and versatile oven dishes can be. ~While your dish is simmering in the oven, you can use the time for other things - that's Christina's Kitchen philosophy.So preheat, slide in and relax. Good food doesn't have to be complicated and elaborate, which means: no unusual ingredients, long preparation times or tricky professional moves. Good, down-to-earth, everydayfood that the family or your guests will enjoy. ~In over 70 recipes there is something for every taste, from spicy cannelloni ~ to crispy tarte flambes, hearty stuffed peppers, classic spaetzle, ~with noodles or fish with a herb crust, beef roulades, baked pumpkin, right up to fluffy, warm pastries such as blueberry pancakes, apple strudel and rhubarb cheese casserole. ~With weekly plans, shopping lists and the right ideas for storing and preserving food, Christina has the right tips for you. ~168 pages. ~

Without much effort and with existing, found or collected materials, children can carry out a wide variety of crafts with the help of adults: various wooden games, a water wheel, an insect hotel and a bird house, a slingshot and even a garden house are made, a simple pipe is carved, flowers are pressed and figures are made from papier-mch. There are also typical annual crafts: from felted Easter eggs to carved pumpkin heads to Advent wreaths and self-made Christmas tree decorations.The authors ~Agi and Kurt Wurzinger have six grandchildren. When the children come to visit, they should be kept busy and also explore the surrounding nature. In their own many years of experience, grandma and grandpa have tried out which crafts can be done together with smaller children and which are fun for young people too. 142 pages.

Sun cosmetics, lip gloss, deodorants &~ CoStirred and not shaken are the creams and ointments that you can easily make yourself using the recipes in the book Creams and ointments stirred yourself by Ingeborg Josel. Like Bond's Martini, the cosmetic products from our own production are also something very special. By using natural, selected ingredients, there are no ambiguities regarding the ingredients. Some recipes in the book are even particularly suitable for people who suffer from skin diseases such as neurodermatitis or psoriasis.Over 150 step-by-step instructions including detailed photos show the different types of preparation in detail. Water, fat and active ingredient phases in the in-house production of creams and ointments are explained, and the different skin types with their different needs are also served. This is how cosmetics such as day and night creams, (healing) ointments, body lotions, sun cosmetics, body butter, lip gloss, cleansing lotions and much more are created, for which one thing is known exactly: their ingredients.

The book for the advanced woodturner.The unusual projects range from various caskets and boxes as well as the lockable Kryptex box from Dan Brown's novel “Sacrilege” to various games such as a self-designed chess, the skill game Kendama and a Singapore ball to cutting boards decorated with various techniques , boxes and vases as well as turned pieces of jewelry.The production of the individual objects is explained in detail on eight pages each with numerous step-by-step illustrations, the design of your own chess set even takes up 14 pages due to the large number of pieces to be made160 pages, large format, 21 x 28 cm, paperback.

Everything homemade! Whether pork, beef, lamb, game or poultry - with the right recipe, good meat is not only preserved, but also refined. In this book, the experienced home butcher Bernhard Gahm shows you how you can properly salt, cure, dry, smoke and cook meat with little effort. This creates high-quality delicacies in all variations: ham, bacon, spare ribs, dried meat, smoked pork, pork knuckle, Schufele and much more. You will also learn everything you need to know about the most important tools, equipment and ingredients. Over 100 clear photos and many tips for avoiding errors will help you implement the tried and tested recipes. 128 pages.

​The colorful diversity of Austrian customsDiscover the fascinating world of Austrian traditions! This book tells of well-coiffed rams, daredevil horsemen and many other customs, which have often existed for centuries. Experience the most beautiful Austrian traditions throughout the year - from the magical beginning full of oracles to the noisy end when the Christ Child is shot at. On lovingly designed pages you will find stories to laugh, read and marvel at as well as valuable tips, how you can take part and join in yourself. An illustrated book with impressive photos. 224 pages.