Contents

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FOREWORD

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1: A Brief History of Dairying

2: What Makes Cows So Important?

3: Milking Your Cow

4: Making Butter, Yogurt, and Cheese

5: Drying Off and Milk Fever Prevention Diet

6: Calving

7: The Calf

8: Breeding

9: Feeding Your Cow

10: Your Organic Cow

11: Fencing

12: Making Hay

13: Pasture Management

14: Housing, Water Systems, and Supplies

15: Treating Milk Fever

16: Diseases and Disorders

17: Safety around Your Cow

18: Cattle Breeds

19: Your Cow Economy

APPENDIX: DAIRY COW ANATOMY

SOURCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY