Our ‘Know your …’ range of pocket-sized paperbacks is designed to give an insight into what we are likely to see in the British countryside today. The full-page photographs and concise, informative texts are perfect for novice enthusiasts of all ages.

The range of cattle to be seen on British farms is surprisingly wide, a mixture of traditional breeds and imported stock. From Ayrshire to Wagyu, Jack Byard shows and describes the 44 breeds farmed in Britain.

For each breed he dedicates two pages, the right being a full page high-quality picture and the left giving a brief but informative description of the appearance, history and uses of each sheep.

Clear colour photographs taken of cows, bulls and calves ‘straight from the field’ illustrate the immense diversity within this species.