Animal husbandry

A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the scientific and laboratory animal communities and the public at large.

This book summarizes current advances in our understanding of how infectious disease represents an ecological interaction between a pathogenic microorganism and the host species in which that microbe causes illness.

In many ways, this book is the culmination of more than four decades of my exp- ration of the taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of New Zealand's quite small freshwater fish fauna.

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3: Reptiles is the third of five second-edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

The first edition of this book was published by Chapman and Hall Ltd.

First published in 1911, this book contains a comprehensive and practical guide to keeping bees.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to keeping geese.

Many endangered species of wild animals are managed in captivity through studbooks.

This book describes the interrelationship between the spectacular geology of an area of East Africa that includes a branch of the rift valley, as well as giant freestanding ice-capped mountains and extraordinarily toxic, alkaline lakes, and some of the greatest concentrations of wildlife on Earth.

The work summarizes the current knowledge regarding the controlled reproduction of an emerging aquaculture species, the Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis).

The fifth edition of this important book reviews recent advances in livestock mineral nutrition, updated throughout with new references that reflect the growing complexity of mineral metabolism.

Dominance and Aggression in Humans and Other Animals: The Great Game of Life examines human nature and the influence of evolution, genetics, chemistry, nurture, and the sociopolitical environment as a way of understanding how and why humans behave in aggressive and dominant ways.

Domestic and wild large mammalian herbivores occur on every continent except Antarctica.

The Canary: Natural History, Science and Cultural Significance covers the ecology, evolution and conservation of the canary and related species, along with the history and cultural significance of the domestic canary worldwide and various scientific disciplines in which canaries have played a key role as a model species.

A complete, practical, and entertaining guide to using the best ingredients and minimal equipment to create flavorful brews-including wildcrafted meads, bragots, t'ej, grog, honey beers, and more!

Veterinary Virology deals with basic biomedical virology and the clinical discipline of infectious diseases.

Poultry are the most widely used animal protein source in the world: billions of meat birds are produced globally each year, using 360 million tonnes of feed.

Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world s livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species.

Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, Third Edition, represents a major revision of the previous editions.

Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 1990 focuses on technologies and controls needed to ensure meat quality.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

The American feed industry manufactures tons of dietary supplements and additives each year for inclusion in the diets of food-producing animals.

New Techniques in Sheep Production is an eight-part book that first reviews sheep production systems and scope for improvement.

Does extinction have to be forever?

Nutrition is the key driver of animal health, welfare and production.

This volume contains a concise guide to the Havana and Havana-rex rabbit varieties, with information on selection, breeding, general care, diet, and much more.

Livestock biodiversity is integral to our culture, history, environment, economy and, most importantly, our future.

"e;Bee-Keeping for All"e; is a classic guide to keeping bees for profit and pleasure by Tickner Edwardes.

In the last two decades, there has been an increased awareness of the traditions and issues that link aboriginal people across the circumpolar North.

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior.

This book brings together the latest research on protein absorption by ruminants and takes a look at the calculation of optimum nutrient requirements, including bacterial digestion, in the calculations.

Livestock development over the past three decades has been mainly directed towards satisfying the rapidly increasing demand for milk, meat and eggs in the urban centers.

Communication in Poultry Grower Relations shows a process used to continuously improve the working relationship between integrators and their growers.

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress.

Control of Animal Cell Proliferation, Volume I presents how animals regulate their proliferation activity and how cells become proliferatively autonomous resulting in malignant behavior.

Among the deep-sea marine invertebrates, pycnogonids and crustaceans represent ecologically important and most diverse groups of species.

Bridging the gap between basic and clinical science concepts, the Textbook of Veterinary Physiological Chemistry, Third Edition offers broad coverage of biochemical principles for students and practitioners of veterinary medicine.

This dictionary gives an overview of the English, German, French and Italian names of reptiles.

Advancements and Technologies in Pig and Poultry Bacterial Disease Control provides the most up-to-date knowledge on the tools and technologies used in the economics, prevention, monitoring and control of the most important bacterial diseases in these two important livestock species.

The lake charr Salvelinus namaycush is a ubiquitous member of cold-water lake ecosystems in previously glaciated regions of northern continental U.

Snow Leopards: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes is the only comprehensive work on the biology, behavior, and conservation status of the snow leopard, a species that has long been one of the least studied, and hence poorly understood, of the large cats.

This volume contains a collection of classic articles on keeping goats for productive purposes, with information on milk, butter, cheese, meat, and skins.

Zoo Animal Welfare thoroughly reviews the scientific literature on the welfare of zoo and aquarium animals.

Animal Behavior, Second Edition, covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation.

This edited book is focused on SDG 14: life below water.