Animal husbandry

Discusses research on factors affecting carcass composition and meat quality; Reviews advances in breeding such as the use of molecular markers; Summarises key developments in understanding and improving the health and welfare of sheep

Discusses latest research on welfare issues for laying hens such as beak trimming; Summarises advances in optimising hen nutrition and health; Assesses developments in reducing the environmental impact of egg production

Reviews latest research on composition and properties of egg shell, white and yolk; Summarises recent studies on pathogens affecting eggs and methods for their control such as washing and packaging; Discusses current findings on factors affecting quality attributes such as appearance, shelf-life and nutritional value

Reviews latest research on composition and properties of egg shell, white and yolk; Summarises recent studies on pathogens affecting eggs and methods for their control such as washing and packaging; Discusses current findings on factors affecting quality attributes such as appearance, shelf-life and nutritional value

Reviews advances in poultry genetics and their application in marker assisted breeding; Summarises recent research on poultry digestion and nutritional requirements; Discusses current studies on optimising the role of dietary components such as enzymes, minerals and probiotics

Reviews latest research on zoonoses affecting poultry meat such as Salmonella and Campylobacter as well as methods for their control on the poultry farm and in the slaughterhouse Summarises advances in understanding and optimising poultry quality traits such as flavour, colour, tenderness, shelf life and nutritional quality Discusses developments in measuring and reducing the environmental impact of poultry production

Reviews advances in understanding how breeding and growth affects the development of quality attributes such as fat content and tenderness; Summarises recent research on how management of cattle and carcass handling affects sensory properties; Discusses current research on measuring and optimising quality traits such as colour, flavour and tenderness

Reviews advances in understanding how breeding and growth affects the development of quality attributes such as fat content and tenderness; Summarises recent research on how management of cattle and carcass handling affects sensory properties; Discusses current research on measuring and optimising quality traits such as colour, flavour and tenderness

Reviews current research on the main pathogens affecting beef; Summarises best practice in pathogen detection and safety management on the farm; Discusses methods for ensuring safety in the food chain from slaughter to consumer handling of fresh beef

Reviews current research on the main pathogens affecting beef; Summarises best practice in pathogen detection and safety management on the farm; Discusses methods for ensuring safety in the food chain from slaughter to consumer handling of fresh beef

Reviews advances in understanding and improving the welfare of dairy cattle; Summarises current research on rumen biology, digestion and ways of optimising nutrition of dairy cattle from grazing to feed and feed supplements; Discusses latest developments in maintaining the health of dairy cattle, including the genetics of disease resistance and dairy herd health management

Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm; Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management; Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world

Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm; Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management; Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world

Summarises latest research on the composition of proteins and components in milk Reviews advances in understanding factors affecting milk quality eg.

Stimulating and thought-provoking, this important new text looks at the welfare problems and philosophical and ethical issues that are caused by changes made to an animal's telos, behaviour and physiology, both positive and negative, to make them more productive or adapted for human uses.

Stimulating and thought-provoking, this important new text looks at the welfare problems and philosophical and ethical issues that are caused by changes made to an animal's telos, behaviour and physiology, both positive and negative, to make them more productive or adapted for human uses.

If you have ever wondered why animals prefer some foods and not others, how poor feeding management can cause conditions such as laminitis, rumenitis or diarrhoea, or how to construct a diet to optimise animal performance and health, then this book will introduce you to the fundamentals of animal nutrition and their practical implementation.

If you have ever wondered why animals prefer some foods and not others, how poor feeding management can cause conditions such as laminitis, rumenitis or diarrhoea, or how to construct a diet to optimise animal performance and health, then this book will introduce you to the fundamentals of animal nutrition and their practical implementation.

Building on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date account of the key techniques employed in manipulating reproduction in farm animals, including beef and dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, buffaloes, camelids, horses and poultry.

Updated and revised, this bestselling textbook continues to provide a broad introduction to the key topics in the welfare of animals both large and small, farm and companion, wild and zoo.

Updated and revised, this bestselling textbook continues to provide a broad introduction to the key topics in the welfare of animals both large and small, farm and companion, wild and zoo.

For many people gardening is predominantly about plants and choosing the right combination and balance to make beautiful borders.

For many people gardening is predominantly about plants and choosing the right combination and balance to make beautiful borders.

An important human trait is our inclination to develop complex relationships with numerous other species.

An important human trait is our inclination to develop complex relationships with numerous other species.

Bees existed long before human beings, but our future is perhaps more reliant upon them than any other species.

Bees existed long before human beings, but our future is perhaps more reliant upon them than any other species.

A lively, engaging introduction to the history of goats in Britain, and the recent renaissance of goat-related products.

A lively, engaging introduction to the history of goats in Britain, and the recent renaissance of goat-related products.

Sheep have been farmed in Britain for hundreds of years and more than thirty million sheep now inhabit these islands.

Sheep have been farmed in Britain for hundreds of years and more than thirty million sheep now inhabit these islands.

In Britain and Ireland there are about ten times more species of solitary bee than bumblebee and honeybee combined, yet the solitary bees tend to be ignored and we know much less about them.

In Britain and Ireland there are about ten times more species of solitary bee than bumblebee and honeybee combined, yet the solitary bees tend to be ignored and we know much less about them.

WITH A FOREWORD BY PATRICK BARKHAMAnd an essay by Welsh hill farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones'I first saw Dyffryn in a November gale.

This practical research text provides an invaluable resource for all animal and veterinary scientists designing, analysing and interpreting results from nutrition and feed experiments in pigs and poultry.

This practical research text provides an invaluable resource for all animal and veterinary scientists designing, analysing and interpreting results from nutrition and feed experiments in pigs and poultry.

Building on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date account of the key techniques employed in manipulating reproduction in farm animals, including beef and dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, buffaloes, camelids, horses and poultry.

Based on the proceedings of a recent symposium, this book aims to explore and ultimately define sustainability in the context of poultry production in Europe to create a durable industry for future generations.

In a changing climate, livestock production is expected to exhibit dual roles of mitigation and adaptation in order to meet the challenge of food security.

Modelling is a useful tool for decision making in complex agro-industrial scenarios.

In order to meet increasing global demand for meat and animal by-products increasingly intensive animal production is necessary.

Organic animal production has increased rapidly in recent years to keep up with the increasing consumer demand for organic meats.

Organic animal production has increased rapidly in recent years to keep up with the increasing consumer demand for organic meats.

Chickens are by far the world's most widely farmed animal, kept for both meat and egg production.

Developed from the successful Norwegian book Den Store Kaninboka (The Big Book of Rabbits) this book covers all aspects of rabbit behaviour, welfare, health and husbandry, with updated and expanded content now also made relevant to veterinarians.

Transgenic plants are cultivated on a large scale worldwide, and most of the harvested products are fed to domestic animals.

Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, Second Edition covers the origins and history of marine larval science, contemporary state-of-the-art approaches to larval development and biology, and the highest-quality images and schematics showing the broadest diversity of marine larvae in the animal tree of life.

The LEGS process grew out of the recognition that livestock are a crucial livelihood asset for people throughout the world - many of whom are poor and vulnerable to both natural and human-induced disasters - and that livestock support is an important component of emergency aid programmes.

Decentralized, off-grid power supplies such as micro hydropower can be perceived as expensive investments by poor countries like Nepal.

The exploding global consumption of meat is implicated in momentous but greatly underappreciated problems, and industrial livestock production is the driving force behind soaring demand.