Animal husbandry

Keith Culver and David Castle Introduction Aquaculture is at the leading edge of a surprisingly polarized debate about the way we produce our food.

The first case study deals with the mad cow fiasco of 1996, one of the most expensive and tragic examples of poor risk management in the last twenty-five years.

Before crude oil and the combustion engine, the industrialized world relied on a different kind of power - the power of the horse.

Advances in Cattle Welfare provides a targeted overview of contemporary issues in dairy and beef cattle welfare.

How to raise rabbits for a steady source of meat and income Rabbits are one of the most sustainable, nutritious, and economic meat sources available.

Genetics of Reproduction in Sheep is a compilation of papers that are concerned with the study and application of genetics to the reproduction in sheep.

Modern neuroscience has presented new opportunities for exploring the molecular and neural mechanisms controlling specific social responses.

This book contains a collection of articles on bee-keeping, with information on the interaction between bees and plants, general hive management, natural history of the honey bee, and much more besides.

first published in 1901, this volume contains a detailed guide to forming and managing a pure-bred flock of sheep, with chapters on selection, mating, different breeds, rearing, and much more.

Does animal welfare have a place in sustainable farming, or do the demands of a rising human population and the threat of climate change mean that the interests of animals must be put aside?

Viral and Mycoplasmal Infections of Laboratory Rodents: Effects on Biomedical Research contains the proceedings of a conference held at the National Institutes of Health on October 24-26, 1984.

The mid-1800s witnessed a mass exodus from the Pennine 'Dales' as the then latest generation of farmers and miners sought a new life in the New World.

This book traces the contours of the symbiotic relationship between crop cultivation and cattle rearing in India by reading against the grain of several official accounts from the late colonial period to the 1980s.

'An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' CHRIS PACKHAMWhy are so many animals facing extinction?

Hormones, Brain and Behavior, Third Edition offers a state-of-the-art overview of hormonally-mediated behaviors, including an extensive discussion of the effects of hormones on insects, fish, amphibians, birds, rodents, and humans.

Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition focuses on trace elements and their nutritional significance to humans and domestic animals.

Reef fish spawning aggregations, ranging from small groups to many tens of thousands of individuals, are spectacular but poorly known natural phenomena whereby fish assemble at specific times and locations to spawn.

Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria is the first full-colour, comprehensive guide to the major natural threats to health in Australia affecting domestic and native animals and humans.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to beekeeping, with information on starting a hive, hive management, swarming, harvesting honey, seasonal preparations, and much more.

This book presents a collection of practitioner and community stories that reveal how invasive species management is a community issue that can spark community formation and collective action.

This book provides comparative data on fish ecology and small-scale fisheries between Tapajos (clear water) and Negro (black water) rivers, in the Brazilian Amazon.

Commercial Poultry Production on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore traces the beginnings and development of commercial poultry production in this very important region.

Apitherapie (lateinisch "Apis" = Biene) ist die Anwendung von Bienenprodukten wie Honig, Bienengift, Propolis, Pollen und Bienenwachs zur Vorbeugung und Heilung von Krankheiten.

Two third of world's population live in Asia below poverty line and more than 65% of them are poor livestock keepers earning their livelihood from small ruminant sector.

This book is very much useful for the first year students of B.

Most of the students go through a large number of text books as well as reference books, to memorize all the information given there is a difficult task, keeping this in mind, the book keynotes of livestock production management and veterinary extension education is being compiled by referring many books and periodical and journals.

The waters of the Indo-Pacific were at the centre of the global expansion of marine capture fisheries in the twentieth century, yet surprisingly little has been written about this subject from a historical perspective.

Produce your own milk, cheese, meat, fiber, fertilizer, and more Incorporating dairy goats into a diversified homestead can be the key to greater self-sufficiency.

The field of primatology has expanded substantially in the last twenty years, particularly with regard to studies of primates in human-altered landscapes.

"e;The Book of Bee-keeping"e; is a classic guide to keeping bees for profit and pleasure.

What is happening in our oceans?

A guide for backyard beekeepers who have advanced into their second year with top bar hives.

Advances in Poultry Welfare provides a targeted overview of contemporary developments in poultry welfare.

Travelers are buzzing about apitourism--or "e;bee tourism"e;--as an opportunity to get close to bees and learn about the ecology and industry they support.

Historically, whenever tuna was hauled ashore, the sounds of battle were never far away.

This book focuses on Blakiston's fish owl and the red-crowned crane as umbrella species.

With the substantial advances in the miniaturization of electronic components, wildlife biologists now routinely monitor the movements of free-ranging animals with radio-tracking devices.

This book compiles the main findings of the multidisciplinary long-term research program developed in the continental margin of one of the more productive and unknown areas of the world oceans, Northwest Africa.

Written for and by dairy and food engineers with experience in the field, this new volume provides a wealth of valuable information on dairy technology and its applications.

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

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 youre keen to get your children or grandchildren interested in the natural world, Love Bees could be just what you need to fire their imaginations.

In 2009, the New Yorker declared chickens the "e;it bird"e; and heralded "e;the return of the backyard chicken.

This contributed book is based on the current status of biodiversity in India, issues and challenges faced by the authorities involved in conservation efforts, and the imperative role of various direct and indirect stakeholders in biodiversity conservation.

Von Gemüsebeeten, Ziegen und Einmachgläsern: dein Weg in die SelbstversorgungSehnst du dich danach, jeden Morgen eine Runde durch den Garten zu drehen, knallrote Tomaten und frische Kräuter zu ernten und sie gleich auf eine krosse, selbstgemachte Butterbrotscheibe zu bugsieren?

Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - 1980 is a collection of papers that deals with the nutritional concerns of both ruminants and non-ruminants livestock.

This book represents an introductory review of disturbance ecology and threat analysis, providing schematic concepts and approaches useful for work on sites that are affected by the impact of human actions.

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 1: Fishes is the first of five second-edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.