Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes

'Weaning the Pig: Concepts and Consequences' is a new book that addresses the major issues surrounding the weaning process, both for piglets and the breeding herd, in modern-day pig production.

The European Union could soon have up to ten new members from Central and Eastern Europe.

Het denken over voeding heeft in de twintigste eeuw enkele ingrijpende veranderingen ondergaan.

In A History of Water Engineering and Management in Yemen, Ingrid Hehmeyer describes the three-way relationship between water, land, and humans from ancient to medieval and premodern times.

This publication contains the papers presented at the XXIX CIOSTA - CIGR V International Congress held in June 2001 in Cracow, Poland.

One of the most distinguished science historians of the twentieth century, Shigeru Nakayama has been at the forefront of redirecting or 'reorientating' conventional East Asian science and technology, arguing, like Joseph Needham, that the 'orientation of science' refers not only to the direction of science but also implies a turning to Eastern science.

This book contains the proceedings of the Potato 2005 conference, held in Emmeloord, The Netherlands.

Urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa has gained momentum in recent years in terms of research and policy, as well as in practical terms.

Policies for Sustainable Forestry in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine provides a thorough analysis of the key factors in the transition process affecting the forest sector in the eponymous countries.

Recently developed genomic tools, like SNP-genotyping and whole genome sequencing, and their analysis, offer great opportunities for the conservation and utilisation of animal genetic diversity, both among and within breeds.

The last books discussing the neonatal or weaned pig were published over 15 years ago.

This book contains the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at the Farm and Group Level, held August 16-19, 2021 in Cork, Ireland.

In the mid-eighties of the century just passed, companies and research institutes started developing automatic milking systems.

Volume 39 of FLS French Literature Series features ten articles on the topic of the environment in French and Francophone Literature and Film.