Livestock Health Books
-
Showcase
Settimana Veterinaria
La Settimana Veterinaria is part of the Italian veterinary editorial sector from 25 years now and is the first weekly professional magazine for vets. With 45 issues per year, every week it offer news concerning the professional, technical, scientific, political and trade union's world, with reports of congresses, in-depth reviews and interviews. Continuing education is guaranteed by ...
-
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production
Cattle are a major source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions: methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3). This collection reviews the range of research on ways of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock production. Part 1 reviews the genetics, measurement and modelling of methane emissions from cattle. Chapters cover what we know about rumen function and genetics in ...
-
555 Questions in Veterinary and Tropical Parasitology
Parasites are a major issue affecting animal health, welfare, and economic productivity. This book, designed to help you study anywhere, with any amount of time, provides 555 questions to test your ...
-
The Economic Value of Wild Resources in Senegal: A Preliminary Evaluation of Non-timber Forest Products, Game and Freshwater Fisheries
The contribution of wild plants and animals to human welfare is widely appreciated but not routinely measured. Reliable and up-to-date information on the economic importance of wild resources is needed to ensure that development policies and investments take account of the full costs and benefits of alternative land uses. This report presents a summary of findings of recent research on the value ...
-
Avian Influenza
Avian Influenza has become one of the biggest threats for human and animal health. The old paradigm was that the disease in waterfowl, poultry, pigs and man was caused by separate viruses that each stayed reasonably well within their own niche. The only danger to man was considered being infected by pigs, being the mixing vessel, where avian and human influenza viruses could come together and ...
-
Applications of Gene-Based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Health in Developing Countries
Modern Biotechnology has potential for solving many problems associated with animal productivity and health and offers exciting opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity. At present the focus is, however, on the issues and problems of significance for livestock producers in the developed world. In order to fully realize the benefits of this technology in developing countries, there is ...
-
Advances in Poultry Welfare
Advances in Poultry Welfare fully explores developments in the key areas of poultry welfare assessment and improvement. The book analyzes current topical issues, while also reviewing historical welfare issues. Divided into six sections, the book opens with an introduction to poultry welfare research. Part Two moves on to review poultry management, from rearing to slaughter. Part Three looks at ...
By Elsevier B.V
-
Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare
Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare: Science and Practice fully explores developments in the key areas of animal agricultural welfare assessment and improvement. Analyzing current topical issues, as well as reviewing the historical welfare issues, the volume is a comprehensive review of the field. Divided into four sections, the book opens with an introduction to animal welfare research. Part ...
By Elsevier B.V
-
Avian Influenza
Avian Influenza has become one of the biggest threats for human and animal health. The old paradigm was that the disease in waterfowl, poultry, pigs and man was caused by separate viruses that each stayed reasonably well within their own niche. The only danger to man was considered being infected by pigs, being the mixing vessel, where avian and human influenza viruses could come together and ...
-
Aquaculture, Innovation and Social Transformation
Aquaculture, Innovation and Social Transformation presents and interprets Canadian and international perspectives on the debate over the future of aquaculture in Canada. Original chapters examine: (1) animal welfare; (2) knowledge management and intellectual property; (3) environmental sustainability; (4) local, traditional, and aboriginal knowledge; (5) consumers; (6) and integrated coastal zone ...
-
Stress and Animal Welfare
The book explains basic biological principles for students of animal housing, husbandry, management, and experimentation. The text provides a framework and reference source for everyone involved in moral decisions about animal usage. ...
-
Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf
The 5th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf covers all aspects of molecular breeding of forage and turf plants, from gene discovery, functional genomics, molecular genetics and marker technology, marker-assisted selection, transgenesis to transgenic molecular breeding; address applications - among others - for enhanced quality, tolerance to biotic and abiotic ...
-
Boron in Soils and Plants: Reviews
Boron in Soils and Plants: Reviews is the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of our knowledge of boron in soils, plants and animals. This volume coincides with a period of significant progress in boron research. It covers recent advances in the identification of the physical and chemical role of B in the cell wall, the characterisation of the genetic basis for differences in B ...
-
Advances in Cattle Welfare
Advances in Cattle Welfare provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary issues in dairy and beef cattle welfare research. The volume takes a novel approach, with the animal’s perspective in mind when, for instance, considering housing systems or feeding practices. Opening with an overview of cattle production systems, the book covers the three major areas of cattle welfare research: ...
By Elsevier B.V
-
Sustainable Protein Production and Consumption: Pigs or Peas?
Sustainable Protein Production and Consumption: Pigs or Peas? is a book that presents and explores the PROFETAS programme for development of a more sustainable food system by studying the feasibility of substituting meat with plant based alternatives. The emphasis is on improving the food system by reducing the use of energy, land, and freshwater, at the same time limiting the impacts on health ...
-
Pathogenic Yeasts
Mycological studies of yeasts are entering a new phase, with the sequencing of multiple fungal genomes informing our understanding of their ability to cause disease and interact with the host. At the same time, the ongoing use of traditional methods in many clinical mycology laboratories continues to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This volume reviews various ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you