Agriculture Animal Husbandry category: 3344 books

There has been rapid global expansion of production and consumption of animal products which is expected to continue to grow. While traditional livestock systems contribute to the livelihoods of 70% of the world's rural poor, increasingly the emerging large-scale operations with sophisticated technology...

Air quality has a direct influence on health, welfare and production performance of livestock as the high concentrations of noxious gases, dust and airborne microorganisms are likely to reduce production efficiency and the general welfare of farm animals. Long term exposure to particulates in livestock...

Efficient Livestock Handling: The Practical Application of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Science brings together the science-based disciplines of animal behavior and welfare to discuss how knowledge of one area (behavior) can be used to promote the other. Emphasis is on cattle and horses, but swine,...

This antique volume contains a detailed treatise on the various problems that may be encountered in relation to keeping and breeding animals on a farm. It encompasses information on pregnancy, sterility, birth, and other aspects of animal breeding. Complete with concise information, helpful advice,...

This book provides an overview on the use of acidifiers in animal nutrition and; their beneficial effects on livestock and aquaculture. It contains a compilation of papers from research institutes and the industry worldwide related to that topic.

This antique book comprises a comprehensive treatise on the breeding of livestock, with information on heredity, reproduction, selection, and many other important aspects of animal breeding. This text covers a variety of different animals commonly kept on a farm, including sheep, horses, cattle, swine...

Les contraintes que l'élevage moderne impose aux animaux sont l'objet de débats publics. Quarante-cinq scientifiques, auteurs de récents travaux sur les adaptations comportementales des animaux domestiques à différents systèmes d'élevage, proposent différentes approches du "bien-être...

Les systèmes productivistes ont engendré une profonde mutation des conditions de vie des animaux : enfermement, augmentation de la taille du troupeau, réduction de la surface au sol et rupture précoce des liens sociaux. Ce qui caractérise avant tout l'animal, à savoir d'être vivant et sensible,...

Including information on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and goats, and exotics like bison, rabbits, elk, and deer How can anyone from a backyard hobbyist to a large-scale rancher go about raising and selling ethically produced meats directly to consumers, restaurants, and butcher shops? With...

A step-by-step guide to formulating and mixing your own animal feeds. Discusses various animal digestive systems and feeds appropriate for each, the different types of protein and what which ones are useful to your critters, how to decipher ingredients on a feed bag label, instructions for developing your own feed rations, and the cost effectiveness of doing it yourself.

In his insightful new book, Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind, contrary farmer Gene Logsdon provides the inside story of manure-our greatest, yet most misunderstood, natural resource. He begins by lamenting a modern society that not only throws away both animal and human manure-worth billions...

SIMPLE questions often help us to understand problems better; and I think it indispensable, at the beginning of this work, to ask a question which appears simple in the extreme: “What is grazing?” The answer is generally as follows: “Causing grass to be eaten by an animal.”...

Nature works and has been working for a billion and a half years—ever since there were living things on earth. This is important. We talk of controlling nature, but any wise farmer or stockman knows that nature makes the rules for us to learn and follow, if we can. In short, the ecologist is in...

This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece. Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs...