Sheep and Goat Handbook, Vol. 3

ISBN-13: 9780367287221 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 592 str.

Frank H Baker

Opis

The 1983 International Stockmen's School Handbooks include more than 200 technical papers presented at this year's Stockmen's School-sponsored by Winrock International-by outstanding animal scientists, agribusiness leaders, and livestock producers expert in animal technology, animal management, and general fields relevant to animal agriculture. The Handbooks represent advanced technology in a problem-oriented form readily accessible to livestock producers, operators of family farms, managers of agribusinesses, scholars, and students of animal agriculture. The Beef Cattle Science Handbook, the Dairy Science Handbook, the Sheep and Goat Handbook, and the Stud Managers' Handbook each include papers on such general topics as genetics and selection; general anatomy and physiology; reproduction; behavior and animal welfare; feeds and nutrition; pastures, ranges, and forests; health, diseases, and parasites; buildings, equipment, and environment; animal management; marketing and economics (including product processing, when relevant); farm and ranch business management and economics; computer use in animal enterprises; and production systems. The four Handbooks also contain papers specifically related to the type of animal considered.

Spis treści

Preface -- Part 1. A GLOBAL VIEW OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE -- Part 2. GENERAL CONCEPTS AFFECTING AGRICULTURE AND THE INDUSTRY -- Part 3. GENETICS AND SELECTION OF SHEEP -- Part 4. PHYSIOLOGY AND REPRODUCTION OF SHEEP -- Part 5. ENVIRONMENT, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENT -- Part 6. PASTURE, FORAGE, AND RANGE -- Part 7. MEAT AND MEAT PROCESSING -- Part 8. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY -- Part 9. FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS -- Part 10. HEALTH, DISEASE, AND PARASITES OF SHEEP AND GOATS -- Part 11. GENETICS, SELECTION, AND REPRODUCTION OF GOATS -- Part 12. NUTRITION AND MANAGEMENT OF GOATS -- List of Names and Addresses of the Lecturers and Staff -- List of Other Books of Interest Published by Westview Press and Winrock International.

O autorze

Frank H. Baker