Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Agriculture - Animal Husbandry

The Art of Working Horses, by Lynn R. Miller, follows on the heels of his other eight Work Horse Library titles. This 368 page, full color book tells the inside story of how people today find success working horses and mules in harness, whether it be on farm fields, in the woods, or on the road. Over 500 photos and illustrations accompany an anecdote-rich text which makes a case for the future of true horsepower.

Lynn R Miller is the founder, editor and publisher of the Small Farmer's Journal. He has also authored the Work Horse Handbook, Training Workhorses / Training...

The Art of Working Horses, by Lynn R. Miller, follows on the heels of his other eight Work Horse Library titles. This 368 page full color book tells the inside story of how people today find success working horses and mules in harness, whether it be on farm fields, in the woods, or on the road. Over 500 photos and illustrations accompany an anecdote-rich text which makes a case for the future of true horsepower.

This special re-print edition of Thomas Shaw's book "Animal Breeding" is a complete guide to the breeding. Written in 1911 by one of the leading professsors of Animal Husbandry of his day, this text includes details about the art of breeding all types of domestic animals for production, performance or exhibition. Chapters include Breeding Livestock, A Standard of Excellence, The Law That Like Produces Like, The Law on Principle of Variation, The Law of Atavism, Heridity of Normal, Abnormal and Acquired Characters, Heredity of Diseases, The Law of Correlation, Prepotency, In and In Breeding,...

Pig meat is the most widely-consumed meat in the world. Previous growth in production has relied, in part, on more intensive systems. In meeting rising demand, these systems face challenges such as the ongoing threat of zoonotic diseases, the need to improve feed efficiency in the face of rising costs, the need to reduce the environmental impact of pig production and increasing concerns about animal welfare.

This volume looks first at the main zoonoses affecting pigs and how they can be controlled. It then reviews the latest research on aspects of meat quality such as flavour, colour,...

Pig meat is the most widely-consumed meat in the world. Previous growth in production has relied, in part, on more intensive systems. In meeting rising demand, these systems face challenges such as the ongoing threat of zoonotic diseases, the need to improve feed efficiency in the face of rising costs, the need to reduce the environmental impact of pig production and increasing concerns about animal welfare.

This volume looks at pig breeding and nutrition. Part 1 starts by reviewing advances in mapping and exploiting the pig genome and its implications for molecular breeding techniques,...

Pig meat is the most widely-consumed meat in the world. Previous growth in production has relied, in part, on more intensive systems. In meeting rising demand, these systems face challenges such as the ongoing threat of zoonotic diseases, the need to improve feed efficiency in the face of rising costs, the need to reduce the environmental impact of pig production and increasing concerns about animal welfare.

This volume looks at animal health and welfare. Part 1 reviews the main diseases affecting pigs as well as ways of managing diseases and boosting pig immune function. Part 2 reviews...

Organic animal farming is growing rapidly but faces a range of challenges in areas such as nutrition, health and welfare. This volume surveys the wealth of research addressing these challenges. The book start with a review of organic principles and the key question of the right breeds for organic farming. It then discusses forage-based nutrition and animal health as well as safety and environmental impact. The volume goes on to assess different types of organic animal farming, from smallholder tropical to pastoral rangeland systems. It concludes by focussing on key issues in the organic...

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, Second Edition keeps practitioners completely current with the latest in disease management for ruminants and camelids.

• Updates the first all-in-one ruminant resource designed specifically for quick information retrieval
• Provides identically formatted topics for easy searching by alphabetical listing or by discipline, with each topic indicating the species affected
• Offers fast access to the accumulated wisdom of hundreds of veterinary experts
• Adds more than 100 new topics, with...

Have you ever dreamed of being a cowboy? Who of us hasn't? The mere mention of it brings to mind images of boots and saddles, horses and cattle, and being in the great outdoors. This much is true, cowboy stories never cease to hold our attention, and The Vanishing Cowboy is an especially captivating narrative. Weaving a historical text with contemporary photographs taken on location at some of the largest and last-remaining working ranches in the United States, The Vanishing Cowboy is an informative and appealing look at one of America's most iconic figures. But for all his popularity, has...

Advances in Cattle Welfare provides a targeted overview of contemporary issues in dairy and beef cattle welfare. The volume addresses welfare-related topics in both research and on-farm applications.

Opening with an introduction to cattle production systems, the book covers the three major areas of cattle welfare; on-farm welfare assessment, behavioral priorities of cattle and novel perspectives on specific aspects of management. Chapters examine the key issues within each area, including such topics as the goals and measures included in welfare assessments, the importance...

With forest plots, urban orchards and amazing allotments, we've unearthed over 25 exciting spaces for tiny home farms. Meet the Kent College showing local schools how to deal with ducks, the Brooklyn inner city community gardeners who are growing nuts, and a Devonshire couple who have filled their front yard with edible flowers. You'll pick up all the best tips and tricks as each gardener shares their small-scale expertise, from super seed swaps to mastering seasonal gluts. Plus, practical projects including building a plant ladder, constructing a hedge fence and improving your chicken coop...

Advances in Poultry Welfare provides a targeted overview of contemporary developments in poultry welfare. The reviews in the volume address topical issues related to poultry welfare research and assessment, with a focus on identifying practical strategies for improvement as well as information gaps that remain to be filled.

Part One provides an introduction to poultry production systems and gives a broad overview of current poultry welfare issues. Part Two moves on to review several aspects of poultry management, focusing on hatchery practices, early rearing, and slaughter....

The devastating effects of natural disasters are not only directly on humans and infrastructure, but also on animals, which may be crucial to the livelihoods of many people. This book considers the needs of animals in the aftermath of disasters and explains the importance of looking to their welfare in extreme events.

The authors explore how animals are affected by specific disaster types, what their emergency and subsequent welfare needs are and the appropriate interventions. They describe the key benefits of management of animals to populations and discuss preventative measures...

The devastating effects of natural disasters are not only directly on humans and infrastructure, but also on animals, which may be crucial to the livelihoods of many people. This book considers the needs of animals in the aftermath of disasters and explains the importance of looking to their welfare in extreme events.

The authors explore how animals are affected by specific disaster types, what their emergency and subsequent welfare needs are and the appropriate interventions. They describe the key benefits of management of animals to populations and discuss preventative measures...

This special reprint edition of "Beef Cattle and Swine " was written by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and first published in 1898, making it a truly antiquarian text. It is one of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Farmers' Bulletin" publications. Just some of the topics covered in this short book are - Growing Beef in Minnesota, Fattening Range Steers in Winter, Behavior on the Block, Growing Pork, plus the results of the Station's experiments in feeding and fattening stock beef cattle and pigs. IMPORTANT NOTES: Please read BEFORE buying THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT...

Illustrated with over 1000 color images of the highest quality, Bovine Pathology: A Text and Color Atlas is a comprehensive single resource to identifying diseases in dairy cattle, feedlot cattle, and their calves. With summary text describing key features, the book correlates clinical information with pathology and differential diagnoses.

The text covers naked-eye macroscopic appearance, through to microscopic pathology, and the immunohistochemistry of infectious agents and tumor markers. Structured by major organ system, the disease entries follow a consistent format and...

A ferret is a small sized, adorable looking animal that will steal your heart the first time you see it. These animals are friendly and lovable. A ferret will be a constant source of joy in your life if you decide to domesticate him. It is known that ferrets have been domesticated since ages. But, still they are not very common as pets. They have qualities that make them endearing as pets. But at the same time, they can display some wild characteristics. If you wish to buy and keep a ferret, then you should make an attempt to understand the unique mannerisms and antics of the animal. This...