Animal husbandry Books

Book SynopsisThis fully updated and comprehensive book covers how to acquire a healthy flock, routine procedures to keep them healthy, common diseases, how to identify problems, how to deal with them, and when to consult the vet. Written by two qualified Veterinary Surgeons, each with extensive experience of running their own flocks, the clear, easy-to-follow style will enable the book to be used by all sheep keepers, from novices or amateurs with small flocks, to those with larger or pedigree flocks.

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Book SynopsisMark Purdey's life changed one day in 1984 when a Ministry of Agriculture inspector told him he must administer a toxic organophosphate pesticide to his dairy herd. Passionately committed to organic farming and convinced of the harmful effects of chemicals in the environment, he refused to comply. 'It was as if my whole life became focused', he explained later. Before they had a chance to prosecute, Purdey took the Ministry to court and won his case. These experiences led him to challenge the orthodox line on the origins of Mad Cow Disease and its human counterpart variant CJD. Could the insecticide used in the official programme have precipitated the spread of the disease?Purdey's quest to discover the truth was hampered at every turn by government bureaucracies and self-serving scientific cliques who sought to smear and marginalize him. Dogged by dirty tricks and forced to work alone as something of a scientific sleuth, he struggled to reveal hidden interests and dangerous secrets. His supporters included many members of the public, as well as Prince Charles and the poet Ted Hughes. The latter wrote to him expressing 'a million congratulations'.Increasingly sceptical of the official narrative, Purdey was certain that toxic environmental factors would provide answers, and so embarked on a self-funded worldwide odyssey to investigate. "Animal Pharm" follows him on these eco-detective trails to locations as diverse as Iceland, Sardinia, Colorado and Australia. Purdey uncovers contamination from industry, munitions, pesticides, nuclear experiments and natural geology, linking these with the emergence of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. His research is at once compelling and disturbing, helping to create a paradigm shift in our understanding of the relationship of pollutants to disease and health.Trade Review'Next to weapons of mass destruction, BSE or Mad Cow Disease was the Blair government's biggest scare. Mark Purdey's inves 5{, required reading.'- John Pilger'If Purdey is right, he deserves a Nobel Prize for medicine. Instead he has been shot at, his phone lines have been cut and his house has been burnt down. The Ministry of Agriculture, which for 50 years has enjoyed a dangerously close relationship with the agrochemical industry, has repeatedly sought to discredit him.' - George Monbiot

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Book SynopsisMutton is a great story with its deep impact on the landscape, history and culture of the UK. Bob Kennard addresses all the issues: what's a wether, mutton as a super-meat, mutton farming round the world, how sheep have shaped the landscape, mutton recipes, braxy ham, salt marsh mutton, butchery tips, lists of mutton breeds, directory of suppliers.

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Book SynopsisThis superb book was initially published in 1998 and has been out of print for several years. This new edition has been updated to show the most recent developments in all areas relating to the heavy horse industry. The Working Horse Manual has been designed to act as bible for heavy horse enthusiasts. Diana Zeuner has collected articles from 24 leading heavy horse experts who, between them, have covered a wide array of topics including: o Choosing your breed o Harnesses and harnessing o Horses in forestry o Multiple hitches o Farriery o Ploughing o Plaiting o Horse-drawn machinery and equipment o Veterinary care o Transport law o Caring for horse-drawn vehicles o Road driving For this new edition the chapters about Training for Horsemen, Working Horses in Forestry and Transport and the Law have been completely updated to reflect recent changes. The rest of the book has also been amended accordingly. This new edition also has an increased section on cross-country driving and an improved 'useful addresses' section. The book is highly illustrated with photographs and diagrams. The Working Horse Manual is the only UK book of this type and is on the recommended reading list of the British Driving Society.

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Book SynopsisWant to expertly look after alpacas? Would you like a step by step guide on raising alpacas? Read through this book and you''ll discover everything you need to know from... Selecting a healthy alpaca, associated costs, housing, husbandry, health and breeding, plus useful frequently asked questions. Each section is covered in detail. You''ll also find a breeder''s directory detailing sites across America, Canada and the UK plus a list of relevant websites. Discover everything from Which way the alpaca home should face (and why) What important things you need to know about worming What fencing is recommended and what to avoid How to recognise and more importantly how to prevent some common health problems And lots lots more...

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Book SynopsisThere has been a lot written about animal welfare in intensive farming systems, but very little about animals reared in extensive agricultural systems. Yet these animals make up a significant proportion of the world’s farm animal population, covering a large portion of the globe. Animals kept in extensive conditions face a unique set of challenges that are vital for anyone with an interest in farm animal welfare to understand. Animal Welfare in Extensive Production Systems presents those challenges in a practical way, backed up with thoroughly referenced research. Topics covered include heat stress, water quality and availability, nutrition, predation, poisonous plants, transport, human-animal interactions, and neonatal mortality. This book is ideal for animal welfare academics, students and researchers. It can also be beneficial to students in animal science, veterinary science and agriculture and to farm industry producers and personnel. The Animal Welfare Series covers current topics in animal welfare, to further research and inform the scientific, policy-making and farming communities.

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Book SynopsisThe welfare of production animals at slaughter is a major veterinary concern with debate on questions such as the degree of stunning required, how sentient animals are of their surroundings, slaughterhouse conditions and how quickly animals lose consciousness after having their throats cut in religious slaughter practices. This research monograph provides a thoroughly scientific evidence-based account of the physiology and behaviour of animals for slaughter, analysis of the different killing methods, legislation and operating procedures, lairage and movement, depopulation and handling. Animal Welfare at Slaughter is mainly aimed at animal welfare officers and policy makers, veterinary and meat inspectors and slaughterhouse auditors. However, this is a reliable resource also for veterinary and animal science students and the informed public. The Animal Welfare Series covers current topics in animal welfare, to further research and inform the scientific, policy-making and farming communities.

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Book Synopsis‘A windswept love letter to Scotland’s heritage sheep and to the Orkney farming community too.’ Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them. It was Jane Cooper’s passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of rare-breed sheep and their wool. Through this, Jane uncovered the ‘Orkney Borerary’ – a unique group within the UK’s rarest breed of sheep, the Boreray, and one of the few surviving examples of primitive sheep in northern Europe. As her knowledge of this rarest of heritage breeds grew, she took the bold step to uproot her quiet suburban life in Newcastle and relocate to Orkney, embarking on a new adventure and life as farmer and shepherd. Jane was astonished to find that she was the sole custodian of this lost flock in the world, and so she began investigating their mysterious and ancient history, tracking down the origins of the Boreray breed and its significance to Scotland’s natural heritage. From Viking times to Highland crofts and nefarious research experiments in Edinburgh, this is a so-far untold real-life detective story. It is also the story of one woman’s relentless determination to ensure a future for her beloved sheep, and in doing so revealing their deep connection to the Scottish landscape. An unforgettable story of a heritage breed and the importance of its existence. ‘Rare-breed sheep, Scotland’s most dramatic landscapes and a woman on a mission. All the perfect ingredients for an ovine true-life adventure.’ Sally Coulthard, author of A Short History of the World According to SheepTrade Review‘A windswept love letter to Scotland’s heritage sheep and to the Orkney farming community too. Jane Cooper gives a hands-on account of her quest to save a ‘lost flock’ of primitive sheep – of historic notability.’ Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment‘Rare-breed sheep, Scotland’s most dramatic landscapes and a woman on a mission. All the perfect ingredients for an ovine true-life adventure.’ Sally Coulthard, author of A Short History of the World According to Sheep‘A delightful tale about one woman’s passionate commitment to save a unique breed of sheep. Small, with hairy neck ruffs of black and tan, her chosen wards are not just any sheep; obscure and ignored by the commercial sheep farming community, Jane’s flock in Orkney were in danger of dying out. The story of their enchanting history, promotion and salvation is a tribute to how individual dedication can avert the very worst of outcomes.’ Derek Gow, author of Bringing Back the Beaver‘Starting with the history of the Boreray, one of our rarest sheep breeds, The Lost Flock tells the fascinating and rather romantic story of the so-called Lost Flock, a group within the breed that got left behind when the rest were added to the official register. An extremely useful and very well-written addition to the library of books on our native livestock breeds.’ Christopher Price, CEO of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust‘Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Jane Cooper is deeply committed to her flock of Borerays. Cooper proves to be the ultimate ovine detective, solving the three-thousand-year mystery of the Lost Flock while simultaneously securing the future of smallhold farming in Orkney. She is a treasure to the industry and a hero to the breed.’ Linda Cortright, founder of Wild Fibers magazine and author of Twisted Tales‘Jane Cooper combines intelligence, heart and passion to create a life of integrity not only for herself but for one of the rarest breeds of sheep on the planet – and, ultimately, to build a community that promotes the well-being of all its members, two-foot and four-foot, and of the earth. Her trials and triumphs offer a stellar example for others to follow in their own ways. Bravo!’ Deborah Robson, coauthor of The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook ‘I fell in love with this craft, these sheep, their islands, this determined woman and her story: how a knitter and spinner of wool became a shepherd and changed the fortunes of a rare and ancient breed of sheep; how, if you are bold and passionate enough to pursue, pull and ‘roo’ the threads of a craft, it will take you to the wildest heart of things.’ Nicola Chester, author of On Gallows Down‘The Lost Flock is a hugely readable ode to obsession and how one woman’s knitting project led her to fall in love with the rarest of rare breeds and follow her passion to the ends of the earth. Part history lesson, part life lesson, Jane Cooper extols the virtues of preindustrial farming and cultivating a deeper connection with food, land and biosphere. The lost flock shows the power of one committed individual to enact positive change and save part of our shared natural heritage from extinction.’ Ross Barnett, author of The Missing Lynx‘There’s so much interesting historical information threaded through Jane Cooper’s book about her adventures to preserve the Lost Flock of Boreray.’ Suzanna Crampton, author of Bodacious: The Shepherd Cat

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Book Synopsis"The traditional neighborly work of killing a hog and preparing it as food for humans is either a fine art or a shameful mess. It requires knowledge, experience, skill, good sense, and sympathy," writes Wendell Berry in the essay portion of this book. In November 1979 as in years before, neighborly families gathered to do one of the ceremonious jobs of farm life: hog killing. Tanya Berry had been given a camera by New Farm magazine to photograph Kentucky farmers at work, and for two days at the farm of Owen and Loyce Flood in Henry County, she captured this culmination of a year's labor raising livestock. Here, in the resulting photographs, published for the first time, the American agrarian tradition is shown at its most harmonious, with strong men and women toiling with shared purpose towards a common wealth.Tanya Berry reveals intimate, expressive moments: the teams of young men hoisting animals by physical strength onto a gambrel and wagon for butchering, women grinding meat and mixing sausage and readying hams for preservation, and the solidarity of human beings coming together in reverence for the food they would eat, the lives and bodies which would be taken, and those which would be strengthened.

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Book SynopsisIn the ongoing effort to combat global climate catastrophe, animal agriculture has long been a subject of contention. On the one hand, most agree that across the world increasing meat and dairy consumption are accelerating anthropogenic climate change. On the other hand, proponents of the livestock industry argue that modern advancements reduce greenhouse gas emissions from efficient livestock production to negligible quantities. Some even maintain that grass-based livestock production has a net positive impact on the environment, due to the carbon sequestration caused by grazing. Whom are we to believe? This book shows us that the answer is not so clear-cut. Beginning with the implications of the UN’s Livestock’s Long Shadow report, it breaks down the blind spots and highlights the insights of the most prominent pro-meat arguments, as well as of the push for a global switch to vegetarianism. While advances in efficiency might reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of meat or milk produced, attendant decreases in cost can enable overconsumption and thus produce more waste. And while carbon sequestration is beneficial, it is not a reliable cure-all for the industry. Due to the economics of farming, however, eliminating meat consumption may not even reduce emissions at all. The truth about livestock production is much more nuanced but, luckily, also far more holistic. The future of agricultural policy will have to take into consideration factors such as human health and economics, as well as climate. Eschewing ideology for empirical rigor, this book paves an actionable path forward for both consumers and producers, offering unique solutions for each livestock system and simple, everyday adjustments for the average omnivore.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. How we got here, and where we need to go: The bitter fight about meat and climate The UN’s Livestock’s Long Shadow report and its impact in the popular press and in farm country Chapter 2. The consequences for climate of meat consumption The argument for reducing meat consumption to slow climate change. Chapter 3. The Limits of Vegetarianism Critiques of the excesses of the vegetarian argument. In developed nations livestock production contributes relatively little to global warming. It is important to not exaggerate the impact of reduced meat consumption on greenhouse gas emissions. Also, livestock play an important role in sustainable agriculture. Chapter 4. The Benefits of Modern Efficiency The argument that conventional modern techniques of producing meat are highly efficient and thus have a relatively low greenhouse gas footprint (or hoofprint). Chapter 5. The Limits of Efficiency Even with gains in efficiency, meat and especially beef, still has outsized greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, efficient production also translates to low cost, which in turn enables overconsumption and waste. Chapter 6. The Miracle of Grass The argument that grass-based livestock production can result in significant carbon sequestration. Chapter 7. The Limits of Grass Grazing does not always result in carbon sequestration, let alone net sequestration of greenhouse gases after accounting for methane emissions from manure and ruminant digestion and nitrous oxide emissions from soils. Sometimes this is due to poor management, but sometimes it is due to soil and climate factors. In many cases we still don’t fully understand what factors result in carbon storage or loss in soils. We need to be more realistic about what grazing can accomplish in terms of climate change mitigation. Chapter 8. Lightening our Carbon Hoofprint We have spent too much time trying to justify a simplistic response to the challenge posed by the greenhouse gas emissions of livestock. The truth is more nuanced. In fact, greenhouse gas emissions in the US are pretty similar for grazed and conventionally raised animals, but there is wide variation within each system depending on details of manure management and feed production. And although on average meat production generates more greenhouse gases than raising vegetable protein sources, due to the economics of farming it is not clear that eliminating meat consumption would actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While this complexity does not support the claim of any of the three viewpoints, it does allow farmers and eaters to reduce their greenhouse gas footprints without completely changing their way of life. Chapter 9. Policy Pathways While climate is a critical challenge for our planet, humans do not and should not make decisions based on climate alone. As we consider what to eat and how to structure agricultural policy we also need to look at other environmental impacts such as water quality and biodiversity, as well as human health, cultural factors, and economics.

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Book SynopsisSex in Cetaceans provides an up-to-date review of multi-faceted aspects related to mating and reproduction in toothed and baleen whales. This open access book begins with discussions of sexual selection and anatomical traits related to mating and diversity between the sexes. The functions of non-conceptive copulations are reviewed as are different research techniques applied to explore sex in cetaceans. Authors and editors build knowledge of female and male social, mating, and parental strategies and tactics for several specific toothed dolphin/porpoise/whale species and baleen whale species. It concludes with a discussion of potential conservation efforts and ways to help especially beleaguered species and populations the world over. The volume is intended as a major primer of cetacean sex for undergraduate and graduate students, new and established researchers in the field, and the public wishing to learn more.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Sex and Behavior.- Chapter 2. Genetic Tools to Investigate the Consequences of Sex.- Chapter 3. Skulls, Teeth, and Sex.- Chapter 4. Cetacean Evolution: Copulatory and Birthing Consequences of Pelvic and Hindlimb Reduction.- Chapter 5. Sexual Anatomy of Female Cetaceans: Art and Science Contribute Insights into Functionality.- Chapter 6. Interspecific Comparison of Reproductive Strategies.- Chapter 7. Non-Conceptive Sexual Behavior in Cetaceans: Comparison of Form and Function.- Chapter 8. Play, Sexual Display, or Just Boredom Relief?.- Chapter 9. Sexual Behaviors of Odontocetes in Managed Care.- Chapter 10. Infanticide and Sexual Conflict in Cetaceans.- Chapter 11. Drone Perspectives on Cetacean Mating and Sex.- Chapter 12. Inter- and Intrapopulation Variation in Bottlenose Dolphin Mating Strategies.- Chapter 13. Sex and Sexual Strategies in Deep-Diving Risso's Dolphins.- Chapter 14. Sociosexual Behavior of Nocturnally Foraging Dusky and Spinner Dolphins.- Chapter 15. Life History Parameters, Sociobiology, and Reproductive Strategies of Pilot Whales.- Chapter 16. Sex in Killer Whales: Behavior, Exogamy and the Evolution of Sexual Strategies in the Ocean’s Apex Predator.- Chapter 17. Beaked Whale Sexual Dimorphism, Mating Strategies, and Diversification.- Chapter 18. Sexual Behavior and Anatomy in Porpoises.- Chapter 19. Sperm Whale Reproductive Strategies: Current Knowledge and Future Directions.- Chapter 20. Reproductive Tactics in Baleen Whales.- Chapter 21. Gray Whale Sex, Reproductive Behavior, and Social Strategies.- Chapter 22. Bowhead Whale Reproductive Strategies.- Chapter 23. Right Whale Sexual Strategies and Behavior.- Chapter 24. Cetacean Sociality, Reproduction, and Conservation.

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Book SynopsisThis book puts emphasis on the isolation, taxonomy, diagnosis (phenotypic, serology and molecular biology), epizootiology, pathogenicity mechanisms, and methods of disease control (by vaccination, immunostimulation, probiotics, prebiotics, plant products, and antimicrobial compounds. Co-infections, which are attributed to more than one microbial species have been discussed. Shortcomings in knowledge have been highlighted. This sixth edition is the successor to the original version, first published in 1987, and which fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive text on the biological aspects of the bacterial taxa which cause disease in finfish. The book is primarily targeted at researcher workers, including postgraduate students, and diagnosticians. It is anticipated that the readership will include veterinary microbiologists, public health scientists and microbial ecologists. Trade Review“The purpose is to provide up-to-date information on emerging technology available for pathogen identification in farm-raised fish. … This book clearly meets their objectives in defining and describing the bacterial pathogens of fish. The audience is aquatic microbiologists. Any investigator could learn and immediately use the techniques described in this book. … This book presents updates on the exploding technology available for pathogen identification.” (Dennis D. French, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2017)Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Gram-positive bacteria (anaerobes and lactic acid bacteria’).- 3. Aerobic Gram-positive rods and cocci.- 4. Aeromonadaceae representatives (motile aeromonads).- 5. Aeromonadaceae representative (Aeromonas salmonicida).- 6. Enterobacteriaceae representatives.- 7. Flavobacteria and cytophagas.- 8.Francisellaceae representatives.- 9. Pseudomonads.- 10.- Vibrios.- 11. Miscellaneous pathogens.- 12. Isolation/detection.- 13.- Diagnosis.- 14. Control.- 15. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisIntensive animal husbandry and the way in which food is produced have increasingly become the focus of social attention in recent years in view of ecological, climatic and animal-ethical contexts. In inverse proportion to the decline in the number of farms and employees on farms in rural areas, the profession of farmer has become a media-present and culturally charged projection surface. Barbara Wittmann's study focuses on the farmers themselves and analyzes and contextualizes their positions on society, economic, ecological and animal-ethical problem complexes. It shows that our image of conventional production has to be thought of in a much more complex and less normative way.

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Book SynopsisThis booklet, together with the following two,-which are well under way and will succeed it at intervals of, we hope, no more than six months, sets the stage for a new editorial enterprise in the field of brain science. The accent is on the functional aspects of brains rather than on their develop­ ment, hence the title of the series. The central question being how neural activity is related to behavior, there will be, naturally, a wide scatter of sub­ jects, and Heiligenberg's monograph on electric fish may be considered typ­ ical of the expected standard deviation from the mean. Deviations in other directions may go as far as the sensory neuron, or brain theory, or aphasia, or farther. The next contributions planned for the series are: Precht, Neuronal Operations in the Vestibular System, and Movshon, Genes and Environment in the Development of the Visual Cortex. Our aim is to ap­ proach the central area by means of something like an evolving handbook of brain science. The individual monographs should describe promising and successful approaches, even in areas where the last word is far from being said. Besides originaI monographs and compounds of the author's own published papers, reviews are also we1come if they are more than the sum of the parts. The publisher promises speedy publication, and the editors will see that the manuscripts will be readable as well as interesting. Tübingen, Summer 1977 V.Table of ContentsA. Introduction.- B. General Physiological and Anatomical Background.- I.The Electric Organ.- II.Electroreceptors.- III. Taxonomy of Electrolocating Fish.- IV. The Spectral Composition of Electric Organ Discharges.- V.The Neuroanatomy of Electric Fish.- 1. Brain Structures in the Mormyriformes.- 2. Brain Structures in the Gymnotoidei.- 3. A Comparison of Gymnotoid and Mormyriform Brain Structures.- C. The Mechanism of Electrolocation.- I. Spatial Aspects of Electrolocation.- II. Response Characteristics and Central Projections of Tuberous Electroreceptors.- 1. Pulse Species.- a) Mormyrids.- b) Gymnotpids.- 2. Wave Species.- a) Gymnarchus.- b) Gymnotoids.- III.Central Processing of Electric Images.- IV. Behavioral Measures of Electrolocation Performance.- V. Electrolocation Performance in the Presence of Electric Noise and Mechanisms of Jamming Avoidance.- VI. Neuronal Mechanisms Linked to Jamming Avoidance and Electrolocation Under Jamming Conditions. Hypotheses and Results.- 1. Pulse Species.- a) Mormyrids.- b) Gymnotoid Pulse Species.- 2. Wave Species.- a) Gymnarchus.- b) Gymnotoid Wave Species.- VII. Speculations on the Evolution of Pulse- and Wave-Type Electric Fish.- References.

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Book Synopsis1. Kapitel: Grundlagen.- 1 Einordnung der Betriebswirtschaftstheorie in das System der Wissenschaften.- 2 Begriff und Hauptfunktionsbereiche des Betriebes.- 3 Der betriebliche Entscheidungsprozeß.- 4 Begriff, Bestandteile und Typen von Modellen der Betriebswirtschaftstheorie.- 2. Kapitel: Produktionstheorie.- 5 Ökonomische Güter.- 6 Ausgangsbedingungen und Strukturelemente von Produktionsmodellen.- 7 Besondere Eigenschaften von Produktionsfunktionen und ihre ökonomische Bedeutung.- 8 Limitationale Produktionsmodelle.- 9 Substitutionale Produktionsmodelle.- 10 Produktionsmodelle mit mittelbaren Faktor-Produkt-Beziehungen.- 11 Produktionsmodelle für mehrere Produktarten und Produktionsstufen.- 3. Kapitel: Kostentheorie.- 12 Grundlegende Begriffe.- 13 Kurzfristige Kostenmodelle bei unmittelbaren Faktor-Produkt-Beziehungen.- 14 Kurzfristige Kostenmodelle bei mittelbaren Faktor-Produkt-Beziehungen.- 15 Langfristige Kostenmodelle.- 16 Kostenmodelle bei Variation der Losgröße und der Sortenfolge.Table of Contents1. Kapitel: Grundlagen.- § 1 Einordnung der Betriebswirtschaftstheorie in das System der Wissenschaften.- A. Gegenstand der Betriebswirtschaftslehre.- 1. Die Betriebswirtschaftslehre als Teil der Sozialwissenschaft.- 2. Die Beziehungen zwischen Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Volkswirtschaftslehre.- B. Zusammenhänge zwischen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre und ihren Nachbardisziplinen.- 1. Rechtswissenschaft.- 2. Psychologie.- 3. Soziologie.- 4. Ingenieur- und Arbeitswissenschaft.- 5. Informatile.- 6. Unternehmensforschung.- C. Inhalt und Abgrenzung der Betriebswirtschaftstheorie.- D. Einige Daten aus der Geschichte der Betriebswirtschaftslehre als akademischer Disziplin.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 2 Begriff und Hauptfunktionsbereiche des Betriebes.- A. Die Begriffe Betrieb und Unternehmung.- B. Hauptfunktionen der Unternehmung.- C. Die funktionelle und institutionelle Gliederung der Betriebswirtschaftslehre.- 1. Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre (Funktionslehren).- 2. Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehren.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 3 Der betriebliche Entscheidungsprozeß.- A. Entscheidungsprämissen.- B. Ziel- und Mittelentscheidungen.- C. Ökonomisches Prinzip und Dominanzprinzip.- D. Entscheidung als unternehmerische Führungsaufgabe.- E. Erwartungsstrukturen und Entscheidungsbaum.- 1. Erwartungsstrukturen.- 2. Der Entscheidungsbaum.- 3. Bewertung der Konsequenzen.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 4 Begriff, Bestandteile und Typen von Modellen der Betriebswirtschaftstheorie.- A. Zur Begriffsbildung.- B. Strukturen, Systeme, Modelle, Theorien.- 1. Definitionen.- 2. Konstruktion von Modellen.- 3. Aufgaben von Modellen.- 4. Falsifizierbarkeit und Verifizierbarkeit von Theorien.- C. Modellbestandteile.- 1. Zielsystem.- 2. Restriktionen.- 3. Variablen.- a) Meßgenauigkeit.- b) Inhaltliche Klassifikation der Variablen.- 4. Gleichungen und Ungleichungen.- a) Technologische Relationen.- b) Verhaltensrelationen.- c) Definitorische Gleichungen.- d) Identitäten (Identische Gleichungen).- 5. Funktionen und Relationen.- a) Definitionen.- b) Konvexe und nicht-konvexe Mengen und Funktionen.- c) Lineare und nicht-lineare Funktionen und Modelle.- D. Modelltypen.- 1. Entscheidungs- und Erklärungsmodelle.- 2. Statische und dynamische Modelle.- 3. Deterministische und stochastische Modelle.- 4. Analytische und Simulationsmodelle.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- 2. Kapitel: Produktionstheorie.- § 5 Ökonomische Güter.- A. Kennzeichnung und Klassifikation von Gütern.- 1. Begriff.- 2. Klassifikationsmerkmale.- a) Technologischer und funktioneller Aspekt.- b) Materielle Form.- c) Verwendungsdauer.- d) Stellung im Produktionsablauf.- B. Produktionsfaktoren.- 1. Dispositiver Faktor.- 2. Elementarfaktoren.- a) Verbrauchsfaktoren.- b) Potentialfaktoren.- 3. Zusatzfaktoren.- 4. Zusammenfassendes Klassifikationsschema für Produktionsfaktoren.- Produkte.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 6 Ausgangsbedingungen und Strukturelemente von Produktionsmodellen.- A. Produktionsvorgange als Abbildungsobjekte für Produktionsmodelle.- B. Statische Produktionsfunktionen und Produktionsmodelle.- C. Teilbarkeit von Faktoren und Produkten.- D. Variierbarkeit der Faktoreinsatzmengen in Abhangigkeit von der Planungsperiode.- E. Technische Minimierungsbedingung.- F. Kombination von Produktionsfaktoren.- 1. Limitationalität.- a) Lineare Limitationalität.- b) Nichtlineare Limitationalität.- 2. Substitutionalität.- a) Totale Substitution.- b) Partielle Substitution.- 3. Verbindung von Limitationalität und Substitutionalität in Produktionsmodellen.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 7 Besondere Eigenschaften von Produktionsfunktionen und ihre ökonomische Bedeutung.- A. Partielle Faktorvariation.- 1. Partielle Grenzproduktivität.- 2. Partielles Grenzprodukt.- 3. Totales Grenzprodukt.- 4. Produktionselastizitäten.- B. Niveauvariation unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Homogenität.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- §8 Limitationale Produktionsmodelle.- A. Modelle mit einer konstanten und einer variablen Faktorart.- 1. Kontinuierliche Variation eines Faktors und der Produktmenge.- 2. Diskrete Variation eines Faktors und der Produktmenge.- B. Modelle mit mehreren variablen Faktorarten.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 9 Substitutionale Produktionsmodelle.- A. Substitution zwischen endlich vielen limitationalen Prozessen.- B. Substitution zwischen unendlich vielen limitationalen Prozessen.- C. Das klassische Ertragsgesetz.- D. Die Faktoreinsatzfunktion als Umkehrfunktion der Produktionsfunktion.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 10 Produktionsmodelle mit mittelbaren Faktor-Produkt-Beziehungen.- A. Bestimmungsfaktoren des Produktionsfaktoreinsatzes.- 1. Verbrauchsfaktoren.- 2. Potentialfaktoren.- B. Verbrauchsfunktionen bei mittelbaren Faktor-Produkt-Beziehungen.- C. Produktionsfunktionen bei mittelbaren Produkt-Faktor-Beziehungen.- D. Zeitliche und intensitätsmäßige Anpassung an Beschäftigungsschwankungen.- E. Verbrauchsfunktionen bei schwankenden Nutzungsintensitäten.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 11 Produktionsmodelle für mehrere Produktarten und Produktionsstufen.- A. Problemstellung und Begriffe.- 1. Einführung.- 2. Produktionsprogramm.- 3. Unverbundene Produktion.- 4. Verbundene Produktion.- 5. Stufenproduktion.- B. Bedarfsermittlung für Erzeugniseinsatzstoffe bei Stufenproduktion.- C. Bedarfsermittlung für Erzeugniseinsatzstoffe, Betriebsstoffe und Potentialfaktorzeiten bei Mehrprodukt-Stufenproduktion.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- 3. Kapitel: Kostentheorie.- § 12 Grundlegende Begriffe.- A. Einige Grundbegriffe aus dem Rechnungswesen.- 1. Auszahlung — Einzahlung.- 2. Ausgabe — Einnahme.- 3. Aufwand — Ertrag — Erfolg.- 4. Monetare Bestandsgrößen.- 5. Kosten — Erlöse.- a) Wertmäßiger Kostenbegriff.- b) Pagatorischer Kostenbegriff.- c) Erlöse.- 6. Zusammenhänge zwischen Aufwand und Kosten sowie zwischen Ertrag und Erlösen.- B. Kosteneinflußgrößen.- 1. Aktionsvariablen im Produktionsbereich.- a) Betriebsgröße.- b) Produktionsprogramm.- c) Beschäftigung.- d) Gestaltung des Produktionsablaufs.- e) Faktorqualitäten.- f) Faktorpreise.- 2. Daten.- 3. Begrenzungen des Entscheidungsfeldes.- a) Beschränkungen infolge zeitlicher Teilung des Entscheidungsfeldes.- b) Beschränkungen infolge personeller Teilung des Entscheidungsfeldes.- 4. Aktionsvariablen außerhalb des Produktionsbereichs.- a) Absatzpolitik.- b) Finanzierung.- c) Forschung und Entwicklung.- d) Information.- C. Produktivitat und Wirtschaftlichkeit.- 1. Produktivität.- 2. Wirtschaftlichkeit.- D. Gesamt-, Stück- und Grenzkosten.- 1. Gesamtkosten.- 2. Stückkosten.- 3. Grenzkosten.- E. Kostenisoquanten.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 13 Kurzfristige Kostenmodelle bei unmittelbaren Faktor-Produkt-Beziehungen.- A. Minimalkostenkombination und Gesamtkostenfunktion bei Limitationalität.- B. Minimalkostenkombination und Expansionslinie bei substituierbaren Prozessen.- 1. Kostenmodell mit endlich vielen linear-limitationalen Prozessen.- 2. Kostenmodell mit einem linear-limitationalen und einem nichtlinear-limitationalen Prozeß.- 3. Kostenmodell mit unendlich vielen limitationalen Prozessen (substitutionalen Produktionsfaktoren).- C. Variation der Faktorpreise.- 1. Bei einem limitationalen Prozeß.- 2. Bei endlich vielen limitationalen Prozessen.- 3. Bei Substitutionalität.- D. Ableitung von Kostenfunktionen aus partiellen Ertragsfunktionen für einen linear-limitationalen Prozeß.- 1. Eine kontinuierlich variierbare und eine konstante Faktorart.- 2. Mehrere variable und mehrere konstante Faktorarten.- E. Einfluß von Restriktionen auf den Kostenverlauf.- 1. Arten von Restriktionen.- a) Beschaffungsrestriktionen.- b) Produktionsrestriktionen.- c) Finanzrestriktionen.- d) Absatzrestriktionen.- 2. Kostenmodell bei einem limitationalen Produktionsprozeß bei Beachtung von Restriktionen.- 3. Kostenmodell bei mehreren Produktionsprozessen und bei Beachtung von Restriktionen.- 4. Kostenmodell bei kontinuierlicher Substitutionalität und bei Beachtung von Restriktionen.- F. Aussagegrenze der unmittelbaren Kostenmodelle.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 14 Kurzfristige Kostenmodelle bei mittelbaren Faktor-Produkt-Beziehungen.- A. Kostenmodell eines Aggregats bei intensitätsmäßiger Anpassung.- B. Kostenmodell eines Aggregats bei zeitlicher Anpassung.- C. Kostenmodell bei zeitlicher und intensitätsmäßiger Anpassung.- 1. Allgemeines Grundmodell.- 2. Kostenmodelle bei Arbeitszeitverkürzung.- a) Kostenverlauf bei Arbeitszeitverkürzung ohne Lohnausgleich.- b) Kostenverlauf bei Arbeitszeitverkürzung mit vollem Lohnausgleich.- D. Kostenmodell eines Betriebes bei quantitativer Anpassung.- E. Kostenmodell eines Betriebes mit mehreren Produktionsstationen.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 15 Langfristige Kostenmodelle.- A. Praktische Bedeutung langfristiger Anpassungsprozesse für den Verlauf von Kostenfunktionen.- B. Langfristige Kostenmodelle bei multipler Anpassung.- C. Langfristige Kostenmodelle bei mutativer Anpassung.- 1. Qualitätsänderung der Faktoren durch Verwendung anderer Fertigungsverfahren.- 2. Anderung der Faktorgröße und der Faktorproportion.- 3. Kostenverläufe bei mutativer Anpassung.- a) Degression der variablen Kosten.- b) Degression der fixen Kosten.- c) Berücksichtigung von Änderungen des Preisniveaus und des Preisverhältnisses.- D. Empirische Untersuchungen über den Verlauf langfristiger Kostenfunktionen.- E. Erfahrungskurven.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- § 16 Kostenmodelle bei Variation der Losgröße und der Sortenfolge.- A. Lager- und losgrößenabhängige Kostenarten.- B. Modelle zur Ermittlung der kostenminimalen Losgröße.- 1. Losgrößenermittlung ohne Fehlmengen.- a) Momentanproduktion.- b) Zeitbeanspruchende Produktion.- 2. Losgrößenermittlung mit Fehlmengen.- C. Modell zur Ermittlung der kostenminimalen Sortenfolge.- Literaturempfehlungen.- Aufgaben.- Ausblick auf Erweiterungen der behandelten Produktions- und Kostenmodelle.- Anhang Lösungsanleitungen zu den EDV-orientierten Aufgaben.- Stichwortverzeichnis.

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