Animal husbandry Books
Open Gate Press Animal Sanctuary
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£10.97
Green Park Press Comeback Farms Rejuvenating Soils Pastures and
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£23.39
Little, Brown Book Group The Sheep Stell
Book Synopsis''One woman''s gloriously lyrical account of life and love as a shepherdess'' Mail on Sunday''Janet White''s unfailingly enjoyable book . . . taps into a widespread feeling that we have become cut off from the natural world'' TLS''A book to share or even fight over if necessary'' Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows''An immensely enjoyable and heartfelt book: it makes you want to run for the hills'' The LadyWith an introduction by Colin ThubronAs a child in wartime England, Janet White decided that she wanted to live somewhere wild and supremely beautiful, to inhabit and work the landscape. She imagined searching the whole world for a place, high and remote as a sheep stell, quiet as a monastery, challenging and virginal, untouched and unknown. Turning her back on convention, Janet''s desire to carve out her own pastoral Eden has taken her from the Cheviot Hills to SuTrade ReviewOne woman's gloriously lyrical account of life and love as a shepherdess * Mail on Sunday *Janet White's unfailingly enjoyable book . . . taps into a widespread feeling that we have become cut off from the natural world . . . both an evocative picture of a life adapted to seasonal rhythms and an arresting account of the casual sexism White experienced -- Rebecca Foster * Times Literary Supplement *Lovers of the countryside will enjoy this moving, quietly written account of a young woman's adventures as she made her way in the farming world . . . An immensely enjoyable and heartfelt book: it makes you want to run for the hills -- Rebecca Wallersteiner * The Lady *A fascinating read that will move and inspire with every turn of the page * Countryside *Intense insight -- Helen Brown * Daily Mail *A hymn to country solitude, lyrical, unpretentious and deeply felt * Colin Thubron *This is a strange and lovely book, and quiet as it is, it makes you gasp at the profoundly lived quality of the life it so modestly describes * Jenny Diski *A book to share or even fight over if necessary * Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows *An extraordinary memoir . . . The Sheep Stell is pure joy, one of the most moving books I've read in a long time * Philip Marsden, author of Rising Ground *Utterly enchanting; a fascinating story, beautifully written * Penny Junor, author of The Duchess: The Untold Story *Janet White's book should be compulsory reading * John Barrington, author of Red Sky at Night *Janet writes delightfully of her unique life story and ultimately tranquil life on her West Country farm. But that idyllic lifestyle belies the steely determination that led her to the other side of the world and unforeseen drama, as she pursued her dream of shepherding * David Kennard, author of A Shepherd's Watch *A beautifully written memoir of a quietly courageous life. My admiration for its author grew on every page: her strength of purpose, her resolve, and her clear, straightforward love of solitude, space and freedom that carried her - and carried me - around the world and back * Nick Hunt, author of Where the Wild Winds Are *
£16.14
Workman Publishing Renovating Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings
Book SynopsisPreserve history and save money by renovating, rather than replacing, old barns, sheds, and outbuildings. This practical guide shows you how to accurately evaluate a barn’s condition and execute whatever necessary repairs are needed. Offering clear step-by-step instructions for squaring up and strengthening the structure, restoring or replacing the roofing and siding, installing new windows and doors, and even adding electricity and plumbing, Nick Engler will inspire you to give your outbuildings a fabulous and functional new life.
£19.00
Workman Publishing Cherry Hill's Horse Care for Kids: Grooming,
Book SynopsisCovering the essentials of equine care in a language appropriate for teen and preteen horse lovers, this guide provides everything young equestrians need to know to safely and enjoyably keep their horse healthy and happy. Veteran trainer Cherry Hill starts by making sure that the right animal is matched with the right rider, then progresses through feeding, grooming, behavior, safety, and health care. Encouraging their passion, Hill provides a roadmap for young horse enthusiasts to responsibly care for their cherished companion.
£13.29
Workman Publishing Keeping Livestock Healthy: A Veterinary Guide to
Book SynopsisOffering expert advice on nutrition, proper housing, and routine maintenance, Keeping Livestock Healthy covers all the everyday medical care your horses, cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep are likely to require. From vaccines and artificial insemination to detecting and treating Lyme disease, Potomac fever, and bluetongue, you’ll find everything you need to know to keep your animals healthy and thriving. Stressing preventative methods wherever possible, N. Bruce Haynes helps you reduce veterinary costs, increase your self-sufficiency, and boost the productivity of your livestock operation.
£16.14
Workman Publishing The Horse Doctor Is In: A Kentucky Veterinarian's
Book SynopsisThis practical guide to equine health care is filled with sound advice that is presented in a warm and approachable tone. Experienced veterinarian Brent Kelley offers proven methods for dealing with a variety of medical situations every horse owner is likely to encounter, from pregnancy and foaling to fractures and infections. With examples drawn from real-life stories, Kelley helps you confidently and effectively manage common ailments and provide the necessary care to keep your horse healthy and happy.
£16.14
Workman Publishing How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops,
Book SynopsisWith dozens of adaptable plans for sheds, coops, hutches, multipurpose barns, windbreaks, and shade structures, this guide covers everything you need to know to build safe and sturdy housing for your animals. Stressing the importance of evaluating your goals, planning ahead, and budgeting accordingly, Carol Ekarius helps you determine the best structure for your particular situation and offers expert advice on tools and construction techniques. Build a functional and comfortable house for your animals that they’ll be proud to call home.
£19.00
Workman Publishing Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage: Designing and
Book SynopsisKeeping your own horses requires dedication, hard work, and a sincere interest in the well-being of your animals. This practical guide shows you how to design efficient facilities and establish effective maintenance routines so that your horses can stay happy, healthy, and safe on even the smallest plots of land. Offering expert advice on barn designs, fencing options, and pasture management, Cherry Hill stresses the importance of understanding horse behavior and environmentally responsible land stewardship as integral aspects of a pleasurable and rewarding horsekeeping experience.
£20.90
Workman Publishing Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle
Book SynopsisRaising a cow for milk or beef can be a satisfying, rewarding, and even entertaining enterprise. Veteran rancher Heather Smith Thomas helps you develop your cattle-farming vision, providing expert advice on choosing the appropriate animal for your needs and budget. With detailed profiles of breed attributes and in-depth coverage of issues like conformation, disposition, and milk or meat yield, this guide will give even the newest farmer the knowledge and confidence to start a successful cattle-raising operation.
£13.94
Workman Publishing Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds:
Book SynopsisMore than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of this definitive primer for intrepid poultry farmers and feather fanciers alike. From the Manx Rumpy to the Redcap and the Ancona duck to his Aylesbury cousin, each breed is profiled with a brief history, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography. Comprehensive and fun, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds celebrates the personalities and charming good looks of North America’s quirkiest barnyard birds and waterfowl.
£17.09
Atlantic Publishing Co Complete Guide to Grass-Fed Cattle: How to Raise Your Cattle on Natural Grass for Fun & Profit
£22.09
Workman Publishing Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats,
Book SynopsisFrom the large-tailed Karakul sheep to the floppy-eared Gloucestershire Old Spot pig, North America is home to an extraordinary array of livestock. Comprehensive, colorful, and captivating, Storey’s Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs features full-color profiles of 163 livestock breeds. Whether you’re looking for a gentle domestic backyard animal or are hoping to introduce a rare heritage breed on your farm, you’re sure to find an animal that’s perfect for your needs.
£19.00
Workman Publishing Horse Hoof Care
Book SynopsisHelp your horse put his best foot forward! Stressing the critical importance of hoof care to your horse’s overall health, this guide covers all aspects of proper hoof maintenance — from dealing with lost shoes, cracks, and thrush to promoting healthy hooves through a balanced diet. With in-depth discussions of hoof anatomy, the role of the farrier, and the importance of daily routines, Horse Hoof Care provides everything you need to know to give your horse a solid foundation of healthy, strong hooves.
£16.14
Workman Publishing The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated
Book SynopsisFrom addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and entertaining. Covering tail types, breeding, molting, communication, and much more, Gail Damerow provides answers to all of your chicken questions and quandaries. Even seasoned chicken farmers are sure to discover new information about the multifaceted world of these fascinating birds.
£14.24
Workman Publishing Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats, 2nd
Book SynopsisDiscover how raising your own meat goats can be a fun and profitable endeavor. Offering plenty of tips for creating an economically viable operation and identifying niche markets for your products, Storey’s Guide to Raising Meat Goats shows you how to care for a thriving and productive herd full of healthy and happy animals.
£14.24
Workman Publishing Attracting Native Pollinators: The Xerces Society
Book SynopsisWith the recent decline of the European honey bee, it is more important than ever to encourage the activity of other native pollinators to keep your flowers beautiful and your grains and produce plentiful. In Attracting Native Pollinators, you’ll find ideas for building nesting structures and creating a welcoming habitat for an array of diverse pollinators that includes not only bees, but butterflies, moths, and more. Take action and protect North America’s food supply for the future, while at the same time enjoying a happily bustling landscape.
£22.50
Workman Publishing What Every Horse Should Know: A Training Guide to
Book SynopsisTrain your horse to embrace a life around humans. Focusing on developing the skills vital for every domesticated horse, this guide stresses the importance of creating an atmosphere where both trainer and horse can overcome fear and cultivate mutual respect. With a series of tests to gauge your horse’s knowledge and training exercises to enrich and strengthen your horse’s comfort around people, you can increase attentiveness, boost confidence, and help your horse reach his full potential.
£16.14
Workman Publishing 40 Fundamentals of English Riding: Essential
Book SynopsisLearn correct seat, leg, and hand positions; the three basic gaits of walk, trot, and canter; how to perform halt and half-halt; how to direct a horse’s movement correctly and energetically; and much more. Each fundamental is defined and explained, with plenty of tips on proper technique and an emphasis on how to avoid common errors.
£28.50
Workman Publishing The Backyard Sheep: An Introductory Guide to
Book SynopsisRaise a flock of sheep in your backyard. Even with a limited amount of space, you can enjoy homegrown fleece and fresh milk, as well as the endearing company of these family-friendly animals. Sue Weaver provides all the instructions you need for selecting a breed; housing and feeding; harvesting fleece; and milking. With simple recipes for making cheese and yogurt, and tips on processing fleece for wool, you’ll enjoy the varied and numerous rewards of keeping sheep.
£13.29
Workman Publishing The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm
Book SynopsisEnjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey from your own chickens, pigs, and bees, or a holiday meal with your own heritage-breed turkey as the main attraction. Gail Damerow covers everything you need to successfully raise your own farm animals, from selecting the right breeds to producing delicious fresh milk, cheese, honey, eggs, and meat. Even with just a small plot of land, you can become more self-sufficient, save money, and enjoy healthy, delicious animal products. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.
£17.09
Workman Publishing Reinventing the Chicken Coop: 14 Original Designs
Book SynopsisBuild a stylishly modern home for your poultry. Backyard chickens meet contemporary design in this inventive compilation from authors Matthew Wolpe and Kevin McElroy. Reinventing the Chicken Coop presents 14 complete building plans for chicken houses that range from the purely functional to outrageously fabulous, with designs that include water-capturing roofs, built-in composting systems, and modernist architectural details.
£14.24
Workman Publishing The Backyard Cow: An Introductory Guide to
Book SynopsisYou don’t need acres of land to keep a cow healthy, happy, and productive. You can raise one right in your own backyard, producing more than enough milk for a single family — up to six gallons per day! The Backyard Cow covers everything you need to know, from selecting the right breed to understanding your cow’s behavior. With helpful advice on daily maintenance, milking, and bovine health care, you’ll soon be enjoying the pleasures of fresh milk, yogurt, cheese, and much more.
£15.19
Workman Publishing The New Rules of the Roost: Organic Care and
Book Synopsis“The Litts offer the best organic methods for keeping backyard chickens safe and healthy.” —Gail Damerow, author of The Guide to Raising ChickensThe New Rules of the Roost goes beyond the basics and addresses the real problems that crop up over time with backyard chickens. This hardworking guide covers a wide range of topics including organic health remedies and disease prevention, pest management, organic nutrition, the best breeds for specific needs, and the simplest options for daily maintenance and feeding. You'll also learn tips and tricks for introducing new birds into your flock, managing aggressive behavior, caring for mature chickens, and much more.
£16.14
Workman Publishing The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver: Your Questions
Book SynopsisWhile rabbits are well-known for being cute and fuzzy creatures, they can also be very difficult to care for. Whether you’re an experienced rabbit farmer or building your first hutch for a pet bunny, The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver has answers to all of your most pressing questions. In a handy question-and-answer format Karen Patry expertly addresses every aspect of rabbit care, including housing, feeding, breeding, kindling, health, and behavior. This informative, easy-to-use guide has reliable, humane solutions that will keep your animals healthy and happy.
£16.14
Workman Publishing Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork:
Book SynopsisSlaughter and butcher your own animals safely and humanely with this award-winning guide. Providing detailed photography of every step of the process, Adam Danforth shows you everything you need to know to butcher poultry, rabbit, lamb, goat, and pork. Learn how to create the proper slaughtering conditions, break the meat down, and produce flavorful cuts of meat. Stressing proper food safety at all times, Danforth provides expert advice on necessary tools and helpful tips on freezing and packaging. Enjoy the delicious satisfaction that comes with butchering your own meat.
£20.99
Workman Publishing Showing Poultry: A Complete Guide to Exhibiting
Book SynopsisExpert Glenn Drowns offers all the information and guidance you need to successfully exhibit your poultry at fairs and expositions. Learn how to select the best breeds and birds for exhibition and how to raise them with the proper diet, health care, and handling so that they are at their best by showtime. Drowns includes a useful countdown to help you plan tasks, from pest prevention to cage training, as well as dozens of tips on what judges are looking for.
£9.19
Workman Publishing Poultry Breeds: Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys:
Book SynopsisPoultry Breeds is a fresh field guide of feathered friends with stunning photos highlighting the beauty and unique attributes of 104 chicken, duck, goose, and turkey breeds. Each profile outlines the bird’s history, physical characteristics, and common uses, with specially noted fun facts sprinkled throughout. This pocket-size, browsable guide is easy to use, and author Carol Ekarius knows her birds: she has been writing about livestock for nearly 20 years and has raised her own for decades.
£11.90
Workman Publishing The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators: Learn about
Book SynopsisLearn to identify threatening species through tracks, scat, and the damage they leave behind. Fascinating profiles of more than 50 predatory mammals, birds, and reptiles teach farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, and backyard-animal raisers how to prevent their livestock, poultry, and pets from becoming prey. By understanding how predators think and behave, where and how they live, and how they attack and kill prey, you’ll be able to interpret the potential threats surrounding your home. Whether you have a vested interest in protecting your pets and livestock or are simply spellbound by wild predators, this is the book for you!
£19.00
Workman Publishing Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 5th Edition:
Book SynopsisThe fifth edition of this best-selling handbook features the same detailed approach that has made it the trusted source for raising healthy, productive rabbits — plus a total redesign with color photos and graphics. Whether you’re interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur, or as pets, this comprehensive guide offers expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, humane handling, and more. In addition, author Bob Bennett includes the most up-to-date information on preventive health care, treating diseases, marketing, and showing.
£18.04
Workman Publishing Storey's Guide to Training Horses, 3rd Edition:
Book SynopsisStorey’s Guide to Training Horses is a one-stop reference for every aspect of horse training, including a complete program for turning a shy and gangly foal into a calm, confident, well-balanced equine partner. Now with full-color photography, the third edition includes step-by-step guidance on all the essential training procedures for both English- and Western-style riding, including haltering and leading, saddling and mounting, and addresses the finer points of gaits, lightness, and collection. Best-selling author Heather Smith Thomas draws on her decades of equestrian experience to anticipate every situation that might arise and provide answers to managing all the potential challenges of training different types of horses.
£19.00
Workman Publishing An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Backyard
Book SynopsisWith delightful photographs, Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. Following their progress from day to day and week to week, you'll learn everything you need to know to be successful in raising and keeping a happy, healthy flock. Topics covered include understanding chicken behavior; housing and feeding requirements; hygiene and basic health care. Both entertaining and educational, this highly accessible book provides just the right amount of information to get started and enjoy the pleasures of keeping backyard chickens.
£11.99
Workman Publishing An Absolute Beginners Guide to Raising Backyard
Book SynopsisFrom an expert in homesteading, this accessible guide shows you how to nurture happy, healthy turkeys right in your own yard. Written by a backyard homesteader with a small flock of heritage turkeys, AnAbsolute Beginner''s Guide to Raising Backyard Turkeys focuses on eggs, meat, and personal enjoyment. Poultry expert Stacy Benjamin will show you how to: -Raise your own poults -Understand turkey behavior and breeding habits -Provide proper shelter and nutrition Includes full-color photographs.
£16.14
Storey Publishing An Absolute Beginners Guide to Keeping a Pet Rabbit
£15.19
Eland Publishing Ltd Warrior Herdsmen: Life with the Dodoth of
Book SynopsisThis is the personal journal of a young American woman, living for six months amongst the Dodoth cattle-herdsmen in Northern Uganda. It is also an adventure story, for during this period the Dodoth were caught up in an escalating cycle of violence with their age-old rivals, the Turkana tribe. The animating tension of this feud was the tradition of cattle raiding, but it escalated to unprecedented levels of violence when the new nation states of Uganda and Kenya were drawn in to police these ancient clan frontiers. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas s total immersion in the life of this tribe in 1961 takes us with her, as with clarity and a lyrical eye for detail she brings their whole culture alive. For though she was not an academic herself, she had spent much time in the field with her mother, who was the world s leading authority on the Bushman of the Kalahari. So it was natural for Elizabeth Marshall Thomas to take her own young children on this adventure, where she proves herself such a brave, humane and unshockable witness to the life of the warrior herdsmen.
£11.69
Whittles Publishing The Biology and Management of Animal Welfare
Book SynopsisThis book provides a concise and up to date review of current knowledge on the biological processes affecting animal welfare, and the implications emerging from our improved understanding of those biological principles in terms of options available to assess and manage the welfare status of individuals and populations. Biological principles are embedded within wider consideration of the ethical basis for our concern about animals and their welfare, in recognition of the fact that concern and responsibility for welfare is strongly affected by cultural and ethical norms. The Biology and Management of Animal Welfare covers several topics not addressed in other texts. Thus it pays attention to the difference between animal welfare and animal rights and distinguishes between welfare and evolutionary fitness (which often causes confusion). The thorny problem of necessary versus unnecessary suffering is considered; most legislation provides for the prevention of unnecessary suffering but never defines it. In addition a box feature explores how human psychological development can affect attitudes to animals and how psychological dysfunctions (in terms of attitudes to other humans) can often be detected in advance from attitudes to animals. The book also includes consideration of alternatives to animal experimentation with a chapter devoted to the 3 Rs (Refine, Reduce, Replace). Written by authors who work in the field and all regularly contribute to postgraduate courses in animal welfare, in veterinary faculties and elsewhere, the text is deliberately kept short and concise to emphasise the essential principles, but is comprehensively referenced throughout in order to guide the reader in their own wider background reading around the framework provided by this overview. The book includes a number of dedicated box features that offer more detailed illustration or worked examples for some of the topics addressed in the text, or to focus attention on additional special topics.Trade Review`I found the book thought-provoking with excellent examples of why we need to look at animal welfare from the point of view of the animals’. Alan Wright, Lancashire Wildlife TrustTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Word in Advance; Ethics and Changing attitudes towards animals and their welfare; The Biology of welfare; Individual variation in self-assessment and in coping strategies; Welfare at the Group Level; Welfare status vs welfare issue: the importance of ethical considerations; Should responsibility for animal welfare vary with context?; Assessment of Welfare Status at individual or group level; Alternatives to animal experimentation: Refine, reduce and replace? Concluding Remarks; References; Glossary of terms
£21.38
Fox Chapel Publishers International The Working Horse Manual
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.
£19.96
Springer International Publishing AG Bacterial Fish Pathogens: Disease of Farmed and
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.
£187.49
University of Washington Press Hatched
Book Synopsis2022 Independent Publisher Book Award for Animals/Pets (Gold)Chickens are a lot more mainstream than veganism and a little bit like kombucha: super weird twenty years ago, now somewhat popular and made even more so by logos, brands, and hashtags. So begins Gina Warren's deep dive into the backyard chicken movement. Digging into its history and food politics, she provides a highly personal account of the movement's social and cultural motivations, the regulations it faces, and the ways that chicken owners build community. Weaving together interviews with urban agriculture advocates, entrepreneurs such as a $225 per hour chicken consultant, animal rights campaigners, and a fabulous cross-section of chicken enthusiasts, Warren sheds light on Americans' complex relationship with animalsas guardians, companions, and eatersand what it means to be a conscious eater. As Warren chronicles her own misadventures raising chickens, her pursuit of what's best for her own flock leads past chicken tTrade Review"A welcome addition to others about the backyard chicken movement." * Food Politics *"[An] entertaining, thoughtfully earnest book... a very accessible rendering of a topic that reflects larger issues in the US food production industry." * Choice *"Demonstrates thoughtful grappling with what it means to be an ethical eater in a capitalist society." * New Books Network *
£22.79
John Wiley & Sons Inc Introduction to Animal Science
Book SynopsisThis volume provides students with a comprehensive and balanced overview of animal agriculture in contemporary society, taking into account the needs of students with highly varied cultural backgrounds and educational objectives.Trade Review"...useful to any technologist or student seeking a deeper insightinto the science and effort of producing animal products." (FoodScience & Technology Today, Vol 14/3, 2000)Table of ContentsPreface Section One Chapter 1 Food Production 1 Historical Perspective 1 Human Population Growth 2 Role of Research and of Land, Water, Soil, and Energy Resources 4 Food Consumption 9 Who Produces the Food? 16 Summary 18 Chapter 2 Domestic Animals 20 An Overview of the Contributions of Domestic Animals 20 Food from Animals 22 Animal Byproducts 23 Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutic Agents 25 Companionship and Pleasure 25 Faithful Stewards 27 Draft Power and Transportation 28 Manure, Crop Residues, and Food Processing Wastes 28 Biomedical Research 31 Summary 31 Chapter 3 Animal Agriculture In The United States And The World 33 Historical Perspective 33 Animal and Crop Production Profiles in the World 33 Animal and Crop Production Profiles in the United States 38 The Place of the United States in World Animal Agriculture 49 Summary 50 Section Two Chapter 4 Reproduction 52 Gonadotropic Hormones and Their Functions 53 Male Organs of Reproduction and Their Functions 54 Female Organs of Reproduction and Their Functions 59 The Estrous Cycle 63 Pregnancy 65 Parturition 67 Artificial Insemination 69 Estrus Detection 72 Estrus Synchronization 72 Fertilization 73 Embryo Transfer 74 Summary 76 Chapter 5 Lactation 81 The Mammary Gland 81 Milk Synthesis and Secretion 84 Colostrum 86 Milk Composition 87 Milk Production 90 Metabolic Cost of Lactation 95 Summary 96 Chapter 6 Genetics 99 Introduction 99 Genes and Chromosomes of the Cell 100 Mitosis 106 Meiosis 106 Fertilization and Growth 107 Dominant and Recessive Alleles for a Single Trait: Six Possible Outcomes 109 Types of Gene Action 110 Quantitatively Inherited Traits 112 Selection 113 Mating Systems 116 Molecular Genetics 119 Summary 122 Chapter 7 Growth 127 Methods of Expressing Growth 128 Body Weight as a Measure of Growth 129 Hyperplasia, Hypertrophy, and Differentiation 131 Growth of Brain, Skeleton, Muscle, and Adipose Tissue 134 Strategies for Regulating Growth 140 Growth of Placenta, Fetus, and Mammary Tissues in Mammals and Embryo in Birds 140 Summary 144 Chapter 8 Nutrition And Feeding 146 Nutrients 147 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Structure, Digestion, and Absorption 176 Factors Affecting Feed Consumption 182 Feeds and Feeding 183 Summary 196 Section Three Chapter 9 Animal Husbandry: Fulfilling Animal Needs 212 Space and Place 213 Thermal Environment 214 Light Environment 219 Environmental Effects on Animal Health 222 Air Pollution in Animal Houses 224 Effects of High Altitude 224 Animal-Human Interactions 225 Animal Accommodations 226 Assessing Environmental Quality 229 Summary 230 Chapter 10 Animal States-Of-Being 232 Domestication and Adaptability 232 Multifaceted Internal and External Environments 233 Environmental Adaptability 236 Animal Needs 238 Inevitable Compromises 242 A Public Issue: Farm-Animal Welfare 243 Summary 247 Chapter 11 New And Emerging Issues 251 Plant-Animal Ecosystems 252 Ecological Balance and Environmental Quality 253 Animal Well-Being 257 Biological Diversity 259 Biotechnology 262 Food Safety 265 Economic Support for Agriculture 268 Challenges and Opportunities for Animal Science Graduates in the Twenty-first Century 270 Summary 271 Section Four Chapter 12 Live Animal Evaluation: Beef Cattle, Sheep, And Swine 275 Live Animal Evaluation: Past and Present 276 Beef Cattle Evaluation 277 Sheep Evaluation 286 Swine Evaluation 292 Summary 299 Chapter 13 Dairy Cattle 301 Changes and Trends in the Dairy Industry 302 Dairy Cattle Breeds 306 Milk Marketing 306 Genetic Improvement 308 Housing Systems 310 Herd Health 316 Nutrition and Feeding 316 Reproductive Management 324 Dairy Replacements 326 Economics 329 Summary 332 Chapter 14 Beef Cattle 335 Historical Aspects 336 Cattle Statistics 336 Production System 338 Breeding and Genetic Considerations 342 Reproductive Management 349 Nutritional Management 353 Herd Health Concerns 360 General Management Considerations and Issues 363 Summary 369 Chapter 15 Poultry And Egg Production 373 Integrated Production Systems 374 Reproduction 375 Breeding 377 Incubation 379 Brooding and Rearing 380 Feeding and Nutrition 382 Housing 383 Equipment 388 Lighting Poultry 389 Production Systems 391 Health Maintenance 396 Summary 398 Chapter 16 Horses And The Horse Industry 400 History of the Horse and the Horse Industry in the United States 401 Horse Care and Health Programs 414 Nutrition 419 Housing and Containment 425 Raising Horses 426 Breeding Horses 427 Training Horses 435 Buying and/or Selling a Horse 436 Summary 438 Chapter 17 Swine 441 Description and Characteristics of Swine Production 442 Issues Facing the Pork Industry 447 Pork as Human Food 450 Life Cycle 452 Breeds 456 Applied Genetics 457 Nutrition and Feeding 462 Health 469 Types of Production 470 Husbandry and Management 473 Marketing 479 Emerging Technologies 483 Summary 483 Chapter 18 Sheep And Goats 486 Number of Sheep and Goats 487 Breeds of Sheep and Goats 488 Production Systems 490 Breeding Management 493 Feeding and Nutrition 494 Gestational Concerns 499 Lambing and Kidding Management 502 Growing and Finishing 505 Diseases and Parasites 505 Marketing 507 Summary 507 Chapter 19 Aquatic Animans 510 Evolution of Aquaculture 511 Benefits of Aquaculture 511 Comparison of Feeding Fish versus Livestock 512 Feeding and Nutrition 513 Aquaculture and the Environment 515 Commercial Aquaculture 516 Summary 524 Chapter 20 Dogs And Cats 526 Dogs and Cats in American Society 527 Careers in the pet Industry 529 Nutritional Requirements of Dogs and Cats 530 Basic Health Care 538 Reproduction in the Kennel or Cattery 545 Development and Socialization of Puppies and Kittens 548 Summary 549 Chapter 21 Other Animals, Other Uses, Other Opportunities 553 Animals for Food, Hides, and Fiber 554 Animals Raised for Fur 574 Animals in Research 575 Animals as Tissue and Organ Donors 576 Animals as Pets and Companions 578 Animals in Zoos and Aquariums 579 Summary 580 Section Five Chapter 22 Meat And Meat Products 584 Modern Methods of Processing Carcasses 585 Distribution of Meat and Meat products 586 Packaging of Retail Meat Cuts 587 The Diet/Health "Scare" for Red Meats and the Response by the Livestock Industry 588 Low Fat Meats 589 The Other White Meat 589 Slaughter Plant Size 591 Food Safety 592 U.S. Meat Production 593 Meat Inspection 593 Hazard Analysis Critical control points 595 Carcass Composition 595 Composition of Muscle 597 Age, Sex, Weight, Fatness, Grade and Breed Effects on Meat Quality and Value 599 Effects of Fatness on Meat Palatability 605 Effects of Cooking 607 Why Meat Retail Cuts Differ in Price 608 Summary 610 Chapter 23 Milk And Milk Products 612 Composition of Milk and Dairy Foods 614 Milk Microbiology 616 Milk Processing 621 Processing of Cultured Byproducts 627 Other Products 629 Defects 631 Cleaning and Sanitation of Dairy Plant Systems 633 Operating Efficiencies 635 In-Plant Quality Audits 635 Summary 635 Chapter 24 Poultry And Egg Processing And Products 637 Poultry Meat 637 Eggs 646 Liquid Eggs 650 Summary 652 Chapter 25 Aquaculture Products 654 Importance of Aquaculture Products 654 Nutritional Value of Fish 655 Processing and Marketing and Aquaculture Products 657 Quality 658 Future of Aquaculture Products 660 Summary 660 Chapter 26 Wool Mohair And Other Animal Fibers 663 Wool 663 Mohair 674 Other Animal Fibers 675 Pelts skins and sides 676 Summary 678 Chapter 27 The Future: Animals And Society In The 21st Century 682 Demand for Animal Products 683 Food Resources 684 Trends and Expectations on the Nature of U.S. Animal Agriculture 684 Opportunities in Animal Agriculture 686 Summary 687 Appendices A-1 Index I-1
£244.76
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Health of Poultry Longman Veterinary Health
Book SynopsisThe Health of Poultry, by Mark Pattison, is a unique book describing the overall concepts of poultry health with the emphasis on creating the right conditions and environment to minimise the occurrence of disease.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. List of Colour Plates. Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgements. Chapter 1. Genetics and Breeding as they Affect Flock Health. Chapter 2. Poultry Environment, Housing and Hygiene. Chapter 3. The Hatchery and Hatching Egg. Chapter 4. Influence of Nutrition on Health Control. Chapter 5. Disease Prevention and Control in Broilers. Chapter 6. Disease Prevention and Control in Broiler Breeders and Layers. Chapter 7. Disease Prevention and Control in Turkeys. Chapter 8. Disease Prevention and Control in Ducks. References. Index.
£131.35
John Wiley & Sons The Cowboy at Work
Book Synopsis
£18.86
Rutgers University Press Pyrrhic Progress The History of Antibiotics in
Book SynopsisMass-introduced after 1945, antibiotics helped revolutionize post-war agriculture, but food producers soon became dependent on routine antibiotic use to sustain and increase production. Pyrrhic Progress analyses over half a century of antibiotic use, regulation, and resistance in US and British food production.Trade Review"This is a great book! Essential reading for anyone concerned about the rise in antibiotics and resistance: Kirchhelle’s carefully researched text reveals the back-stories of antibiotics and farming.” -- Clare Chandler * Professor in Medical Anthropology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine *"Kirchhelle reveals both the local contexts and the global consequences of the historical relationship between antibiotics and food production. Beautifully written and exhaustively researched, this is a crucial work for understanding how we evaluate and react to 'risks' more broadly." -- Scott Podolsky * Harvard Medical School, author of The Antibiotic Era: Reform, Resistance, and the Pursuit of a Ratio *"Pyrrhic Progress is an excellent work of scholarship that makes important, path-breaking contributions to the history of agriculture, pharmaceuticals, politics, and policymaking in the United States and Britain in the post-World War II era. The connection between guarding against and preparing for antimicrobial resistance and climate change is fantastic, and no other work has examined these important issues as exhaustively." -- Kendra Smith-Howard * author of Pure and Modern Milk: An Environmental History since 1900 *"Antibiotics fueled a great leap forward in food production in the twentieth century, but the price of that progress in terms of potential drug resistant infections was known from the start. This timely historical analysis shows us why previous warnings went unheeded and, in the current climate of concern over a post-antibiotic future, how a history of public discourse can provide salient lessons for one this century’s most pressing issues." -- Steve Hinchliffe * University of Exeter, author of Pathological Lives *"A thorough, critical review of the use of antimicrobials in the US and British agricultural industries since the turn of the 20th century, examining the effects on production volume and quality from the perspective of three spheres of interest: agricultural. regulatory, and public....Highly recommended." * Choice *"Provides a much-needed and painstakingly researched history of the nonhuman use of antibiotics in live‐ stock production and the professional turf wars and policy debates that have followed their use in farming since the 1940s....Pyrrhic Progress adds to a growing literature on the chemical revolution that has trans‐ formed modern agriculture and the environment more broadly. It adds to a vibrant literature on animal studies which is bringing down conceptual walls that falsely divide the history of humans from that of other animals." * H-Net *"This is an impressive, well-researched, and crucial contribution to the histories of science, technology, medicine, agriculture and policymaking. In the context of our current moment, it helps illuminate the importance and cultural specificity of risk communication work in the wake of both accelerated and slow building health crises." * The English Historical Review *"Provides crucial insight into the historical complexity of risk regimes and their consequences with regard to antibiotic use in livestock farming." * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *"With Pyrrhic Progress, Kirchhelle is delivering on its promise to provide the first detailed, and often thrilling, historiographical analysis of the use of antibiotics in animal health. If we may be surprised at the choice of leaving aside international organizations - the three 'sisters' that are the WHO (World Health Organization), the FAO and the OIE (Word organization for animal health) having played an important role - this absence ultimately opens up new horizons for social scientists interested in veterinary antibiotics and AMR. For them, as for those involved in the field more generally, this book promises to become an essential reference." * Études Rurales *“The meticulous work done by Kirchhelle is certainly commendable: the book stimulates the reader imagination for developing further stories and historical investigations of farmed antibiotics that would be more-than-Western, more-than-elitist and more-than-human.” -- Camille Bellet * Agricultural History Review *“Detailed, ambitious, and enormously capable of explaining the economic, political, industrial, and agricultural cultures relevant to the use of antibiotics in the production of animals for human consumption. Kirchhelle's book is very useful [and] a very interesting contribution on the trajectory of consumer society.” -- María Jesús Santesmases * Dynamis *"Kirchhelle’s study achieves a considerable and important feat, adding an innovative comprehensive framework, which integrates the production and perception of risks across human and animal medicine as well as across two key countries, to the historiography of antibiotics, technological consequences, and risks." -- Lucas M. Mueller * Technology and Culture *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations 1. The Sound of Coughing PigsPart I. USA: From Industrialized Agriculture to Manufactured Hazards, 1949-1967 2. Picking One's Poisons: Antibiotics and the Public 3. Chemical Cornucopia: Antibiotics on the Farm 4. Toxic Priorities: ANtibiotics and the FDAPart II. Britain: From Rationing to Gluttony, 1945-1969 5. Fusing Concerns: Antibiotics and the British Public 6. Bigger, Better, Faster: Antibiotics and British Farming 7. Typing Resistence: Antibiotic Regulation in BritainPart III. USA: The Problem of Plenty, 1967-2013 8. Marketplace Environmentalism: Antibiotics, Public Concerns, and Consumer Solutions 9. Light-Green Reform: Antibiotic Change on American Farms 10. Statutory Defeat: Voluntarism and the Limits of FDA PowerPart IV Britain: From Gluttony to Fear, 1970-2018 11. Between Swann Patriotism and BSE: Antibiotics in the Public Sphere 12. Persistent Infrastructures: Antibiotic Reform and British Farming 13. Swann Song: British Antibiotic Policy After 1969 Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£46.75
Rutgers University Press Pyrrhic Progress The History of Antibiotics in
Book SynopsisMass-introduced after 1945, antibiotics helped revolutionize post-war agriculture, but food producers soon became dependent on routine antibiotic use to sustain and increase production. Pyrrhic Progress analyses over half a century of antibiotic use, regulation, and resistance in US and British food production.Trade Review"This is a great book! Essential reading for anyone concerned about the rise in antibiotics and resistance: Kirchhelle’s carefully researched text reveals the back-stories of antibiotics and farming.” -- Clare Chandler * Professor in Medical Anthropology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine *"Kirchhelle reveals both the local contexts and the global consequences of the historical relationship between antibiotics and food production. Beautifully written and exhaustively researched, this is a crucial work for understanding how we evaluate and react to 'risks' more broadly." -- Scott Podolsky * Harvard Medical School, author of The Antibiotic Era: Reform, Resistance, and the Pursuit of a Ratio *"Pyrrhic Progress is an excellent work of scholarship that makes important, path-breaking contributions to the history of agriculture, pharmaceuticals, politics, and policymaking in the United States and Britain in the post-World War II era. The connection between guarding against and preparing for antimicrobial resistance and climate change is fantastic, and no other work has examined these important issues as exhaustively." -- Kendra Smith-Howard * author of Pure and Modern Milk: An Environmental History since 1900 *"Antibiotics fueled a great leap forward in food production in the twentieth century, but the price of that progress in terms of potential drug resistant infections was known from the start. This timely historical analysis shows us why previous warnings went unheeded and, in the current climate of concern over a post-antibiotic future, how a history of public discourse can provide salient lessons for one this century’s most pressing issues." -- Steve Hinchliffe * University of Exeter, author of Pathological Lives *"A thorough, critical review of the use of antimicrobials in the US and British agricultural industries since the turn of the 20th century, examining the effects on production volume and quality from the perspective of three spheres of interest: agricultural. regulatory, and public....Highly recommended." * Choice *"Provides a much-needed and painstakingly researched history of the nonhuman use of antibiotics in live‐ stock production and the professional turf wars and policy debates that have followed their use in farming since the 1940s....Pyrrhic Progress adds to a growing literature on the chemical revolution that has trans‐ formed modern agriculture and the environment more broadly. It adds to a vibrant literature on animal studies which is bringing down conceptual walls that falsely divide the history of humans from that of other animals." * H-Net *"This is an impressive, well-researched, and crucial contribution to the histories of science, technology, medicine, agriculture and policymaking. In the context of our current moment, it helps illuminate the importance and cultural specificity of risk communication work in the wake of both accelerated and slow building health crises." * The English Historical Review *"Provides crucial insight into the historical complexity of risk regimes and their consequences with regard to antibiotic use in livestock farming." * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *"With Pyrrhic Progress, Kirchhelle is delivering on its promise to provide the first detailed, and often thrilling, historiographical analysis of the use of antibiotics in animal health. If we may be surprised at the choice of leaving aside international organizations - the three 'sisters' that are the WHO (World Health Organization), the FAO and the OIE (Word organization for animal health) having played an important role - this absence ultimately opens up new horizons for social scientists interested in veterinary antibiotics and AMR. For them, as for those involved in the field more generally, this book promises to become an essential reference." * Études Rurales *“The meticulous work done by Kirchhelle is certainly commendable: the book stimulates the reader imagination for developing further stories and historical investigations of farmed antibiotics that would be more-than-Western, more-than-elitist and more-than-human.” -- Camille Bellet * Agricultural History Review *“Detailed, ambitious, and enormously capable of explaining the economic, political, industrial, and agricultural cultures relevant to the use of antibiotics in the production of animals for human consumption. Kirchhelle's book is very useful [and] a very interesting contribution on the trajectory of consumer society.” -- María Jesús Santesmases * Dynamis *"Kirchhelle’s study achieves a considerable and important feat, adding an innovative comprehensive framework, which integrates the production and perception of risks across human and animal medicine as well as across two key countries, to the historiography of antibiotics, technological consequences, and risks." -- Lucas M. Mueller * Technology and Culture *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations 1. The Sound of Coughing PigsPart I. USA: From Industrialized Agriculture to Manufactured Hazards, 1949-1967 2. Picking One's Poisons: Antibiotics and the Public 3. Chemical Cornucopia: Antibiotics on the Farm 4. Toxic Priorities: ANtibiotics and the FDAPart II. Britain: From Rationing to Gluttony, 1945-1969 5. Fusing Concerns: Antibiotics and the British Public 6. Bigger, Better, Faster: Antibiotics and British Farming 7. Typing Resistence: Antibiotic Regulation in BritainPart III. USA: The Problem of Plenty, 1967-2013 8. Marketplace Environmentalism: Antibiotics, Public Concerns, and Consumer Solutions 9. Light-Green Reform: Antibiotic Change on American Farms 10. Statutory Defeat: Voluntarism and the Limits of FDA PowerPart IV Britain: From Gluttony to Fear, 1970-2018 11. Between Swann Patriotism and BSE: Antibiotics in the Public Sphere 12. Persistent Infrastructures: Antibiotic Reform and British Farming 13. Swann Song: British Antibiotic Policy After 1969 Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£105.40
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The WellBeing of Farm Animals
Book SynopsisThe Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions is the first title in Blackwell Publishing Professional''s groundbreaking series Issues in Animal Bioethics. This important book examines the ethical and economic importance of production animal well-being and pain managementtopics of increasing concern to consumers. The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions offers veterinarians, veterinary and agriculture students, animal scientists, and food animal producers both practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being, and greater understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of those methods. With a variety of perspectives from respected experts and specialists, this book conveys new research findings and promotes valuable discourse on critical issues. Most importantly, editors Benson and Rollin provide feasible instruction to put theory into practice. The theories and applications presented in this book are likely to be legislTable of ContentsContributors. Preface.. I. Theoretical Framework. 1. The Ethical Imperative to Control Pain and Suffering in Farm Animals (Bernard E. Rollin). 2. Human-Livestock Interaction (Paul H. Hemsweorth). 3. Quality of Life for Farm Animals: Linking Science, Ethics, and Animal Welfare (David Fraser and Daniel M. Weary). 4. Pain in Farm Animals: Nature, Recognition, and Management (G. John Benson). 5. A Concept of Welfare Based on Feelings (Ian J. H. Duncan). 6. Meeting Physical Needs: Environmental Management of Well-Being (Ted H. Friend). 7. Principles for Handing Grazing Animals (Temple Grandin). 8. Principles for the Design of Handling Facilities and Transport Systems (Temple Grandin). II. Practical Applications. 10. Production Practice sand Well-Being: Beef Cattle (Joseph M. Stookey and Jon M. Watts). 11. Animal Well-Being in the U. S. Dairy Industry (Franklyn B. Garry). 12. Production Practices and Well-Being; Swine.(Timothy E. Blackwell). 13. Maximizing Well-Being and Minimizing Pain and Suffering: Sheep (Cleon V. Kimberling and Gerilyn A. Parsons). 14. Welfare Problems of Poultry (Ian J. H. Duncan). 15. Rethinking Painful Management Practices (Daniel M. Wary and David Fraser). 16. Alternatives to Conventional Livestock Production Methods (Michael C. Appleby). 17. Euthanasia (Robert E. Meyer and W. E. Morgan Morrow). Appendix: U. S. and Canadian Veterinary Medical Associations Positions on Food Animals. Index.
£80.96
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Food Waste to Animal Feed
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the challenges of utilizing both wet and/or processed food waste. The regulatory environment relating to food waste, the perspective of the end-users, and practical use as animal feed is also discussed. One of the goals of this publication is to stimulate a need for research.Table of ContentsOverview of field; Swine health protection act; Regulation of food waste feeding; Concerns when feeding animal proteins to livestock; Rendering food wastes; Food wastes for cattle; Food wastes for swine; Processed food wastes for swine; Unique feedstuffs for livestock; Use of non-traditional feedstuffs in the feed industry; Case studies; Concluding comments.
£107.06
Facts On File Inc Animal Careers What Can I Do Now
Book Synopsis
£28.01
University of Hawai'i Press Loyal to the Land
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£36.76
