Dairy farming Books

Book SynopsisIf it''s fun, funky, jazzy and is to do with butter, it''s in this book. From how to make butter at home, to where to use it, and if that raises your ''yeah, sure, I know about butter, pal'' eyebrows, this book is going to surprise and delight you into next week.Split into four sections: What you need to know Making butter Getting creative RecipesMake Your Own Butter will Whip you into a frenzy so you can''t wait to start churning Thrill and surprise with its sheer range of buttery creations like cocktails and beauty products Enthral with QI style buttery facts Equip you with a life skill to be passed on to othersTrade ReviewWritten in an easy style . . . this book will inspire you to get churning * Countryside *

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Book SynopsisEver wondered how milk gets from the cow in the field to your glass? Filled with photographs, this non-fiction report takes you through every step, from milking the cow to transporting the milk to the supermarket.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type: A non-fiction recount.Children can recap the different stages of milk production in the flow chart on pages 1415.Curriculum links: Knowledge and Understanding of the world.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Book SynopsisGillespie tells the story of our industrial food system-its cruelties, flaws, and machine-like efficiencies-in a way that's impossible to turn away from: by telling the story of a single cow, from birth to early death.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the author's many years of experience working with farmers and their suckler herds, this book provides a detailed and practical oversight of the management of suckler cows and their calves from a veterinary perspective. It is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to ensure the health, welfare, productivity and profitability of their herd, as well as vets and veterinary students interested in this field.

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Book SynopsisMany advances have recently taken place in dairy science and this book provides timely reviews of a number of such key topics. The subject matter is divided into five sections, covering: nutrition and physiology; breeding and reproduction; health maintenance and control; milking and milk technology; and the environment and ethics. All chapters have been specially commissioned for this volume from international authorities from Europe, North America and Africa. The book represents an important update of the literature for research workers, lecturers, advisers and advanced students in many areas of animal science as well as veterinarians concerned with bovine medicine.Table of ContentsSection One: Nutrition and Physiology 1: Protein requirement systems for ruminants, J D Oldham 2: Sodium nutrition of dairy cows, P C Chiy and C J C Phillips 3: Nutrition and mammary host defences against disease in dairy cattle, J S Hogan, P Weiss and K L Smith 4: The effect of bovine somatotropin on dairy production, cow health and economics, S A Zinn and B Bravo-Ureta Section Two: Breeding and Reproduction 5: The bovine gene map, J E Womack 6: The application of genetic markers in dairy cow selection programmes, J A M van Arendonk and H Bovenhuis 7: Breeding for longevity in dairy cows, E Stradberg 8: Effect of draught work on the metabolism and reproduction of dairy cows, E Zerbini et al. Section Three: Health Control 9: Control of Mastitis, J E Hillerton 10: Controlling lameness in dairy cows, P Greenough 11: Amelioration of heat stress in dairy cattle, J T Huber Section Four: Milking and Milk Technology 12: Production and utilization of dairy cow 13: Milk and production with increased unsaturated fatty acids, R J Baer 14: Robotic milking of dairy cows, A Kuipers and W Rossing 15: Modification of milk protein composition by gene transfer, J L Vilotte and P J Huillier 16: Autocrine regulation of milk secretion, C J Wilde, C H Knight and M Peaker Section Five: Environment and Ethics 17: Organic dairy farming, R F Weller 18: Economic aspects of feeding dairy cows to contain environmental pollution, P B M Berensten and G W J Giesen 19: Ethical impacts of biotechnology in dairying, T B Mepham

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Book SynopsisThere are tremendous benefits to feeding ruminants nitrogen and phosphorus supplements, in terms of milk production and productivity. However what goes in, must also come out. Nitrogen and phosphorus excretions from dairy cattle are a major environmental pollutant. This book describes the latest knowledge in nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition of cattle including requirements, ruminal and total tract metabolism, possibilities of increasing the efficiency of nitrogen utilization and reducing nitrogen and phosphorus excretions from dairy and beef operations. It also includes aspects of the effects of dietary nitrogen and phosphorus on the reproductive efficiency of cattle.Table of Contents1: Interactions between Cattle and the Environment: AGeneral Introduction, E Pfeffer, Institut fur Tierernährung,Bonn, Germany, and A N Hristov, University of Idaho,Moscow, USA 2: Nitrogen Requirements of Cattle, C G Schwab, Universityof New Hampshire, Durham, USA, P Huhtanen, MTTAgrifood Research Centre, Jokionen, Finland, C W Hunt,University of Idaho, Moscow, USA, and T Hvelplund,Institiute Agricultural Sciences, Tjele, Denmark 3: Nitrogen Metabolism in the Rumen, N D Walker,AgResearch, Palmerston North, New Zealand, C J Newbold,University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK, and R J Wallace,Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK 4: Factors Affecting the Efficiency of Nitrogen Utilization inthe Rumen, A N Hristov, J-P Jouany, Inst National de laRecherche Agronomique, Saint Genes Champanelle, France 5: Whole Animal Nitrogen Balance in Cattle, J L Firkins,Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, and C Reynolds,Ohio State University, Wooster, USA 6: Phosphorus Metabolism in the Rumen, R L Kincaid,Washington State University, Pullman, USA, andM Rodehutscord, Martin-Luther-Universitat HalleWittenberg, Germany 7: Phosphorus Metabolism in Ruminants and Requirementsof Cattle, E Pfeffer, D K Beede, Michigan State University,East Lansing, USA, and H Valk¸I D TNO Animal Nutrition,Lelystad, The Netherlands 8: Effects of Dietary Phosphorus and Nitrogen on CattleReproduction, J D Ferguson, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, USA, and D Sklan, Hebrew University,Rehovot, Israel 9: Improving the Efficiency of Nutrient Use on CattleOperations, J Schröder and A Bannick, WageningenUniversity and Research Centre, Wageningen, TheNetherlands, R Kohn, University of Maryland, College Park,USA

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Book SynopsisMajor changes have recently taken place in the value attached to components of milk. Although approximately half the energy in milk is contained in fat, fat is rapidly decreasing in value relative to protein. This has come about because of the increased availability of competitively-priced, plant-derived edible oils and because of the perceived health problems associated with animal fat in the human diet. Such changes have major implications for the dairy sector, particularly in developed countries. Against this background, this book presents a timely review of developments in milk production and consumption, of changes in milk component values, and of the opportunities that biotechnology provides to alter the composition of and add value to milk on the farm. The subject coverage is very broad, ranging from nutritional aspects of pastures and forages, to rumen microbiology, genetics and reproductive technologies, milk biochemistry and environmental implications. It is based on a conferTable of Contents1: Major Issues Facing the World Dairy Economy G Viatte 2: Milk Fat Consumption and Human Health: Recent NIH and Other American Governmental Recommendations R J Havel 3: Milk Consumption and Individual Responses P J Scott 4: Milk Fat Composition: Targets for Alteration of Function and Nutrition J B German, L Morand, C J Dillard and R Xu 5: Transformations and Effects of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Rumen. Consequences on Milk Fat Secretion M Doreau, D I Demeyer and C S Van Nevel 6: The Effects of Milk Protein on the Functionality of Milk Products D G Dalgleish 7: Bioactive Factors in Milk: Natural and Induced G O Regester et al. 8: Regulation of Immunoglobin Transfer into Mammary Secretions of Ruminants T B McFadden and T E Besser 9: Exploitation of Casein Variants R J FitzGerald 10: The Polymorphism of the Milk Protein ß-Lactoglobulin. A Review J P Hill et al. 11: Amino Acid Composition of Cow's Milk and Human Requirements D L O'Connor, M L Masor, C Paule and J Benson 12: Recent and Future Improvements of Protein Fraction in Cow's Milk Based Infant Formula T Kuwata, T Yajima and T Kaneko 13: Application of Transgenesis to Modifying Milk Protein Composition J Vilotte et al. 14: Direct Transfection of the Mammary Gland: Opportunities for Modification of Mammary Function and the Production, Composition and Qualities of Milk F L Schanbacher and M D Amstutz 15: Perspectives for Marker Assisted Selection in Dairy Cattle Breeding M Georges 16: Public Attitudes to Biotechnology M Cantley 17: Strategies for POSILAC Use in Dairy Herds R J Collier 18: Immunomodulation of Lactation J M Pell and D J Flint 19: Perspectives for Improving Lactational Persistency T B McFadden 20: In Vitro Production of Cattle Embryos H R Tervit 21: Genetic Gain Through Reproductive Technologies J H G (Nanke) den Daas 22: Controlled Breeding Technologies K L (Jock) Macmillan, R Vishwanath and Z Z Xu 23: Modelling the Role of Reproductive Technologies in Seasonal Dairy Farm Systems D G McCall, W H McMillan and Y Q Tian 24: Nuclear Transfer from Cultured Cells: A New Opportunity in Animal Breeding? I Wilmut, J McWhir and K Campbell 25: Nutritional Merits and Problems of Pasture D A Clark, J W Penno and P G Neil 26: Supplementation of Forage Diets D E Beever and C L Thorp 27: Potential of Biotechnology to Alter Pasture Yield and Quality D W R White 28: Management of Milk Flavour Through the Manipulation of Rumen Microorganisms K N Joblin and J A Hudson 29: Rumen Microbiology and Efficiency of Digestion: Opportunities and Impact of Biotechnology R J Wallace 30: Biotechnology and Disease Control B M Buddle 31: Biotechnology Mitigating the Environmental Effects of Dairying. I. Greenhouse Gas Emissions D E Johnson,G M Ward and G Bernal 32: Biotechnology and Environmental Issues in Dairying S Tamminga 33: Limits to Productivity in Dairy Cows S R Davis 34: Conference Overview: Biotechnology for Dairy Production G J S Cooper

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Book SynopsisWith the current interest in the environmental and economic sustainability of dairy farming, grass forage crops have emerged as a potential solution to some of the nutrient management problems now encountered on intensively managed dairy farms. The expansion and reintegration of grass-based systems into the mainstream of dairying systems will require a major paradigm shift involving economic, social and ecological, as well as biological factors. This book examines the role of grass in milk production in sustainable agricultural ecosystems. It provides a current summary of the role of grass in dairy cattle systems, including the breeding, management, storage, feeding and economics of grass for both lactating and dry dairy cows. Written by leading specialists from Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North and South America, this is an essential reference source for researchers, dairy industry professionals and advanced students of forage and dairy cattle nutrition.Table of Contents1: The Future of Grass for Dairy Cattle, G W Fick, Cornell University, USA and E A Clark, University of Guelph, Canada 2: Breeding Cool-Season Grasses, M D Casler, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 3: Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Grasses, J B Hacker, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Australia and L Jank, CNGGC/EMBRAPA, Brazil 4: Sward Characteristics and Management Effects on Cool-Season Grass Forage Quality, C C Sheaffer, P Seguin, University of Minnesota, USA and G J Cuomo, West Central Experiment Station, USA 5: Tropical and Subtropical Grass Management and Quality, R T Cowan, University of Queensland, Australia and K F Lowe, Australian Tropical Dairy Institute, Australia 6: Potassium Management, J H Cherney, D J R Cherney, Cornell University, USA and T W Bruulsema, Potash and Phosphate Institute, Canada 7: Nitrogen Management and Sustainability, S C Jarvis, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, UK 8: Phosphorus Management and Sustainability, B W Mathews, University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA, J P Tritschler II, Applied Epidemiology Inc., USA and S Miyasaka, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA 9: Grass Silage, P O'Kiely, Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Ireland and R E Muck, USDA-Agriculture Research Service, USA 10: Grass Baleage, C Ohlsson, Danish Institute of Agricultural Science, Denmark 11: Principles of Grass Growth and Pasture Utilization, A J Parsons, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, New Zealand and D F Chapman, University of Melbourne, Australia 12: Grazing Management Systems for Dairy Cattle, D A Clark, Dairying Research Corporation Ltd., New Zealand and V R Kanneganti, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA 13: Supplementation of Cool-Season Grass Pastures for Dairy Cattle, L D Muller and S L Fales, The Pennsylvania State University, USA 14: Modelling Grass Utilization by Dairy Cattle, D J R Cherney, Cornell University, USA and D R Mertens, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA 15: Economics of Grass for Dairy Cattle, K C Moore, University of Missouri, USA

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Book SynopsisBritain's first organic farm without animal slaughter or fossil fuels was established by a Krishna community on donated land. The farm now houses 50 cows and oxen, promoting sustainable and ethical living for future peace and prosperity.

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Book SynopsisTHE ONLY SINGLE-SOURCE GUIDE TO THE LATEST SCIENCE, NUTRITION, AND APPLICATIONS OF ALL THE NON-BOVINE MILKS CONSUMED AROUND THE WORLD Featuring contributions by an international team of dairy and nutrition experts, this second edition of the popularHandbook of Milk of Non-Bovine Mammalsprovides comprehensive coverage of milk and dairy products derived from all non-bovine dairy species. Milks derived from domesticated dairy species other than the cow are an essential dietary component for many countries around the world. Especially in developing and under-developed countries, milks from secondary dairy species are essential sources of nutrition for the humanity. Due to the unavailability of cow milk and the low consumption of meat, the milks of non-bovine species such as goat, buffalo, sheep, horse, camel, Zebu, Yak, mare and reindeer are critical daily food sources of protein, phosphate and calcium. Furthermore, because of hypoallergenic properties of cerTable of ContentsList of Contributors vii 1. Overview of Milk of Non-BovineMammals (Second Edition) 1Young W. Park, George F.W. Haenlein, and W.L.Wendorff 2. GoatMilk 11 2.1 Production of Goat Milk 11Mariana Marques de Almeida and George F.W. Haenlein 2.2 Goat Milk – Chemistry and Nutrition 42Young W. Park 2.3 Goat Milk Products: Types of Products, Manufacturing Technology, Chemical Composition, and Marketing 84Golfo Moatsou and Young W. Park 2.4 Therapeutic, Hypo-Allergenic and Bioactive Potentials of Goat Milk, and Manifestations of Food Allergy 151Young W. Park and George F.W. Haenlein 3. SheepMilk 181 3.1 Production of Sheep Milk 181David L. Thomas and George F.W. Haenlein 3.2 Sheep Milk – Composition and Nutrition 210W.L.Wendorff and George F.W. Haenlein 3.3 Processing of Sheep Milk 222W.L.Wendorff and Samir Kalit 4. Buffalo Milk 261 4.1 Buffalo Milk Production 261Mian AnjumMurtaza, Ajit J. Pandya, and M.Mohamed H. Khan 4.2 Buffalo Milk Utilization for Dairy Products 284Mian AnjumMurtaza, Ajit J. Pandya, and M. Mohamed H. Khan 4.3 Traditional Indian Dairy Products 343Mian AnjumMurtaza, Ajit J. Pandya, George F.W. Haenlein, and M. Mohamed H. Khan 5. Mare Milk 369Elisabetta Salimei and Young W. Park 6. CamelMilk 409El-Sayed Ibrahim El-Agamy 7. YakMilk 481Ying Ma, Shenghua He, and YoungW. Park 8. Zebu-Brahma andMithun Milk 515Leorges M. Fonseca 9. ReindeerMilk 535Øystein Holand, Halivard Gjøstein, Mauri Nieminen, and George F.W. Haenlein 10. Sow Milk 559YoungW. Park 11. OtherMinor Species Milk 579B´en´edicte Coud´e 12. Flavor and Sensory Characteristics of Non-Bovine Species Milk and Their Dairy Products 595Pat Polowsky, B´en´edicte Coud´e, Luis A. Jim´enez-Maroto, Mark Johnson, and Young W. Park 13. Potential Applications of Non-Bovine Mammalian Milk in Infant Nutrition 625Shane V. Crowley, Alan L. Kelly, John A. Lucey, and James A. O’Mahony 14. Human Milk 655Young W. Park Index 681

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Book SynopsisReading the West Book Award Short ListTwenty Miles of Fence recounts a decade of transformation when Bob West, a westerner at heart, decided to escape the pretense of his unfulfilling architectural life and to become, quite simply, a cowboy. A cowboy? That old cliché about biting off more than you can chew fittingly describes the lessons learned when West and his family bought the Devil’s Washtub Ranch in Wyoming. Already owning two horses, housed in a stylish stable on five acres near the yuppie haven of Boulder, Colorado, West soon discovered that ownership of two horses does not equal twenty miles of fence, 3,200 deeded acres, 400 BLM acres, 154 head of black angus, two and a half miles of the North Laramie River—and what would become for him the very best of times. Little did West know how those years would test him, inspire him, and lead him back to his true character.Trade Review“You can take an architect out of Boulder, but can you make him a cattle rancher in Wyoming? Twenty Miles of Fence answers that question in gritty, unflinching detail. A searing, adventurous memoir about the cold, hard realities of pursuing the cowboy way.”—Mark Stevens, author of the Allison Coil Mystery series“If you ever doubt that Wyoming is not for the weak, Twenty Miles of Fence will dispel you of that notion, with writing so vivid you’ll shiver at the January blizzards, smell the fresh-cut summer hay, and hear the river rushing on a cool evening. The reader is treated to an unfiltered look at what real cattle ranching is like, without the romance and legend. Bob West’s transformation from greenhorn to a man in tune with the land and animals shows grit and determination much like the landscape itself. This is a true story of homecoming, an unflinching look at the seemingly insurmountable challenges and the ultimate triumph.”—Shannon Baker, award-winning author of the Kate Fox Mystery series“Twenty Miles of Fence won me over. It is a charming story that is candid and open about the author’s fears, passions, loves, disappointments, and the growing-up lessons that came along the way. It will delight a wide range of readers, including those from the West and far beyond.”—Richard L. Knight, professor emeritus of wildlife conservation at Colorado State University“Colorado architect Bob West was already half qualified for cowboy life when he bought a Wyoming ranch. He loved vast wild spaces, enjoyed hours on horseback, and had a deep respect for the land, its people, and creatures. The other half—backbreaking labor, a surprising reliance on machinery, gleefully fickle weather, and finances that rarely penciled out—he learned the hard way. Learn he did, and it’s a testament to West’s spirit that he held on. The take on ranch life in Twenty Miles of Fence, written with Janet Fogg, is both unsparing and yet so lyrical as to make readers yearn to give it a try themselves.”—Gwen Florio, author of the award-winning Lola Wicks Mystery seriesTable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Bump in the Road 2. The Devil’s Washtub Ranch 3. Two Boys with Sticks 4. Our Search 5. The Best of Times 6. Funeral Music 7. Never Buy a Used Bull 8. A Bouncing Baby Bull 9. Everything’s Fine Except My Pride 10. Big River, Big Trouble 11. Horse Tradin’ 12. Money Money 13. The Meeting 14. An Honest-to-God Roundup! 15. The Trout Whisperers 16. The Sale Barn 17. Scours, Scours, Scours 18. The Boys from Boulder 19. Murphy’s Law 20. Independence Day! 21. Bull Rider 22. Feeding Time! 23. A Red-Tailed Hawk 24. Buffalo Dance 25. The Boys from Boulder Return 26. The Calf 27. Zip 28. Midnight Visitor 29. Snake Snapping 30. The Boy Scout Camp 31. Number 72 32. Tepee Rings and Tools of Flint 33. Boobs! 34. Developers 35. Change 36. Road Trip 37. A Blizzard Is Coming 38. More Than Fishing 39. A Good Life Afterthoughts Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis valuable resource on the microbiological analysis of milk and milk products delves into various aspects of bacterial enumeration, pathogen detection, mastitis milk identification, quality testing for starter cultures, isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), safety assessment protocols for probiotics, DNA isolation methods, molecular characterization techniques, and statistical tools for laboratory data analysis. It presents an in-depth description of the methodologies for isolation, identification, and confirmatory tests for various hygiene and safety indicator organisms.Together with Volume 1: Sampling Methods and Chemical and Compositional Analysis and Volume 2: Physicochemical Analysis of Concentrated, Coagulated, and Fermented Products, this 3-volume work is a valuable resource on the scientific analysis of milk and milk products.Table of ContentsPART 1: MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS 1. Enumeration of Selected Microorganisms in Milk 2. Detection of Mastitis Milk 3. Detection of Pathogens in Milk 4. Microbiological Analysis of Dairy Products PART 2: STARTER CULTURES AND LACTIC ACID BACTERIA (LAB) 5. Activity and Purity Tests of Starter Cultures 6. Scheme of Isolation and Characterization of Pure Lactic Acid Bacteria and Probiotics with Their In-Vitro Safety Assessment Protocols 7. Lactic Acid Bacteria: DNA Isolation and Molecular Characterization 8. Statistical Analysis of Lab Data

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Book SynopsisAs a city boy, all Philip Dixon wanted to be in life was a farmer, but achieving that ambition would be a lot less straightforward than he had anticipated! Starting work on a farm at the age of fifteen, Philip finds himself handling some highly temperamental bulls, meeting some very `witchy' women and encountering mysterious country ways. Later he gets married, raises a family, acquires his own farm and, along the way, becomes part of the Round Table team that invented the charity plastic duck race! Enjoy Philip's story as he makes progress in his farming career in the north east of England from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, and meets some remarkable characters, many of whom belong to an age all but lost to us. Philip's story will, at times, have you laughing out loud and weeping tears of sympathy, and will lift your spirits as you read how he overcomes all life's setbacks to make plans for a brave new future.Table of Contents1. Peepy Farm 2. Manor Farm and Tom Hall 3. Cookies, Diehard Boys and a Princess 4. Ceilidhs, Marriage and Cows 5. A Holiday and a Pregnancy 6. Ashington Farm 7. Italian Neighbours and a Career Opportunity 8. Another Manor Farm 9. Pendragon Round Table and More Babies 10. Upper House Farm and a Xeroradiograph 11. Rebuilding Works, Fireworks and Duck Races 12. Kelly's Heroes and Feeding Experiments 13. The Great Merrydale Turkey Shoot 14. Get Fresh Daily 15. The Dating Game 16. A Second Marriage, and Cut-throat Partners 17. Living in a Castle 18. The Cows' Hill Hotel 19. The Geordie Mafia 20. Blaydon Blaggards and Thieves

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Book SynopsisThis collection features three peer-reviewed literature reviews on reducing antibiotic use in dairy production.The first chapter describes the regulatory control of medicines in the United Kingdom and European Union and discusses the wider implications of antimicrobial use in dairy production and the need for change in the way we view and use medicines. The chapter also proposes how medicine prescribing practices in the dairy industry may undergo a series of changes in the near future.The second chapter considers recent advances of disease prevention in dairy cattle. Using bovine respiratory disease as a model, the chapter investigates key interactions between the host, environment and pathogen. These interactions can provide beneficial information that can be utilised to develop a prevention platform for multiple syndromes of bacterial disease in dairy cattle.The final chapter begins by assessing the need to promote digestive efficiency and productivity whilst maintaining animal health and welfare. It considers the role of probiotics in achieving this and reviews the range of research undertaken on the benefits and modes of action of probiotics. The chapter also details the role of probiotics in reducing antibiotic use in dairy production through improvements in areas such as pathogen control, feed efficiency and methane production.Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Responsible and sustainable use of medicines in dairy herd health: David C. Barrett, Kristen K. Reyher, Andrea Turner and David A. Tisdall, University of Bristol, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Antimicrobial resistance 3 Inappropriate behaviours and practices 4 Making progress towards change 5 Delivering results 6 Future trends and conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 Acknowledgements 9 References Chapter 2 - Preventing bacterial diseases in dairy cattle: Sharif Aly, University of California-Davis, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Pathogen host environment: an overview 3 Disease detection 4 Risk assessment tools 5 Future trends in research 6 Where to look for further information 7 References Chapter 3 - The use of probiotics as supplements for ruminants: Frédérique Chaucheyras-Durand and Lysiane Dunière, Lallemand Animal Nutrition and Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR 454 MEDIS, France; 1 Introduction 2 Critical periods in the ruminant lifecycle as targets for probiotics 3 Definitions, delivery mechanisms and regulation 4 Benefits and modes of action of probiotics: young ruminants 5 Benefits and modes of action of probiotics: feed efficiency in adult ruminants 6 Benefits and modes of action of probiotics: methane production 7 Benefits and modes of action of probiotics: pathogen control 8 Benefits and modes of action of probiotics: effects on the immune system 9 Conclusions and future trends 10 Acknowledgments 11 Where to look for further information section 12 References

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Book SynopsisHow do we achieve food security for a global population now over 7 billion people and trending towards 10 billion by 2050? This study of the global dairy industry examines how to balance our needs with those of animals and the environment. It scrutinises ruminant bovines’ worrying exhaling of methane, a greenhouse gas which, fortunately, evidence shows can be reduced by adding seaweed to cattle feed. Are the multi-thousand-cow mega-dairies of the USA appropriate models for Africa and Asia's high-growth dairy regions, where so many women are smallholders? Is it ethical to keep cows in confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), eating unnatural high-energy/low fibre diets when they prefer grazing pasture? Other issues include hormones for oestrus stimulation, and GMOs for milk yield, stressing cows' immune systems and drastically shortening longevity. This book offers multifaceted discussion of the central and ancillary issues relevant to dairying, and consumption of plant- and laboratory-based foods in the 21st century. No book to date offers such a comprehensive overview, linking ethics, environment, health and policy-making with in-depth coverage of the major dairy farming regions of the world.Trade ReviewIn this volume Bruce Scholten brings together his long-standing research on dairying from around the world, making a unique and ground-breaking contribution to agri-food studies and agricultural geography. It is informed with an ambitious and critical approach to a wide range of literatures and empirical investigations. In particular, it blends ethical, political and environmental debates and perspectives, dealing with both production and consumption relations. It is a ‘must read’ for a wide range of scholars and practitioners interested in the conceptual and material cross-roads global dairying now finds itself. * Terry Marsden, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning, Sustainable Places Research Institute and School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, UK *Bruce Scholten’s volume is an important contribution to the question of sustainable dairy farming. He thoroughly interrogates the ethical dimension of production, and demonstrates how ethics, the environment and political factors shape the face of the industry. The book uses evidence and fact in a rounded way and includes academic work as well as the observations of practitioners. As an aside, Scholten offers a valuable critique of how evidence is created and valued and the devaluation of expert knowledge and the subsequent costs. I particularly enjoyed his interrogation of the gendered nature of farming practice, a theme that is often overlooked when agriculture is seen as a sector rather than an occupation. This book is a delight to read; it is witty, engaging, and very clever. * Sally Shortall (PhD), Duke of Northumberland Professor of Rural Economy, Newcastle University, UK. Lead author, 2017 Scottish Government Report on Women in Farming *As professor, researcher and mentor-cum-supervisor of university graduate students researching smallholder dairy development, including policies and climate change, over four decades, I have not come across a book that examines the political, ethical and environmental factors influencing dairy development in one volume like this. Writing on India's White Revolution, and the East Africa Dairy Development project (EADD), Bruce A. Scholten, promotes sustainability and nutrition security, showing how village cooperatives, cold chains and technical assistance can empower women's income and family nutrition. We will see if more digestible feed, and additives such as seaweed, can enhance women’s participation – while reducing ruminant methane which exacerbates global warming. * Stephen Gichovi Mbogoh (PhD), International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya *This book provides extremely significant insights into environmental and social concerns related to the future of dairy farming in the Global North and South. Its engagement with key ethical debates and foregrounding of farming communities is outstanding, especially its abiding concern with animal welfare and insights into women’s roles in dairy farming. Given concerns around livestock and methane emissions, Scholten's exceptionally valuable and timely perspectives will engage both a specialist audience and those more broadly interested in sustainable and just solutions to global warming and food insecurity. * Pratyusha Basu (PhD), University of Texas at El Paso, author of Villages, Women, and the Success of Dairy Cooperatives in India: Making Place for Rural Development *In Chapter 5 Bruce Scholten highlights the importance of women farmers for international food security and sustainable development. Using the metaphor of the grass ceiling, he examines obstacles to women’s success as farmers and the gendered economic disparities between men and women. Women’s organizations and cooperatives, the growth of alternative food networks, organic production and organic certification policies provide the means for some women to break through the grass ceiling. Scholten explains how the Grass Ceiling differs among nations in accordance with geography, social structures and norms, government policy and consumer preferences. * Lucy Jarosz (PhD), Professor Emerita, Department of Geography, University of Washington, Seattle, USA *'Dairy farming has become dominated by markets and investors, beyond control of family-scale farmers who get their hands dirty and break a sweat for a living. Bruce Scholten understands, both analytically from his academic background, and with his roots on the farm, that there is an intrinsic relationship between a herd of cows and a family, and between cows and cropland where their waste is recycled to enrich soil instead of becoming a concentrated pollutant. He articulates how eliminating these connections exploits people, animals and the environment, resulting in nutritionally-inferior food. * Mark A. Kastel, Executive Director, OrganicEye; co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, US advocates for family-scale pasture dairying *Table of ContentsList of Photos and Illustrations Glossary and Abbreviations Foreword Acknowledgements Preface by author Chapter 1 Dairying from Holocene Herding to Anthropocene Confinement Chapter 2 Politics, Family Farmers & Animals Chapter 3 Ethics & Animals Chapter 4 Environment & Livestock Agriculture Chapter 5 Women’s Grass Ceiling: Nexus of Ethics, Environment, and Politics Chapter 6 Conclusions on Cows, Climate & Humans Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMastitis in dairy herds is a worldwide problem, with significant implications for milk yields and quality, economic losses, and animal health and welfare. Effective control makes a considerable difference to the farmer and the animal, and this new edition includes updated information throughout as well as new chapters covering organic dairy herds, dry period infections, robotic milking, residue avoidance, and best practice procedures. The authors, both fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and recognised experts in the field, provide basic principles relevant to farmers, vets and veterinary students in a clear and practical way, covering anatomy, epidemiology, milking machines, disinfection, somatic cell counts, and diseases of the udders and teats in order to provide a thorough understanding of the causes of mastitis and measures of control and prevention. It is an indispensable resource for large animal vets, dairy industry personnel, farm managers, dairy herdsmen, and researchers and students in animal sciences and related disciplines.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Structure of Teats and Udder and Mechanisms Of Milk Synthesis 3: Teat and Udder Defences against Mastitis 4: The Mastitis Organisms 5: Milking Machines and Mastitis 6: The Milking Routine And Its Effect On Mastitis 7: Teat Disinfection 8: The Environment and Mastitis 9: Somatic Cell Count 10: Bactoscan and Total Bacterial Count (TBC) 11: Targets and Monitoring 12: Treatment and Dry Cow Therapy 13: Summer Mastitis 14: Disorders of the Udder And Teats 15: Residue Avoidance in Milk 16: Best Practice Guides

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Book SynopsisMastitis is one of the most common diseases in dairy cattle throughout the world and it is also one of the most costly, resulting in reduced milk production and extra treatment costs. This invaluable book covers all aspects of the subject and is essential reading for veterinary surgeons and students, farmers and also those involved in the practical care of cattle.

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Book SynopsisThe future of goats as a domestic animal appears to be promising due to their ongoing usefulness and ability to generate new information for sustainable and profitable maintenance. Compared to cattle or buffalo farming, goat farming requires less initial capital and maintenance costs. Moreover, goats have a higher reproductive rate than cattle or buffaloes. In addition, goats can thrive on marginal lands that may not be suitable for other livestock species. This book specifically focuses on goat production in India, but it also includes information from around the world. Goats have played a significant role in research and development programs aimed at poverty alleviation through the use of small ruminants. However, the results of research are of little use if they are not disseminated. Therefore, this book is an important part of the strategy for disseminating and promoting research results to benefit poor and under-resourced farmers. Overall, this publication is expected to serve as a valuable reference source for anyone with an interest in goats.

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Book SynopsisThe present book aims to compile various chemical, nutritional, and microbiological analytical techniques related to handling milk and milk products. It has been divided into three sections, which cover methodologies applicable to raw milk reception to milk product analysis, as well as air, water, detergents, and dairy effluent. Section A focuses on various platform and laboratory tests used to assess the quality of raw and processed milk, including rapid tests, detection of adulterants and preservatives, and sampling techniques. Section B provides detailed analytical techniques for determining various quality parameters and attributes of different dairy products manufactured by the Indian Dairy Industry. Section C covers other tests applicable to the dairy industry for maintaining quality, including nutritional quality and hygiene, tests for dairy detergents and sanitizers, air and water quality for a dairy plant, and determination of melamine, aflatoxins, minerals, and vitamins (fat-soluble and water-soluble). In addition to these sections, the book also includes various food regulatory acts, such as the Food Safety Act 2006, hygiene code, ISO 9000 series, ISO 14000, and ISO 22000 quality management systems, PFA and BIS standards for different milk types, and MRL values for pesticides, heavy metals, and antibiotic substances. The book also provides a list of approved analytical labs for ready reference.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an outcome of the authors strong conviction in the necessity of compiling information and integrating traditional and innovative technologies employed globally in the processing of liquid milk. The book has been structured into various segments that encompass the historical development of the dairy sector in India, the procurement and consumption patterns of milk, processing, quality assurance, and packaging of fluid milk products, as well as food safety regulations. The authors aspire for this work to benefit the students pursuing dairy technology in the nation and also function as a useful resource for teachers who are instrumental in nurturing the human capital requirements of the Indian dairy sector.

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Book SynopsisThe book provides a comprehensive overview of production technologies for horticulture crops, encompassing a total of 19 chapters. These chapters cover a range of topics, including: orchard design and planting systems, orchard floor management, descriptions of fruit and vegetable crops, nursery raising techniques for fruit and vegetable crops, propagation techniques for horticulture crops, canopy management techniques, leaf and soil sampling techniques, integrated nutrient management in vegetable crops, field preparation, layout of experimental plots, and calculation of fertilizer doses for vegetable crops, exotic vegetables, hydroponics in vegetable cultivation, weed management in horticultural crops, cultural practices for medicinal plants, annuals and their management, flower arrangements, and architectural landscaping.

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Book SynopsisThe Indian Dairy Industry has progressed post-Independence with modern milk plants producing various dairy products. Emphasis on quality, safety, and compliance with international standards for global trade and consumer protection. Awareness and education crucial for maintaining superior milk products.

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Book SynopsisWater is used for a wide range of activities in the dairy sector, which consumes a substantial volume of first-use drinking water for production processes, cleaning and disinfection. There is great potential to exploit possible sources of reusable water. This report provides information relevant to the various steps in matching potential reusable water sources with fit-for-purpose applications in dairy operations

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Book SynopsisDairying is an integral part of the diverse system of agriculture that prevails in India and therefore, plays a vital role in agricultural economy and food production of the country. It provides essential food value in the form of milk and milk products to the millions of the country's inhabitants. Dairying is the major source of income for the rural masses, as about 70% of the population comprises of small, marginal and landless farmers who benefit directly from dairying activities. India has about 15% of the global cattle population, 56% of the world's buffalo population and accounts for 15-16% of the word's annual milk production. The growth in milk production is about 4%. India stands tall among the milk producing countries with an annual production of about 120 million metric tons, though the organized sector handles only about 30% of the total milk produced. The authors with their strengths of academics and research in the discipline of dairy technology have been involved in developing manpower for the dairy industry and imparting training at an institute of national repute. This book is the result of their strong feeling of the need to compile information and integrate traditional and novel technologies that exist worldwide in the processing of liquid milk. The book has been organized in various s that include the history of dairy development in India, procurement and consumption pattern of milk, processing, quality assurance and packaging of fluid milk products and food safety laws. The authors hope that this work will serve the students of dairy technology in the country and also provide a ready reference to the teachers involved in shaping the human resource needs of the Indian dairy industryTable of Contents1. General Information 2. Chemistry, Microbiology and Nutritive Value of Milk 3. Milk Procurement Systems 4. Common Dairy Operations 5. Varieties of Processed Milk 6. Packaging and Distribution of Fluid Milk 7. Cleaning and Sanitization of Dairy Equipments 8. Quality Assurance in Milk Processing 9. Safety and Regulatory Aspects in Dairy and Food Industry

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Book SynopsisThe present book is an attempt to compile various chemical, nutritional and micro-biological analytical techniques related to handling milk and milk products. The book has been divided into three basic sections dealing in methodologies applicable to raw milk reception to milk product analysis to air, water, detergents and dairy effluent. * Section "A" deals with various platform and laboratory tests applied to raw and processed milk quality assessment, in terms of rapid tests, detection of adulterants and preservatives, sampling techniques etc. * Section "B" gives the detailed analytical techniques as applied for determination of various quality parameters/ attributes of different dairy products being manufactured by Indian Dairy Industry. * Section "C" various other tests applicable to dairy industry for maintaining quality including nutritional quality and hygiene, test for dairy detergents and sanitizers, air and water quality for a dairy plant and determination of melamine, aflatoxins, minerals and vitamins (fat & water soluble). The Text also contains various food regulatory acts, food safety act 2006, hygiene code, ISO 9000 series, ISO 14000 and ISO 22000 quality management systems, PFA and BIS standards for different milk types and MRL values for pesticides, heavy metals and antibiotic substances and list of approved analytical labs are also provided for ready reference.Table of Contents1. Quality assessment of raw and processed milk. 2. Chemical techniques for quality assessment. 3. Microbiological techniques for quality assessment. 4. Determination of mineral and vitamin in milk. 5. Quality assessments of milk products. 6. Tests of maintain quality of dairy products. 7. Food regulatory acts and laws.

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Book SynopsisGoats have a bright future as a domestic animal because of its continued usefulness and generation of new information to maintain this species in a more sustainable and profitable manner. Goat farming requires less capital to start and maintain than cattle or buffalo farming. Goat also has a higher reproductive rate as compared to cattle or buffaloes. Goat can sustain itself on marginal lands where other species of livestock may not even survive. The book has put emphasis on goat production in India but lot of information from world over is mentioned. Goats have been a major part of the research and development programmes aimed at poverty alleviation via the use of small ruminants. Research is of little use if its results are not disseminated and this book is part of the strategy for the dissemination and promotion of the research results to ensure that poor and under-resourced farmers benefit. The publication is expected to provide a useful reference source for all those who are interested in goats.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Breeds 03. Improvement Through Breeding and Genetics 04. Goat Anatomy and Physiology 05. Management 06. Feeds and Feeding 07. Reproduction 08. Meat Production 09. Milk Production 10. Leather, Skin and Hair 11. Diseases 12. Economics and Marketing

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Book SynopsisThis is a textbook on Dairy Plant Management and Dairy Waste Management which is a part of the course curriculum for the undergraduate and post graduate students of Dairy Technology.Table of Contents01. Production Management 02. Personnel Management 03. Plant Management 04. Dairy Plant Hygiene 05. Pollution Control 06. Dairy Plant Layout

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Book Synopsis"Unity is the Strength". People have enormous power, that too women. If this principle could be applied in our every walk of life, the sky would be the limit of the fruits of success. The women should be awaken for their unbelievable potential they have. This potential should be converted into the capability through appropriate intervention. Dairy Cooperative Society is one of the best alternative means for farm women to engage and empower themselves in all aspects of their life. Cow keeping and curd making are the traditional practices of rural women. Only this practice is to be channelized in a systematic cooperative mechanism for greater interest and better performance. Farm women can be self- sustained socio- economically by adopting our traditional day's tradition of cow keeping and curd making. The book explains steps need to be taken in the functioning of Women Dairy Cooperatives Societies such as their performance, functioning, organization, entrepreneurial behavior of members & constraints in functioning etc. with the support of research evidence.Table of Contents01. Dairy Development Scenario in India and World 02. Women in Dairy Development 03. Profile of the Odisha State 04. Research Methodology 05. Functioning of Women Dairy Cooperative Societies

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Horticulture 2. Orchard Designing & Planting Systems 3. Orchard Floor Management 4. Description of Fruit Crop 5. Description of Vegetable Crop 6. Nursery Raising Techniques in Fruit Crop 7. Nursery Raising Techniques in Vegetable Crop 8. Propagation Techniques for Horticulture Crop 9. Canopy Management Techniques 10. Leaf and Soil Sampling Techniques 11. Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) in Vegetable Crops 12. Field Preparation, Layout of Experimental Plot and Calculation of Fertilizer Doses for Vegetable Crops 13. Exotic Vegetables 14. Hydroponics in Vegetable Cultivation 15. Weed Management in Horticultural Crops 16. Cultural Practices for Medicinal Plants 17. Annuals and Their Management 18. Flower Arrangements 19. Architectural Landscaping

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