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Book Synopsis"This book addresses the principles of knowledge transfer and presents a wide scale of applications. Effective knowledge utilization requires that insights developed in the animal sciences are combined with social science approaches. That is accomplished in this book. The applications focus on the adoption of new management practices in cattle husbandry. In animal sciences the emphasis is generally on the technical and zoological know-how. The organizational and personal dimensions are too often neglected as critical factors to success. Organizational aspects deserve credit, because the results of research must often be implemented in a complex chain of producer and consumer oriented organisations. Personal aspects such as attitudes and views towards the future significantly determine the chance of adopting innovations. In this book these dimensions also receive some attention. Some more theoretical papers are followed by practical examples of implementations in the field and by descriptions of extension networks and services. A large variety of papers is presented: from the power of the researcher and consultant through the power of data banks to the power of the client and producer in the dissemination process; thus from input driven to demand driven. This book is of importance to all who deal in some way with knowledge exchange and transfer."
Table of ContentsPreface 9; Abele Kuipers; From agricultural extension to communication for innovation 11; Cees Leeuwis; Different approaches to advise cattle farmers: the charter of good practices in cattle breeding 31; Anne-Charlotte Dockes and Caroline Hedouin; How environmental problems are addressed to farmers - pyramid model, research, knowledge transfer, practices and attitudes 47; Abele Kuipers, Karin de Grip and Paul Galama; Extending the University to Oregon livestock producers 59; James R. Males; Extension work in milk and beef production in Slovenia 63; Marija Klopcic and Joze Osterc; Knowledge transfer in Slovak cattle production during the transformation period 77; Stefan Mihina, Bill Mitchell and Vojtech Brestensky; Know-how transfer in animal breeding - the power of integrated cow data bases for farmer's selection of bulls to improve functional traits in dairy cows 85; Jan Philipsson, Jan-Ake Eriksson and Hans Stalhammar; Producers' attitudes towards modernization and expansion 97; Roger W. Palmer and Jeffrey Bewley; Quality management systems (QMS) as a basis for improvement of milk quality in extension services 117; Lothar Doring and Hermann H. Swalve; Focused research, information transfer and advice: first evaluation of a new approach undertaken in Emilia-Romagna 125; Adelfo Magnavacchi and Giancarlo Cargioli; The impact of the Zimbabwean change process on dairy farming and farmer attitudes 135; Stanley Marshall Makuza and Clemens B.A. Wollny; Factors determining technology adoption by beef producers in the United States 143; Larry L. Berger; Use of management practices to differentiate dairy herd environments in Southeastern Sicily 149; Emiliano Raffrenato, Pascal Anton Oltenacu, Robert W. Blake and Giuseppe Licitra. Strategic challenge of Lithuanian cattle breeding sector and attitudes involved 155; Valdas Dalinkevicius, Donata Uchockiene, Peter Doubravsky and Gintaras Kascenas; Design of large scale dairy cattle units in relation to management and animal welfare 161; Roger W. Palmer; Health management in large-scale dairy farms 189; Jos P.T.M. Noordhuizen and Kerstin E. Muller; Use of longevity data for genetic improvement and management of sustainable dairy cattle in the Netherlands 199; Rene van der Linde and Gerben de Jong; Labour efficiency and multi-functionality on Irish dairy farms 205; Bernadette O'Brien, Kevin O'Donovan and David Gleeson; Practical experiences with smallholder milk recording in Malawi: a case of Lilongwe milkshed area 215; Agnes C.M. Msiska, Mizeck G.G. Chagunda, Hardwich Tchale, James W. Banda and Clemens B.A. Wollny; Online-available milk-recording data for efficient support of farm management 227; Betka Logar, Peter Podgorsek, Janez Jeretina, Boris Ivanovic and Tomaz Perpar; Influence of work routine elements of milking on milking parlour performance 231; Bernadette O'Brien, Kevin O'Donovan and David Gleeson; Transfer of knowledge to practice in Slovenia 237; Marija Klopcic, Joze Osterc, Marko Cepon and Branko Ravnik; Keyword index 243; Author index 245.
