Animal Husbandry

Strategic research in ruminant nutrition has greatly improved our understanding of the processes involved in the conversion of feed to milk. However, the lack of an up to date framework to incorporate this knowledge into support systems has meant that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996567480Author John SuscovichFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Emerald Lake BooksPublisher Emerald Lake BooksWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Homemade Dog Food for the Goodest Boys#1 New Release in Animal HusbandryMake your own dog food with world renowned dog chef, Kevyn Matthews. With tons of recipes for canine cooking, these healthy alternatives to processed dog food transform any home into...

A comprehensive how-to manual of Polyface Farm's signature designs--with tips, tricks, and a half century of lessons learned through trial and error Have you wondered how to build the Polyface broiler shelter, or the dolly to move it, or an Eggmobile,...

Longtime goat rancher Yvonne Zweede-Tucker draws on twenty years of hands-on experience to help you raise your own meat goats. Illustrated throughout with color photography, this instructive handbook includes advice about breeds, feeding, housing,...

How can we learn from previous food production mistakes and pave a way for producing sustainable, nutritious, local meat? The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of our globalised food system and highlighted the desperate need for local and...

Expert 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...

From giving rides to children at the British seaside to pulling a plough in the poorest of countries, donkeys have served humans faithfully since the time of their domestication more than 10,000 years ago. Despite the critical role that they have played...

Animal Behavior, Third Edition covers animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. The book's authors, Michael Breed and Janice Moore, bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university...

Get started keeping chickens in your own backyard with this down-to-earth guide by popular chicken-fluencer Nikki Husted (@purelychickens). Keeping chickens can look almost glamorous online. It's all beautiful chickens, cute baby chicks, and coops that...

Building Chicken Coops For Dummies (9781119543923) was previously published as Building Chicken Coops For Dummies (9780470598962). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be...

With today's management systems, the cost of making hay far exceeds its value to grazing businesses. Studies have shown that winter feed costs are the largest single factor limiting the profitability for most livestock operations. In virtually every area...

The health and profitability of grass-based livestock begins with the food they eat. In Managing Pasture, author Dale Strickler guides farmers and ranchers through the practical and ideological considerations behind caring for the land as a key part of...

Provides all you need to know about the safe and humane handling and restraint of animals. Safe Handling and Restraint of Animals takes a holistic approach to the handling of a wide variety of animal species. This comprehensive resource offers a thorough...

WITH A FOREWORD BY PATRICK BARKHAMAnd an essay by Welsh hill farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones'One of the great no-holds-barred life-adventures in the wilds of the British landscape.' ADAM NICOLSONWritten on the eve of the Second World War, this memoir tells...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992999803Author Sheila BriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Peter FranksPublisher Peter Franks

Zoos and aquariums are culturally and historically important places where families enjoy their leisure time and scientists study exotic animals. Many contain buildings of great architectural merit. Some people consider zoos little more than animal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617813344Author Pat MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Dogwise PublishingPublisher Dogwise PublishingWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898158960Author Alexander WeygersFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 646gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910085370Author Harry FieldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Blep PublishingPublisher Blep Publishing

A Roman farmer on farming.Columella (Lucius Iunius Moderatus) of Gades (Cadiz) lived in the reigns of the first emperors to about AD 70. He moved early in life to Italy where he owned farms and lived near Rome. It is probable that he did military service...

We know that our diet influences our health. But is there more to the adage "you are what you eat?" Connecting the dots from agriculture to medicine, geologist David R. Montgomery and biologist Anne Bikle argue we overlook the other half of a healthy...

How to create quality pasture from the soil up This 2nd edition, revised and completely updated by Jim Gerrish, offers down-to-earth, low cost tactics to create high-energy pasture that will reduce or eliminate expensive inputs or purchased feeds for...

Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students, Animal Nutrition Science introduces the fundamental topics of animal nutrition, in a treatment which deals with terrestrial animals in general. Addressing a wider range of topics than the standard...

BACKYARD POULTRY MEDICINE AND SURGERY An expanded edition that explains the diagnosis and treatment of backyard poultryYou can look to Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery, Second Edition for practical veterinary information on the treatment of poultry...

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), or lung plague, is one of the great historic diseases of livestock, and still causes major economic losses in Sub-Saharan Africa. It spread to all continents where cattle were farmed in the 19th and 20th...

Toxicology is a fundamental subject in both Veterinary and Medical sciences. It is a vast field with numerous branches and has been studied extensively since ancient times. It is essential to possess a strong foundation in the basic concepts of general...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788471147684Author Giuseppe GalloFormat PaperbackImprint MundiprensaPublisher Mundiprensa

The current publication presents fundamental skills essential for Livestock entrepreneurship in a comprehensive and accessible manner. The introductory section of the book delves into the concept of entrepreneurship and focuses on personal attributes of...

The book comprises three main sections, each addressing a different aspect of animal nutrition and feed technology. The first part focuses on the fundamental principles of animal nutrition and feed technology, including the estimation of macro elements...

The 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...

There has been a significant rise in the production of livestock products, particularly in developing countries, and this trend is expected to continue in the coming years. Specifically, there has been a substantial increase in the production of poultry,...

The manual provides extensive coverage of various aspects of ruminant nutrition research, including the analysis of rumen liquor for the fraction of VFAs enzymatic activity of various metabolites, the estimation of rumen fluid volume and its flow rate,...

This book has been written to address the need for a comprehensive guide to the practical applications of veterinary andrology, frozen semen technology, and artificial insemination. The author has drawn on their extensive experience and research to...

This book has been written in a clear and straightforward manner, making it accessible to a broad audience. It is applicable to scientists, educators, students, officials, diagnosticians, and researchers, as Immunology has become an indispensable subject...

The text discusses the principles of animal nutrition and feed technology, including the estimation of common macro elements such as calcium and phosphorus, as well as the cell wall fractionation and detection of toxic principles in feeds. Part II...

The forecasting of the contributions made by distinguished contributors to the field of conservation of animal biodiversity and improvement of livestock is a challenging task. A total of 25 such contributions have been made, covering a diverse range of...

Animal behavior studies are essential for various reasons, primarily in conservation, livestock and wildlife management, animal welfare, sustainable utilization of animal and human resources, and ultimately, enhancing our understanding of human behavior...

India, with its substantial population of cattle, buffaloes, caprine and ovine animals, holds the distinction of being the worlds leading milk producer. Not only does the country produce and export substantial amounts of beef and buffalo meat, but it...

The production of livestock products, particularly poultry and pigs, as well as eggs and milk, has experienced a remarkable growth in developing countries. This trend is expected to continue in the coming years. The utilization of resources in livestock...