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Reviews key challenges and solutions in improving the health and welfare of organic farm animals Addresses how organic livestock farming can build on smallholder systems such as pastoralism and agroforestry Includes case studies on improving organic farming of dairy and beef cattle, sheep and goats, pig and poultry
This collection addresses recent research on challenges facing organic animal farming such as more targeted breeding, improved grazing and feed rations, better methods of health and disease management as well as ways of enhancing animal welfare.
Considers the impact of dietary background and availability of key nutrients and micronutrients on poultry meat quality Reviews the key quality defects associated with poultry muscle development, including dorsal cranial myopathy (DCM), pale soft exudative (PSE) and intramuscular connective tissue (ICMT) Provides a detailed assessment of the individual quality traits consumer expectations are driven by (colour, texture and flavour)
Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm; Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management; Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world
Comprehensive coverage of advances in optimising all the key steps in developing successful new animal feed products, from assessing feed ingredients, product development and processing to maintaining quality and safety Covers latest research on understanding and improving animal feed conversion efficiency Particular focus on the key issue of feed safety, particularly preventing mycotoxin and other contamination risks
To meet growing demand, the FAO has estimated that world poultry production needs to grow by 2-3% per year to 2030. Much of the increase in output already achieved has been as a result of improvements in commercial breeds combined with rearing in more intensive production systems. However, more intensive systems and complex supply chains have increased the risk of rapid transmission of animal diseases and zoonoses. Consumer expectations of sensory and nutritional quality have never been higher. At the same time consumers are more concerned about the environmental impact of poultry production as well as animal welfare. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this book reviews research...
Provides an authoritative review of the key developments in achieving durable disease resistance in cereal crops Comprehensive coverage of the major diseases that affect cereal crops (Fusarium head blight, Septoria tritici blotch, tan spot) Assesses the key challenges in breeding durable disease-resistant cereals faced globally, with dedicated chapters to the regional strategies established by North America, North-west Europe, North Africa and West Asia
Reviews key steps in biopesticide product development Comprehensive coverage of the range of biopesticides, from microbial to natural substance-based biopesticides Strong focus on pheromone and allelochemical semiochemicals as well as peptide-based biopesticides
Strong focus on environmental physiology, abiotic stress and breeding more abiotic stress-resistant varieties Reviews range of advanced marker-assisted breeding techniques, including gene editing Discusses key advances in the value chain to improve resource use for more sustainable production
Reviews advances in understanding and improving the welfare of dairy cattle; Summarises current research on rumen biology, digestion and ways of optimising nutrition of dairy cattle from grazing to feed and feed supplements; Discusses latest developments in maintaining the health of dairy cattle, including the genetics of disease resistance and dairy herd health management