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Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Second Edition, Four Volume Set
the latest update since the 2010 release, builds upon the solid
foundation established in the first edition. Updated sections
include Host-parasite interactions, Vertebrate social behavior, and
the introduction of 'overview essays' that boost the book's
comprehensive detail. The structure for the work is modified to
accommodate a better grouping of subjects. Some chapters have been
reshuffled, with section headings combined or modified.
PLAY AND LEARN: learn about bees and biodiversity as you play this
family strategy game for age 6+, based on traditional Mancala
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Buzz the bees to the flowers to collect pollen and then back to the
hive to make honey for feeding and growing your very own bee colony.
The player with the largest colony wins! Based on the ancient gameplay
of mancala, Beehive Mancala is a fun strategy game for adults and
children aged 6+. Includes facts about the bees and flowers featured,
plus details on the honey-making process and the importance of bees
from the beekeeper at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The latest edition of Animal Nutrition has been updated thoroughly
to provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to the science
and practice of animal nutrition. This classic, market-leading text
is a trusted resource for undergraduates studying Animal Science,
Veterinary Science, Agriculture, Biology and Biochemistry. It is
supported by key experimental evidence throughout about modern
advancements in animal food nourishment, composition of foods and
feeding standards for dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs and
poultry, horses, and cats and dogs. It is split into six main
sections covering: The components of food; The digestion and
metabolism of nutrients; Quantifying the nutrient content of foods:
digestibility, energy and protein values; The nutrient requirements
of animals; The nutritional characteristics of foods; and Animal
products and human nutrition. Quantitative aspects of the subject
are clearly explained and illustrated by worked examples. Problems
have been added to all chapters to aid student learning and the
appendices include solutions to all chapter-end numeric questions.
This edition includes nutritional topics related to molecular
biology, the environment, and companion animals - dog and cat
nutrition has been expanded. Under nutrient requirements of
animals, usage of novel foods such as insects has also been added.
Chapter-end summaries and questions allow students to recap and
test their knowledge of the chapter topic.
The production of animal feed increasingly relies on the global
acquisition of feed material, increasing the risk of chemical and
microbiological contaminants being transferred into food-producing
animals. Animal feed contamination provides a comprehensive
overview of recent research into animal feed contaminants and their
negative effects on both animal and human health.
Part one focuses on the contamination of feeds and fodder by
microorganisms and animal by-products. Analysis of contamination by
persistent organic pollutants and toxic metals follows in part two,
before the problem of natural toxins is considered in part three.
Veterinary medicinal products as contaminants are explored in part
four, along with a discussion of the use of antimicrobials in
animal feed. Part five goes on to highlight the risk from emerging
technologies. Finally, part six explores feed safety and quality
management by considering the safe supply and management of animal
feed, the process of sampling for contaminant analysis, and the
GMP+ feed safety assurance scheme.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert
contributors, Animal feed contamination is an indispensable
reference work for all those responsible for food safety control in
the food and feed industries, as well as a key source for
researchers in this area.
Provides a comprehensive review of research into animal feed
contaminants and their negative effects on both animal and human
healthExamines the contamination of feeds and fodder by
microorganisms and animal by-productsAnalyses contamination by
persistant organic pollutants, toxic metals and natural toxins
The recent outbreaks of E.coli and BSE have ensured that the issue
of meat safety has never had such a high profile. Meanwhile HACCP
has become the preferred tool for the management of microbiological
safety. Against a background of consumer and regulatory pressure,
the effective implementation of HACCP systems is critical. Written
by leading experts in the field, HACCP in the meat industry
provides an authoritative guide to making HACCP systems work
effectively.
This book examines the HACCP in the meat industry across the supply
chain, from rearing through to primary and secondary processing.
This unique book is the product of a south/north, east/west
collaboration, involving some 90 contributors from 25 countries. It
will be invaluable to all concerned with livestock keeping and
poverty alleviation in developing countries, especially lecturers,
students and those working with resource-poor livestock keepers.
Livestock and Wealth Creation is about the role of livestock in
developing countries and portrays how improved husbandry practices
can affect the livelihoods of livestock keepers. It emphasises ways
of improving small-scale enterprises and subsistence
livestock-keeping. The burgeoning 'Livestock Revolution', which is
already occurring in some developing countries and foreseen to
become a wider phenomenon over the next 20 years, is also
considered. A gigantic increase in demand for meat and milk is
predicted, with consequent opportunities for resource-poor
livestock keepers to contribute and move from subsistence to
market-oriented production.
Snow Leopards, Second Edition provides a foundational,
comprehensive overview of the biology, ecology and conservation of
this iconic species. This updated edition incorporates all the
recent information from range-wide surveys and conservation
projects, the results of technical and advances particularly in
genetics, camera trapping and satellite tracking, and evaluates
emerging threats. New chapters synthesize the novel scientific
methods and statistical analyses used to develop density and
population estimates and how they inform conservation and
management estimates. Sections cover historical information, the
main biogeographic patterns, evolutionary trends, conservational
efforts, and cultural significance. Status and distribution are
fully updated for all 12 countries where snow leopards occur. Other
sections describe established and emerging threats, including
human-wildlife conflict, illegal trade, infrastructure development,
and climate change along with conservation solutions used to
address these threats. The book concludes with a final section on
global snow leopard initiatives and future potentials.
The three principle aims of this substantially enlarged and revised
volume are to define standardised patterns of meat cutting and
ethnic variations, to provide a ready reference to the mainstream
muscle foods available commercially or being developed
scientifically around the world, and to help explain the properties
of different meat cuts and muscle foods in terms of meat quality.
This book provides a guide to many of the myriad of meat cuts and
muscle foods now widely available internationally. Cutting patterns
for beef, pork, lamb, game, poultry and fish are featured, plus a
number of invertebrates such as crabs, lobsters, shrimp, squid and
scallop that also produce straited muscle. Wholesale and retail
meat cuts are described and cross-referenced - many being clearly
illustrated and labelled - so that the reader may start with a
country, or with the name of a specific meat cut to find the
country of origin. In addition, the key scientific concepts
required in understanding food myosystems are briefly outlined. For
this second edition, information for ten countries has been added
or expanded, bringing the total to 51. names in Arabic and
Latin-American Spanish. Also, the entries for deep sea fish have
been increased.
"Applied Animal Feed Science and Technology" explores and suggests
practical ways of improving the value of animals through
supplementation. It begins by refreshing the reader on the classes
of feeds consumed by livestock, and their digestive systems.
The image of western ranchers making a stand for their
"rights"-against developers, the government, "illegal"
immigrants-may be commonplace today, but the political power of the
cowboy was a long time in the making. In a book steeped in the
culture, traditions, and history of western range ranching,
Michelle K. Berry takes readers into the Cold War world of cattle
ranchers in the American West to show how that power, with its
implications for the lands and resources of the mountain states,
was built, shaped, and shored up between 1945 and 1965. After long
days working the ranch, battling human and nonhuman threats, and
wrestling with nature, ranchers got down to business of another
sort, which Berry calls "cow talk." Discussing the best new
machinery; sharing stories of drought, blizzards, and bugs; talking
money and management and strategy: these ranchers were building a
community specific to their time, place, and work and creating a
language that embodied their culture. Cow Talk explores how this
language and its iconography evolved and how it came to provide
both a context and a vehicle for political power. Using ranchers'
personal papers, publications, and cattle growers association
records, the book provides an inside view of how range cattle
ranchers in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana
created a culture and a shared identity that would frame and inform
their relationship with their environment and with society at large
in an increasingly challenging, modernizing world. A multifaceted
analysis of postwar ranch life, labor, and culture, this innovative
work offers unprecedented insight into the cohesive political and
cultural power of western ranchers in our day.
Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications
covers sixteen essential oils from different herbal and aromatic
plants, including production, composition and extraction techniques
such as distillation, chemistry and properties, characterization
and applications. The book also presents their safety, toxicity and
regulation, alongside trade, storage, stability and transport
concepts. Essential oils in plants, extraction and analysis, and
current trends in the use of essential oils, like aroma therapy,
agro-food and non-food usage are thoroughly explored. Remaining
chapters are dedicated to different essential oils, including
lavender, peppermint, sandalwood, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree,
clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosewood, juniper and pine,
patchouli, clary, and more. Edited by a global team of experts in
essential oils, this book is designed to be a practical tool for
the many diverse professionals who develop and market essential
oils.
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