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Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate

  • 1st Edition
  • June 1, 2025
  • Veerasamy Sejian + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate aims to make the global scientific and academic communities aware of the potential of goats as a livestock of the future. When compared to more popular meat sources like cattle and swine, goats have a lower carbon footprint and can aid in mitigating the effects of climate change, as well as improving food production, poverty and equity issues. This book will discuss the implication of climate change on goat production systems and emphasize the physiological potential of goats to adapt in erratically changing climatic conditions. Furthermore, the book includes chapters on strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change on goat production and highlights novel technologies used to assess the impact of heat stress in goats. Technology transfer strategies and policy-related issues will also be covered.Written and edited by an international team of experts on goats, livestock, animal agriculture, and climate-smart food systems, Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate will appeal to a broad audience, from researchers, to livestock specialists, to veterinarians, to policy makers in food and sustainability.

Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae

  • 2nd Edition
  • May 7, 2025
  • Michael J. Boyle + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, Second Edition covers the origins and history of marine larval science, contemporary state-of-the-art approaches to larval development and biology, and the highest-quality images and schematics showing the broadest diversity of marine larvae in the animal tree of life. This book illustrates larval body plans, the anatomy of their organ systems (muscular, sensory, digestive), including distinct ciliation patterns that facilitate swimming, and the complex metamorphic changes they undergo between different larval and growth stages. Each chapter contains in-text references that direct readers to both historical and contemporary research on the forms, functions, behaviors and biogeographical distributions of marine larvae.This book is a valuable and foundational resource for biologists across various disciplines, including biodiversity, biogeography, and developmental biology. Ecologists, taxonomists, oceanographers, and environmental scientists also benefit from the complete coverage of marine larval forms offered by this book. Additionally, the broad scope and phyletic coverage of marine biodiversity presented in this atlas is ideal for students in oceanography and marine biology, animal development, biological oceanography and invertebrate zoology.

Primate Adaptation and Evolution

  • 4th Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • John G. Fleagle + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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Primate Adaptation and Evolution, Fourth Edition provides key features of extant families and references to more detailed texts. The book sets the scene and creates space for a thorough updating of exciting developments in primate paleontology and a reconstruction through early hominid species of our own human origins. This updated version covers recent developments in primate paleontology, the latest taxonomy, and includes new visuals, including helpful illustrations and evolutionary trees. It is an ideal text for undergraduate and post-graduate students studying the evolution and functional ecology of primates and early fossil hominids.The book retains its grounding in the extant primate groups as the best way to understand the fossil trail and evolution of these modern forms. However, this coverage is now more streamlined, referring to the many new and excellent books on living primate ecology and adaptation - a field that has burgeoned since this book's first publication.

Aquatic Biomes

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Germano Leão Demolin-Leite
  • English
  • Hardback
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Aquatic Biomes: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity explores the effects of anthropogenic activities on Earth’s aquatic biomes, species, and climate. It summarizes operational and potential monitoring tools to conserve or recover aquatic biomes at global scale. Written by international experts in ecology and biodiversity conservation, this book identifies the challenges and threats to aquatic organisms and connects them to real cases of conservation.Aquatic Biomes: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity is an important resource for students, professors, researchers, governmental and non-governmental organizations active in biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation seeking guidance on the best practices for aquatic biome conservation.

Nanotechnology of Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Production

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • PK Gupta
  • English
  • Paperback
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Nanotechnology of Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Production compiles the most impactful emerging research on the use of nanotechnology in animal sciences. These novel data, methods, and technologies will considerably improve animal health, welfare, production, and nutrition, and will have implications for the future of human health, disease control, and food safety. Authored by a renowned animal toxicologist, this book introduces the history of nanotechnology in animal science before delving into its interdisciplinary applications. Central chapters explore nanomaterials in animal disease treatment, nanovaccine development, nanotechnology in animal nutrition and production, and applications for antibiotic-based therapies. Concluding chapters summarize the risks of these novel technologies, their challenges, and their opportunities in various animal science sectors. This is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and animal scientists seeking information on cutting edge nano- and biotechnological advancements.

Commercial Pig Farming

  • 1st Edition
  • January 23, 2025
  • Anuj Chauhan + 5 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Commercial Pig Farming: A Guide for Swine Production and Management provides a comprehensive overview of the pig farming sector, which accounts for approximately 35% of meat production globally. Written by authors spanning 25 chapters, this book aims to provide broad coverage on the key aspects of commercial pig farm management including breeding and reproduction, housing, mechanization, feeding, health and welfare, pork processing, marketing, waste management, and circular bioeconomy. The book will move beyond the basics to cover state-of-the art and cutting-edge technologies in the industry, from artificial intelligence tools and smart phone applications for swine health and feeding management, to the latest vaccinations strategies and biosecurity guidelines for pigs.The most complete and current guide to pig farming available on the market, this book will be most useful to progressive farmers, researchers, and graduate and post-graduate students interested in veterinary science, animal agriculture, and meat production and processing. Professionals working in the pig industry and other livestock industry stakeholders will also find this a valuable resource.

Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2025
  • Thomas Allen Jefferson
  • Thomas Allen Jefferson
  • English
  • Hardback
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Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises: Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume One, the first volume in the Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises series, covers some of the world's most beautiful, intelligent, and highly adapted mammals that inhabit our seas and oceans. As our knowledge of marine mammals grows, the need exists for a reliable and complete reference to the ecology and biology of these fascinating creatures. Scientists, conservationists, and informed laypersons will find this book to be a definitive review of all the world's living whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea cows, and marine otters and bears.This volume consists of species review chapters written by leading global experts on a variety of coastal marine species of dolphins. Each chapter includes a description of the species followed by sections on distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, reproduction, parasites, diseases, and the impacts of human activities on the species.

Feline Behavior and Welfare

  • 1st Edition
  • December 11, 2024
  • Valarie V. Tynes
  • English
  • Paperback
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Feline Behavior and Welfare provides current and updated information for the veterinary practitioner regarding normal feline behavior and problem behavior. It includes solid background on feline ethology as well as practical information on preventing, diagnosing, managing and treating the most common feline behavior problems. Written by noted experts in the field of behavior and welfare, the book covers normal behaviors, prevention of feline behavior problems, and treatment of feline behavior problems. It presents cats as unique reflections of their nearest ancestor and explains how the nature of feline behavior poses problems when we confine cats to our homes.Preventive strategies are presented in clear and practical terms, with problem behaviors covered in an easy to reference style so that clinicians can readily locate answers to some of clients most frequently asked questions. This book will be a valuable resource for anyone working with cats.

Innovative Food Packaging and Processing Technologies

  • 1st Edition
  • November 21, 2024
  • Daniela Bermudez-Aguirre
  • English
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Innovative Food Processing and Packaging Technologies presents updates about some innovative technologies, such as pulsed electric fields, ultraviolet, and radio frequency, but also highlights the research needs for the newest technologies, such as cold plasma. This volume also provides insights about using nanotechnology for food safety and preservation. A special section of the book includes information about novel ingredients, product development, and product and package functionality. The book also includes some of the most recent information regarding packaging technologies and packaging materials and the challenges associated with future food packaging. This book covers the point of view of industry and equipment manufacturers related to novel interventions. The role of the consumer in accepting innovative technologies and products such as 3-D food printing is also presented, making it a unique resource for researchers, graduate students, and professionals in the food industry.

Horse Pasture Management

  • 2nd Edition
  • November 19, 2024
  • Paul H. Sharpe
  • English
  • eBook
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Horse Pasture Management, Second Edition provides updated coverage on strategies for managing behavior, grouping, environments and feeding needs of grazing horses. Sections cover the structure, function and identification of forages, continuing into nutritional value of pasture plants. Management of soil, the function of a pasture ecosystem and management of plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by forage yield determination, horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Advantages of grazing more than one species of animal are described. Management of hay and silage are included since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. Several chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment, including climate and weather and other living things. The book also covers strategies for managing manure, erosion, and water quality. It is ideal for researchers, scientists and students involved in animal science, specifically equine studies. Agriculturists, equine managers and veterinarians will also find this book useful.

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Animal behaviour and welfare

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