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The Agricultural and Biological Sciences collection advances science-based knowledge for the improvement of animal and plant life and for secure food systems that produce nutritious, novel, sustainable foods with minimal environmental impact. Food Science titles include not only those products from agriculture but all other aspects from food production to nutrition, health and safety, chemistry to security, policy, law and regulation. Biological Sciences address animal behaviour and biodiversity, organismal and evolutionary biology, entomology, marine biology and aquaculture, plant science and forestry.

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Diseases of Bivalves

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Roxanna Smolowitz
  • English
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Diseases of Bivalves: Historical and Current Perspectives is a novel reference covering all known diseases of cultured and fished bivalve mollusks from around the world. Written by a renowned expert in the field of shellfish, the author presents a historical perspective of disease discovery, explaining when and where each disease first occurred and identified to current research findings. This reference describes the infectious agent that causes each disease and environmental conditions that promote infection symptoms and signs of the disease in the host, both as noted in individual animals and in the affected populations, and resultant morbidity and mortality of infected populations. The book offers past and current possible prevention and management methods to control disease in current and projected geographical locations. This is a complete resource for aquatic and veterinary pathologists, aquaculturists, government regulators, disease specialists and researchers, bivalve researchers, and students alike. Diseases include Metazoan Disease, Viral diseases, Fungal Disease, and more.

The Microbiological Quality of Food

  • 2nd Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Antonio Bevilacqua + 2 more
  • English
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The Microbiological Quality of Food: Foodborne Spoilers covers the microbiological spoilage of foods, with a focus on the spoilers, the foods themselves, and the signs of spoilage. The book addresses traditional spoilers (filamentous fungi, spore-forming bacteria, yeasts, SSO in fish), as well as some emerging spoilers (Pseudomonas), now recognized as primary targets. Sections also provide a brief overview of important foods (vegetables, milk and dairy products, meat, and fish) and addresses safety and economic loss. Details on the signs of spoilage, how to prevent spoilers, and methods of detecting spoilage and spoilage microorganisms in foods are also presented. This is an authoritative reference for researchers, scientists and students who need to understand microbial spoilage, the impact of biofilm on the quality and safety of many foods, and the implications of biofilm for spoilage and shelf life. Hot topics covered by this book include the possible link between food spoilage and food safety as a consequence of antibiotic resistance spreading all over the world.

Horse Pasture Management

  • 2nd Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Paul H. Sharpe
  • English
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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.

Natural Preservatives for Food

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Manzoor Ahmad Shah + 1 more
  • English
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Natural Preservatives for Food helps to identify various natural preservatives for applications in the food industry, including different areas like meat, fish, dairy, cereals, etc. The book's chapters deal with different sources of natural preservatives such as plant, microbial and animal based, while also covering chemistry, encapsulation and delivery, and the safety and regulatory status of natural preservatives. This book act as a comprehensive resource for food scientists, researchers and scholars, but is ideal for personnel working in various food industries.

Ecology of Marine Fish

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Henrique Cabral + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Ecology of Marine Fish offers updated reviews of the current knowledge on the ecology of marine fish. This book is an all-inclusive reference on the diversity of marine fish, their behaviors, their role in marine food webs, as well as the human and environmental impacts on marine fish, such as pollutants and climate change. The book takes a historical approach to discussing spatial and temporal patterns of fish populations and introduces the changing patterns that are currently taking place. Each chapter provides an in-depth review of the science behind marine fish populations and the methodological tools to study them.With contributions from nearly 100 worldwide experts on fish ecology, this book will be an excellent resource for anyone in the fisheries sector, including scientists and researchers, fisheries managers, marine resource managers, marine biologists, fish farmers, marine ecologists, policy makers, leaders and regulators, operations researchers, as well as students and faculty studying marine fish ecology.

Feline Behavior and Welfare

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Valarie V. Tynes
  • English
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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.

Utilizing Microfluidics in the Food Industry

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • C. Anandharamakrishnan + 3 more
  • English
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Utilizing Microfluidics in the Food Industry: Applications and Techniques thoroughly covers state-of-the-art applications of microfluidic systems in the food sector. The book presents fundamental concepts of microfluidic devices, liquid conduction in microfluidics, fabrication techniques, computational approaches, scalability approaches, and emerging concepts in nanofluidics. The second section provides details on microfluidics for food structure (emulsion, foams, micro and nano carriers) formulation and aspects for food processing food safety and quality analysis. The last section is dedicated to providing a futuristic view of this rapidly advancing field, emphasizing the need for research and market potential.This comprehensive reference written by world renowned scientists provides both fundamentals and principles or other application sectors in the microfluidics on food processing.

Organic Feed Additives for Livestock

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Mahmoud Alagawany + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Organic Feed Additives for Livestock focuses on the beneficial effects of organic feed additives, and on food animals, including ruminants, swine, poultry, fish, and more. It also explores how these feed additives can benefit food animal production, reproduction, and health. Each chapter covers the significance of an organic feed supplement, especially as an alternative to synthetic growth promoters, with topics including medicinal plants, cold pressed and essential oils, natural antioxidants, emulsifiers, acidifiers and organic acids, fibrolytic enzymes, organic minerals, probiotics, macro- and microalgae, organic nanoparticles, yeast and its derivatives, and bee pollen.Contributed by a range of livestock and aquaculture specialists from around the world, the book takes a holistic approach to explore how organic additives offer an efficient strategy to improve livestock productivity and health. This reference is an excellent resource for researchers and graduate students interested in animal agriculture, as well as veterinarians, animal nutritionists, breeders, and other livestock specialists. It will allow experts to stay up-to-date on organic options for livestock and serve as a starting point in generating new research ideas.

Unconventional Functional Fermented Beverages

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Carlos Ricardo Soccol + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Unconventional Functional Fermented Beverages: Practices and Technologies addresses the technological and functional aspects of fermented beverages that are being produced and consumed around the world. A wide array of unconventional, unique beverages are covered, from new, non-dairy kefir products, to coffee, honey, and coconut-based beverages, exploring a huge variety of non-alcoholic fermented drinks. The book investigates the scientific principles behind each of these beverages and covers manufacturing methods and new technologies, as well as health and safety in the manufacture of fermented beverages.Readers will find practical guidance for beverage producers as well as novel, academic material for functional food scientists and technologists.

Carbohydrate Nutrition

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2024
  • Bin Zhang + 1 more
  • English
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Carbohydrate Nutrition covers the nutritional functionality of foods needed to address the metabolic disease epidemic. The source and structure of carbohydrates, including starch, human milk oligosaccharides, polyols, arabinoxylan, beta-glucan, and cellulose are introduced, as is their function in the small intestine and colon. Nutrition researchers, food scientists, food chemists, and those studying and researching related topics will benefit from this book and can apply their learnings to the design of foods with better carbohydrate nutrition.

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