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Principles of cattle production / Clive J.C. Phillips.

By: Phillips, Clive J. C [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire : CABI, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 2nd edition.Description: ix, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781845933975 (paperback).Other title: Cattle production.Subject(s): Cattle | Veterinary medicine: large animals (domestic / farm) | Zoology & animal sciences | Animal husbandry | Domestic animals & pets | Farming and Country LifeDDC classification: 636.2 | 636.2 PHI
Contents:
The development of the world's cattle production systems -- Cattle production and the environment -- Cattle production systems -- Breeding and reproduction -- Welfare, health and diseases -- Housing, handling and the environment for cattle -- Nutrient requirements and metabolic diseases -- Feeding methods -- Grazing management and systems -- The future role and practice of cattle farming.
Summary: This introductory level textbook covers the welfare and environmental implication of producing cattle, as well as traditional subjects such as nutrition, reproduction and housing.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This introductory level textbook covers the welfare and environmental implications of producing cattle as well as traditional subjects such as nutrition, reproduction and housing. Its broad, international coverage includes feedlot systems, transport, subsistence farming systems and the contribution of cattle production systems to land, air and water pollution.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.

The development of the world's cattle production systems -- Cattle production and the environment -- Cattle production systems -- Breeding and reproduction -- Welfare, health and diseases -- Housing, handling and the environment for cattle -- Nutrient requirements and metabolic diseases -- Feeding methods -- Grazing management and systems -- The future role and practice of cattle farming.

This introductory level textbook covers the welfare and environmental implication of producing cattle, as well as traditional subjects such as nutrition, reproduction and housing.

CIT Module AGRI 6012 - Supplementary reading

ITT Module AGSC61004

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface to the Second Edition (p. vii)
  • Preface to the First Edition (p. ix)
  • 1 The Development of the World's Cattle Production Systems (p. 1)
  • 2 Cattle Production and the Environment (p. 11)
  • 3 Cattle Production Systems (p. 26)
  • 4 Breeding and Reproduction (p. 50)
  • 5 Welfare, Health and Diseases (p. 75)
  • 6 Housing, Handling and the Environment for Cattle (p. 95)
  • 7 Nutrient Requirements and Metabolic Diseases (p. 129)
  • 8 Feeding Methods (p. 154)
  • 9 Grazing Management and Systems (p. 188)
  • 10 The Future Role and Practice of Cattle Farming (p. 201)
  • References (p. 213)
  • Index (p. 219)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Clive Phillips studied agriculture at undergraduate level and obtained a PhD in dairy cattle nutrition and behaviour from the University of Glasgow in 1983. He then lectured in farm animal production and medicine at the Universities of Wales and Cambridge, conducting research into cattle and sheep welfare. In 2003 he became the inaugural holder of Australias Chair in Animal Welfare, at the University of Queensland, and established the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. He is involved in the development and implementation of State and Federal government welfare policies and has published over 150 articles on animal welfare and management in scientific journals and 8 books, as well as editing a book series for Springer on the welfare of animals. His most recent book, The Welfare of Animals: the Silent Majority, was published in 2008 and contains a challenging perspective on animal welfare issues in the world today.