Intensive Livestock Farming
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Intensive Livestock Farming

  1. 636 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Intensive Livestock Farming

About this book

Intensive Livestock Farming discusses the process of breeding cattle and the products it provides. It describes the developments in calf production. The book identifies the intensive systems of milk production. The technology involved in the production of beef is covered in some chapters of the text. An article that explains sheep husbandry is also included. The start and the modification of the breeding season of sheep are discussed in detail. The developments in modern sheep breeding are analyzed. A chapter of the book covers the farming of pigs housed intensively. The nutrition of the extremely managed pig is explained. A section of the volume is concerned with the scientific and practical aspects of enhanced pig breeding techniques. The book also explains the structure of the poultry industry of England and Wales. The cost of running a poultry farm is well presented. The book will provide useful information to cattle breeder, poultry farmers, students, and researchers.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Intensive Livestock Farming
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. FOREWORD
  7. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. SECTION I:ā€”GENERAL CATTLE
  10. Chapter 2. TRENDS IN CALF PRODUCTION
  11. Chapter 3. INTENSIVE SYSTEMS OF MILK PRODUCTION
  12. Chapter 4. BEEF PRODUCTION
  13. Chapter 5. A 2-YEAR STUDY IN OPERATING A LARGESCALE INTENSIVE BEEF FATTENING UNIT
  14. Chapter 6. 'SHEEP HUSBANDRY'
  15. Chapter 7. THE ONSET AND THE MODIFICATION OF THE BREEDING SEASON OF SHEEP
  16. Chapter 8. A DEVELOPMENT IN MODERN SHEEP BREEDING
  17. Chapter 9. THE HUSBANDRY OF PIGS HOUSED INTENSIVELY
  18. Chapter 10. NUTRITION OF THE INTENSIVELY
  19. Chapter 11. SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF IMPROVED PIG BREEDING METHODS
  20. Chapter 12. THE STRUCTURE OF THE POULTRY INDUSTRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES
  21. Chapter 13. POULTRY COSTINGS
  22. Chapter 14. INTEGRATION AND AGRIBUSINESS
  23. Chapter 15. HOUSING SYSTEMS AND CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS FOR POULTRY
  24. Chapter 16. BATTERY CAGE EGG PRODUCTION
  25. Chapter 17. POULTRY NUTRITION, FOODS AND FEEDING
  26. Chapter 18. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POULTRY DISEASES
  27. Chapter 19. POULTRY DISEASES AND OTHER PROBLEMS OF DOUBTFUL AETIOLOGY WHICH HAVE BEEN LINKED WITH NUTRITION
  28. Chapter 20. A SELECTED SERIES OF POULTRY PRODUCTION PROBLEMS INVOLVING MANAGEMENT FACTORS
  29. Chapter 21. RABBIT PRODUCTION
  30. Chapter 22. MODERN FISH FARMING
  31. SECTION II:ā€”SPECIAL
  32. Chapter 24. THE ECONOMICS OF INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
  33. Chapter 25. THE COMMON MARKETā€”COMPUTERSā€”CONTRACTS ā€”COSTINGSā€”COMPETITION
  34. Chapter 26. THE IMPACT OF INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION ON FOOD CHAIN ORGANISATIONS
  35. Chapter 27. THE IMPACT OF BRITAIN'S ENTRY INTO THE COMMON MARKET ON INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
  36. Chapter 28. THE ROLE OF THE COMPUTER
  37. Chapter 29. RESEARCH IN RELATION TO INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK FARMING
  38. Chapter 30. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF RUMINANT DIGESTION
  39. Chapter 31. INFLUENCE OF BACTERIA ON ABSORPTION FROM THE SMALL INTESTINE
  40. Chapter 32. HEALTH AND DISEASE PROBLEMS
  41. Chapter 33. DISEASES OF INTENSIVELY HOUSED CATTLE, PIGS AND SHEEP
  42. Chapter 35. THE FUTURE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VETERINARY SURGEON AND THE LIVESTOCK FARMER
  43. Chapter 36. FACTORY FARMINGā€”ANIMAL MACHINES?
  44. Chapter 37. PAIN PERCEPTION IN ANIMALS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO POULTRY
  45. Chapter 38. WORLD FOOD PROBLEMS
  46. Chapter 39 .FARMING IN 1976
  47. INDEX