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Advances in Equine Nutrition - Pack Offer

£125.00

Buy all 4 volumes in the Advances in Equine Nutrition series for a special discounted price. Full price is £165.

Advances In Equine Nutrition - Volume 3

£45.00

A collection of research and review papers presented at KER conferences featuring international authorities on equine nutrition, sports medicine and veterinary topics.

Appliance Of Pig Science

£3.50

This volume discusses how the pig industry, as a whole, can close the loop and meet the needs of today's researcher, processor, producer and consumer. Views are presented on five key areas of debate: Science into practice; Who matters? The changing market; A return to competitiveness; Dealing with the inevitable; Innovation and inspiration.

Applying Equine Science

£19.99

The result of collaboration between equine scientists and industry figures, to bridge the gap between data collection and its application within an increasingly discerning marketplace. Indeed, many companies in the equine sector now appreciate the relationship between product success and well conducted independent research.

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews - Vol 24

£39.99

A well-established hardcover review series. Each volume contains approximately 15 original, major review articles covering important developments in industrial, agricultural, and medical applications of biotechnology (wide sense), with particular emphasis on the genetic manipulation of the organisms concerned.

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews - Vol 25

£49.99

A well-established hardcover review series. Each volume contains approximately 15 original, major review articles covering important developments in industrial, agricultural, and medical applications of biotechnology (wide sense), with particular emphasis on the genetic manipulation of the organisms concerned.

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews - Vol 26

£59.99

A well-established hardcover review series. Each volume contains approximately 15 original, major review articles covering important developments in industrial, agricultural, and medical applications of biotechnology (wide sense), with particular emphasis on the genetic manipulation of the organisms concerned.

Calf and Heifer Rearing: Principles Of Rearing The Modern Dairy Heifer From Calf To Calving

£18.00

This volume considers every aspect of calf rearing, from physiological principles to practical systems. Topics include physiology of growth and digestion, nutrient requirements, health and welfare, and lifetime performance. More than half the authors are from outside the UK and all are acknowledged as international experts in their field.

Control Of Pig Reproduction VII (SRF 62)

£29.99

As a continuation of the earlier volumes in this series, the proceedings of the Seventh International Conference provide an authoritative and up to date source of information on research in pig reproduction. This will be an invaluable resource for students, teachers, veterinarians, consultants and technologists with an interest in all aspects of pig reproduction.

Co-product Feeds

£15.00

Large volumes of co-product feeds are produced in British food and drink factories. Sometimes referred to erroneously as processing wastes, these feeds have the same provenance as the principal products of such enterprises, being derived from the same raw materials and subjected to the same safety checks.

Dairying: Using Science To Meet Consumers Needs

£3.50

Dairying once again finds itself at a crossroads. Increasingly, producers and scientists need to harness their knowledge and expertise to meet consumers’ demands for quality milk and milk products.

Diet, Lipoproteins and Coronary Heart Disease

£7.50

This is the first textbook to consider the medical, nutritional and cellular aspects of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease from a biochemical standpoint - a field in which scientists are frequently charged with changing their minds or giving conflicting views.

Distilled Spirits: Tradition and Innovation

£12.50

Production of distilled spirits throughout the world is a remarkable balance between tradition and innovation. The traditions that have led to the production of high quality spirits are described. However, there has been continued change in the agriculture that provides the raw materials for spirit production, and the importance of the continuity of supply of high quality raw materials is discussed.

Emerging Equine Science

£4.50

The importance of the equine industry to the rural economy is now beginning to be recognised. Because the horse is not treated as an agricultural animal, little money has been put into research. Nevertheless, many organizations have been increasing research activities, and this book pulls together the results of recent thinking.

Exploring Avenues To Interdisciplinary Research

£11.99

This edited work presents a collection of chapters on a range of key areas in multi- and interdisciplinary research. They represent some of the current thinking and practice of interdisciplinary research, and are an outcome of the 1st Cross-Disciplinary Research Conference held at the University of Nottingham.

Farm Animal Genetic Resources

£3.50

This book provides an overview of developments in the conservation and sustainable utilisation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources. It is based on presentations given at a conference on this subject co-organised by the British Society of Animal Science, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and the Sheep Trust.

Farriery: The Whole Horse Concept

£24.99

This book has been written to appeal to all relevant audiences, i.e. in the tack-room, the forge and the surgery. It is easy to read and understand and above all, the book is informative and thought provoking.

Feed Into Milk

£3.50

This manual explains the background and principles involved in deriving the FiM system and provides the rationale and the equations for the prediction of intake and the calculation of the requirements and supply of energy and protein.

Gamete Biology (SRF 63)

£49.99

In recent years, an impressive progress has been made in our understanding of the developmental processes involved in the formation of the spermatozoa and egg in various species. Interestingly, using stem cell biology, researchers have created both male and female gametes from totipotent cells. Further, progress has been made in our understanding of cellular and molecular basis of the sperm-egg interaction leading to fertilization.

Gut Environment Of Pigs

£8.00

This book brings together in one volume recent knowledge of mechanisms which determines the ability of the gastrointestinal tract to withstand damage that potentially may be aimed against it. Also, the use of feed additives and probiotics as alternatives to antibiotics as growth promoters, safety aspects on non-use of antibiotics, as well as the current status of the use of antibiotics and probiotics in the EU is discussed.

Herbivores: The Assessment Of Intake, Digestibility and The Roles Of Secondary Compounds

£14.99

Application of silvo-pastoral and mixed grazing systems to domestic herbivores, and the management of wild herbivores, requires an improved understanding of their nutrition. The great diversity of forages and browses results in a wide range of intakes and digestibilities by the animal. Antinutritive secondary compounds can also affect quality.

History Of Meat Trading

£15.00

Throughout history, the development of the meat trade has been dependent upon and interrelated with the social, commercial and economic development of the community at large. This fascinating book, of interest to those involved in the meat and associated industries and to social historians, traces the history of man in respect of the utilisation and consumption of meat.

Hypothyroidism In Childhood and Adulthood

£4.99

The authors of this book are identical twin sisters who have both suffered from hypothyroidism during childhood and again during adulthood (due to a reduction in their treatment). They have therefore been able to describe experiences of hypothyroidism from a personal perspective. As they both have a Bachelor of Science degree, they were also able to document their experiences from a scientific standpoint.

Interfacing Immunity, Gut Health and Performance

£14.00

This book aims to give an overview of key elements of related disciplines, some highly technical, whilst relating the science back to practical animal production. It is intended as an update on the status of specialised topics such as digestive physiology, gut microbiology and immunology.

Livestock and Wealth Creation

£9.99

This unique textbook is the product of a south/north, east/west collaboration, involving 105 contributors from 26 countries. It will be invaluable to all concerned with livestock keeping and poverty alleviation in developing countries, especially lecturers, students, NGOs, policy makers and those working with resource-poor livestock-keepers.

Lung Function Tests: A Guide To Their Interpretation

£9.99

Every doctor training to become a specialist in respiratory medicine needs to know how to interpret the lung function tests which they encounter. However, the person often in the best position to interpret such tests is the clinician who sits with the patient in front of them, chest x-rays and scans at hand. It follows that doctors who regularly request lung function tests, or who see patients who

Managing Gut Health-Natural Growth Promoters As A Key To Animal Performance

£9.99

This book highlights the most important categories of natural growth promoters: Acidifiers, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, feed enzymes, phytogenics and immune stimulants. Particular focus is placed on their characterisation, mode of action and potential benefits in different animal species, including pigs, poultry, fish, shrimp and ruminants.

Meat Cuts and Muscle Foods - 2nd Edition

£10.00

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.

Meat Inspection series - Pack Offer

£120.00

Buy all 4 volumes in the Meat Inspection series (Bovine, Ovine, Poultry and Porcine) at a special discounted price. Full price is £160.

Medicinal Plants From The East

£49.99

The purpose of this book is to give its readers a comprehensive and complete compendium of medicinal plants from the East which will provide them with a logical concept that will be used as a compass for the discovery of drugs.

Mycotoxin Blue Book

£11.99

Once thought to be only a problem in tropical regions, moulds and the mycotoxins they produce have wide-ranging economic impact on animal agriculture on every continent of the globe. Mould growth robs feed nutritive value and reduces intake, which lowers efficiency.

New Insights Into Fundamental Physiology and Peri-natal Adaptation Of Domestic Fowl

£11.99

New Insights into Fundamental and Peri-natal Adaptation of Domestic Fowl is a compilation of 19 manuscripts from different topics presented in the symposium on Fundamental Physiology of the European Working Group of Physiology and Peri-natal Development in Poultry which was held in Berlin.

Non-Invasive Ventilation Made Simple

£9.99

Non-invasive ventilation has come a long way since its early use in specialist units. Now in common use on all wards, it is vital that everyone who comes into contact with non-intensive ventilation equipment on the front line of management of respiratory failure has ac cess to high quality, practical technical information.

Nutritional and Digestive Disorders Of Poultry

£19.99

This text has been prepared to guide veterinarians, laboratory diagnosticians, nutritionists and students in their professional activities relating to diseases, parasites and malfunction of the digestive tract of commercial poultry. The interrelationship of intrinsic and environmental factors in the context of intensive production systems requires an appreciation of the multifactorial etiology resulting in dysfunction.

Nutritional Physiology Of The Horse

£12.00

Nutrition is an essential part of daily management of horses. It affects health, welfare and performance. In natural surroundings the horse would spend up to 65% of time foraging for food. The digestive system reflects this behavioural process.

Nutrition-Based Health: Nutricines and Nutrients, Health Maintenance and Disease Avoidance

£25.00

Animal health has major implications nowadays for the food supply, public health and international trade. However, there is increasing reluctance to rely upon therapeutic solutions to animal health using drugs and medicines. Consequently Nutrition-based Health is the only available strategy to avoid disease and maintain health in animals.

Occupational Health Psychology - Key Papers Of The European Academy (Vol 6)

£5.00

This book contains the proceedings of the 6th full conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology.

Occupational Health Psychology - Key Papers Of The European Academy (Vol 7)

£5.00

This book contains the proceedings of the 7th full conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology.

Occupational Health Psychology. Euro Perspectives On Research, Education. Vol 3

£5.00

This book is the third volume (2008) in the annual series from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. The discipline of occupational health psychology concerns the application of the principles and practices of psychology to the understanding and management of the dynamic relationship between workers and their work environment.

Occupational Health Psychology: Euro. Perspectives On Research, Education . . . (Vol 1)

£5.00

This book is the first volume in a groundbreaking annual series from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology.

Occupational Health Psychology: Euro. Perspectives On Research, Education . . . (Vol 2)

£5.00

This book is the second volume (2007) in the annual series from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. The discipline of occupational health psychology concerns the application of the principles and practices of psychology to the understanding and management of the dynamic relationship between workers and their work environment.

Paradigms In Pig Science

£14.99

Regular meetings on Pig Science held at the University of Nottingham within the Easter School series, have become an established part of the international conference calendar with gatherings held every 4-5 years. Principles of Pig Science was held in 1993; Progress in Pig Science in 1997 and Perspectives in Pig Science in 2002.

Perfecting The Pig Environment

£19.99

Like its predecessor, this publication is written for students and those professionals who choose to work at the sharp end of the pig industry and are driven by a desire to improve the environment that farmers provide for pigs.

Pig Environment Problems

£7.50

Although a technical publication, this is written for students and professionals who want to understand and enjoy pigs and enhance pig comfort. It aims to help both pig people and engineers obtain a better grasp of the key components of the pig environment and establish some common ground.

Pig Production - What The Textbooks Don't Tell You

£7.99

Full of practical advice this unusual and innovative book discusses in depth as many as 50 subjects which, for understandable reasons, may not have been adequately covered by the 35 pig textbooks in the author's reference library.

Pig Production Problems: John Gadd's Guide To Their Solutions

£7.99

Solving problems on pig farms doesn't get any easier with the passage of time. This is an intensely practical book which deals with pig production problems all over the world. As well as compiling a series of checklists, the author provides the reasons why the actions should be considered and, where available, gives the back-up evidence from trial work.

Poultry Environment Problems

£4.50

Practical housing and equipment aims to provide for birds' biological, economic and welfare needs. Using the scientific principles behind the biological responses of poultry to their environment, many of the needs and responses discussed in this book are applicable to indoor and free range systems.

Poultry Welfare Issues - Beak Trimming

£7.99

This book covers welfare and production issues associated with beak-trimming in poultry and reasons for it, it's history and new methods under development. Its focus is welfare issues associated with the practice. Ethics of beak-trimming and cannibalism are assessed. Beak anatomy, acute and chronic pain and the physiological changes in the bird are examined.

Recent Advances In Animal Nutrition - 2004

£10.50

This book contains the proceedings of the 38th University of Nottingham Feed Conference, where topical issues facing the animal feed industry were addressed. Current trends in the feed industry are towards increasing globalisation, as highlighted in a paper on the Asian livestock industry, and tighter legislation, as discussed in several papers on aspects of legislation and analysis of raw materials.

Recent Advances In Animal Nutrition - 2005

£25.00

This book contains the proceedings of the 39th University of Nottingham Feed Conference. Authors of all chapters are international experts in their fields and have provided comprehensive analyses of the issues together with practical applications. This book is essential reading for all involved in animal production science/practice, including researchers, consultants, animal science students, legislators and practitioners.

Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - Pack offer

£165.00

Buy the last 4 volumes (2006-2009) of this series at a special discounted price. Full price is £205.

Recent Developments In Non-Ruminant Nutrition

£39.99

Following demand and the success of previous compendia, it was decided to bring together chapters with the common theme of non-ruminant nutrition under one cover to provide a very convenient reference for a wide range of subjects under this general heading. The book is an extremely informative collection of reviews of high scientific quality, which will appeal to teachers, students, researchers, and the animal feed industry worldwide.

Recent Developments In Pig Nutrition - 3

£14.99

Changes in the pig industry mean that it is becoming even more important to keep abreast of developments in science and technology. Major changes in legislation concerned with animal welfare and food safety have greatly affected pig production systems, particularly in Europe. The development of modern genotypes has necessitated a revaluation of the ways in which pigs respond to nutrients under different environmental conditions.

Recent Developments In Ruminant Nutrition - 4

£14.99

There have been some major changes in ruminant production systems in recent years, following increased globalisation of markets for animals and their products. Particularly noticeable, have been the increased genetic merit of dairy cows in many countries and the demand for closer control of quality.

Redefining Mineral Nutrition

£14.99

Featuring papers from some of the world's leading authorities, the aim of this volume is to re-examine the current status of mineral recommendations and to look at how minerals are applied in feeds for poultry, pigs and ruminants. Re-Defining Mineral Nutrition is aimed at nutritionists and animal producers as well as students and researchers studying animal and applied biological sciences.

Reptilian Incubation: Environment, Evolution and Behaviour

£3.50

This volume not only provides extensive reviews of our existing understanding of reptilian incubation, presenting fresh interpretations where appropriate, but also presents many data previously unpublished. Hence, Reptilian Incubation will prove of interest to herpetologists, vertebrate palaeontologists, conservationists dealing with reptiles, and people interested in breeding reptiles for pleasure or profit.

Responding To The Livestock Revolution: The Role Of Globalisation and Implications . . .

£4.99

This book discusses the Livestock Revolution which is occurring in some developing countries and is foreseen to become a wider phenomenon over the next 20 years, due to increases in population, urbanisation and incomes. As a result, a gigantic increase in demand for meat and milk is predicted. The many implications for animal agriculture in developing countries, and globally, are considered.

Rumen Microbiology

£12.00

This book offers an introduction to the microbes and microbial activity of the rumen. It offers an in-depth description of rumen bacteria, protozoa and fungi. Information is given on microbial concentrations and those factors which control or influence their numbers in the rumen. Both the synergism and negative effects resulting from microbial interactions are discussed.

Simplistic Statistics

£11.50

Simplistic Statistics is a basic guide to the statistical analysis of biological data. Written by an animal nutritionist with experience in research and commerce, the guide is designed to be understandable, practical and useful to the non-mathematician. Aimed primarily at students, the guide will also be helpful to teachers of biological sciences, advisers and those involved in the interpretation of biological data.

Spermatology (SRF 65)

£24.99

This book reveals the enormous potential that the study of spermatozoa has to improve our understanding of basic questions about evolution and about cellular function, and to develop new ways of manipulating sperm cells for applied purposes.

The Barbary Macaque: Biology, Management and Conservation

£4.99

This book sets out to present a synthesis of current knowledge of the biology of the Barbary macaque with the combined aims of i) emphasising aspects of comparative and evolutionary significance and ii) addressing issues relevant to the management and conservation of the species both in captivity and in the wild.

The Body In Balance: A Physio-philosophical View Of Life

£4.99

The aim of this book is to categorize and quantify the different qualities that are the essential requirements for life, but in a new way using process rather than a systems based approach. The study of life is more intriguing than fiction and here the reader should find some interesting ideas not found elsewhere. This is not intended to be a comprehensive textbook, but one that adopts a lateral

The Living Gut -2nd Edition

£11.50

The Living Gut was first published in 1994 and made a significant contribution to the understanding of the gastrointestinal tract in animal nutrition. This new edition has been thoroughly revised with the assistance of Dr. Lucy Tucker from Massey University, New Zealand.

Total Nutrition: Feeding Animals For Health and Growth

£4.50

Following the success of Nutricines, the author considers the practical implications and implementation of the theories laid out therein. The strategic use of a wide variety of disease avoidance and health maintenance measures will contribute the an improved and more acceptable system of animal production without the use of antibiotic growth promoters.

Understanding Mathematics

£9.99

Without a basic understanding of maths, students of any science discipline are ill-equipped to tackle new problems or to apply themselves to novel situations. In this book, Keith Gregson covers a few essential topics that will help encourage an understanding of mathematics so that the student can build on their understanding and apply it to their own scientific discipline.

Veterinary Laboratory and Field Manual

£10.50

This book aims to bridge the gap between extension and veterinary laboratory services. It is hoped that it will supplement currently available texts used by veterinary officers and veterinary laboratory technicians.

Yields Of Farmed Species: Constraints and Opportunities In The 21st Century

£7.99

Can we expect the dramatic increases of the last century to continue? What are the yield potentials of the species which are farmed now? How will new technologies affect yields achieved in future decades? To what extent will pests, pathogens, competing demands for resources, or scruples about farming processes, curtail our ability to innovate in the production of food?