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Comprehensive, up-to-date, and readable, this book offers unique coverage of both basic physiology as related to reproduction AND the application of physiology to the management of reproduction in livestock species. KEY TOPICS A five-part presentation covers anatomy, function, and regulation; reproductive processes; artificial insemination; management for improved reproduction; and causes of reproductive failure.For animal scientists, reproductive psychologists, animal caretakers, and herd managers. ... Read more

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Applied Animal Reproduction
Was a very good book for those with iterest on how repoduction in animals works. The first chapters help to better understand the book rather then assuming that everyone knows all the tec. terms. ... Read more

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This widely used reference has been updated and revamped to reflect the changing face of the dairy industry.New features allow users to pinpoint nutrient requirements more accurately for individual animals. The committee also provides guidance on how nutrient analysis of feed ingredients, insights into nutrient utilization by the animal, and formulation of diets to reduce environmental impacts can be applied to productive management decisions.

The book includes a user-friendly computer program on a compact disk, accompanied by extensive context-sensitive "Help" options, to simulate the dynamic state of animals.

The committee addresses important issues unique to dairy science-the dry or transition cow, udder edema, milk fever, low-fat milk, calf dehydration, and more. ... Read more

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Unashamedly pro-dairy consumption
Knowledgeably written by a professor emeritus of food science, Milk: Its Remarkable Contribution To Human Health And Well-Being is a scientifically researched and presented response to modern-day claims downplaying or even attacking the health of milk as a food. Unashamedly pro-dairy consumption, Milk backs its fervent emphasis upon the importance of regularly consuming dairy products as part of a balanced diet with research, statistics, and modern scientific wisdom on everything from the nutritional benefits to the flavor of milk. Directly addressing and rebutting animal rights activist advocacy against milk - to the extent of comparing the animal rights advocacy movement to that of a religious movement driven by faith rather than reason - Milk may be passionate in its own advocacy yet its defense of a widely useful, inexpensive, and nutritious foodstuff seems to clearly be needed in the wake of so many media attacks against it.

A Book for Everyone!
This book contains everything you ever wanted to know about milk and more. Written by someone with extensive knowledge and background, the author demystifies the myths about milk and explains its benefits in clear, easy-to-understand language. The book offers good, solid information about a food vital to health; it's great for students, teachers, families. This is a book for everyone!

I've got "Milk"!
Milk is a fascinating read. Dr. Patton has excellent style and is easy to undestand (it's been quite a while since my last biology class). I am more convinced than ever of the need to get milk. ... Read more

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Animal Science is designed for post-secondary students in an introductory animal science course. The text prepares students majoring in animal science for more advanced and specialized courses. It also provides other readers with a comprehensive overview of livestock production. Terminology is defined and an extensive glossary is provided. The text is extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, charts and tables to expand and illuminate the material. A section of color photographs may be used for breed identification. It is based on the most up-to-date information available and is applicable to all areas of the United States. ALSO AVAILABLE -- INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS: Instructor's Manual (ISBN# 0-8273-7780-0), Lab Manual Instructor's Manual (ISBN# 0-8273-8118-2), and Anatomy & Physiology Lab Instructor's Manual (ISBN# 0-7668-0191-8). Call Customer Support to Order. ... Read more

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Cowboys remind us of a time when life was simple, when everuting was black and white, and when hope lay upon the horizon like a pale rising sun. We are the heirs to their myth and to their legacy6. We do something because it is "the copwboy way," we "cowboy up" to adveristy, we "cowboy through" a difficult task. P{olular culute has immortalized the ld West through novels, radio, TV, and films and in the is volume, you will find more than foru hundred of the best quotations that capture itrs spirit. You'll marvel at the cowboy's courage and perseverance and come to know him like you have never known him before, throught the workds that he as uttered or cared about enough that he wrote them down for posteriety, as well as the wowds of scores of novelists, journalists, and historian. 6 x 7, 272 pages)

Kathy Etling, who writes cowboy poetry under the name K. T. Etling, is a charter member of the Missouri Cowboy Poets Association. Her poetry has been appeared in publications dedicated to cowboys and the Old West, including American Cowboy and Neighs & Whinnies. She is also the author of five books about the outdoors, including the best-selling Cougar Attacks: Encounters of the Worst Kind. She currently resides in Missouri, where she enjoys time spent with her horses and on her family's farm. ... Read more

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Over the past few decades the quality of many international water bodies has deteriorated, resulting in economic losses from declines in the fishing industry and in tourism, as well as a loss of biodiversity and health impacts from contaminated water. This deterioration has been caused by many factors including nutrient run-off from agriculture, insufficiently treated sewage, drainage of wetlands, coastal erosion, introduction of exotic species, eutrophication and inadequate resource management. One of the most significant sources of degradation has been from excessive discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds (nutrients), due to the poor management practices used in agricultural, domestic and industrial activities.

This publication aims to draw the attention of professionals and practitioners working in agricultural and environmental sectors to the experiences and successes of the environmentally friendly good agricultural practices being used in the Chesapeake Bay Region of the United States to reduce nutrient loads in water.

This book is released as # 7 in the World Bank Working Paper Series. These papers are published to communicate the result of the World Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. ... Read more

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With nearly every supermarket now featuring an “organic” section, the demand for organically grown meat and dairy products has risen rapidly in recent years. Small farmers have taken note, and many more beginners are considering cattle as a viable farm commodity. Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle is the essential handbook for this growing audience.

Heather Smith Thomas, a lifelong cattle rancher and author of several previous books for more experienced farmers, offers a succinct layperson’s guide to the basics of raising a small herd of cattle, whether for meat or dairy products. She outlines organic and natural farming methods and covers all the information needed to get started and be successful.

Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle encourages new and beginning farmers to start small, and start right. Thomas explains as simply as possible the basics of selecting and raising a calf, along with feeding, shelter, and care guidelines. She also covers breeding and calving, as well as tips for managing a herd throughout the seasons. There’s basic health care information for preventing disease and addressing common ailments. For those raising beef cattle, Thomas offers guidelines for butchering; for those raising dairy cattle, there are step-by-step guidelines on milking.

With a whole new generation returning to the farm who don’t have a family history of farming, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattleis a much-needed resource. Heather Smith Thomas has devoted her life to passing on the knowledge, understanding, and attitude necessary to become a successful farmer. ... Read more

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The water buffalo is an animal resource whose potential seems to have been barely recognized or examined outside of Asia.Throughout the world there are proponents and enthusiasts for the various breeds of cattle; the water buffalo, however, is not a cow and it has been neglected.Nevertheless, this symbol of Asian life and endurance has performed notably well in recent trials in such diverse places as the United states, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Brazil.In Italy and Egypt as well as Bulgaria and other Balkan states the water buffalo has been an important part of animal husbandry for centuries.In each of these places certain herds of water buffalo appear to have equalled or surpassed the local cattle in growth, environmental tolerance, health, and the production of meat and calves.

Although these are empirical observations lacking painstaking, detailed experimentation, they do seem to indicate that the water buffalo could become an important resource in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate zones in developing and developed countries.

If this is the case, then it is clear that many countries should begin water buffalo research.Serious attention by scientists could help dispel the misperceptions and uncertainties surrounding the animal and encourage its true qualities to emerge.

This National Research Council report describes the water buffalo’s attributes as perceived by several animal scientists.It is designed to present the apparent strengths of buffaloes compared with those of cattle, to introduce researchers and administrators to the animal’s potential, and to identify priorities for buffalo research and testing. ... Read more

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Great Vet Gift
I purchased this book for my vet, since he doesn't see a lot of whole ferrets, and it addresses a lot of breeding health issues.

He is delighted with it, and that in turn makes me very happy. Great chapter on V-hob surgery!

Review from a Ferret Breeder's Point of View
This is a very informative and easy to read book even for beginning ferret owner.It presents a interesting viewpoint of ferret husbandry from a "working ferret" prospective.Many of the health problems, in particular - parasite infestation, facing a "working ferret" are not an issue in the United States.But luckily Austrialia does not have the health problems related to ECE.Neither do they have the Adrenal disease problem that the US has because of so many early spays/neuters sold by the LARGE ferret farms.Another reason to go to a private breeder for a healthier pet.

The different drawings on "ferret" environments are interesting with their pond and burrough landscaping.Much of which would not be practical in the US.The average ferret owner/breeder in the US would be much more concerned about their ferrets excellent ability to find a "wayout" and therefore loosing their much loved pet.

All in all, I would highly recommend this book to anyone breeding ferrets, running a rescue/shelter and even to the average pet owner who wants to learn more about their valued pets.

Scarlett Gray, President, Heart of Ohio Ferret Assoc. & Rescue;Breeder, Scarlett's Happy Dookers (Since 1994) ... Read more

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From droving to driving, reivers to rustlers, heilan kye to long horns, Plaids and Bandanas explores the links between the two cattle cultures in music, song and dance, and folklore. The vast number of Scots who emigrated to North America has been well documented, whether through forcible eviction during the clearances of the 18th and 19th centuries or voluntarily in the hope of a better life. With them they took their culture, their language, their music and their skills. Cattle droving in Scotland was an established profession from the 16th century, and many such migrants took cowboy jobs in the American West.

The medium of music paints a vivid picture of their social and personal lives and the exchange was not all one way. The music crossed and re-crossed the Atlantic creating strong links between the old culture and the new. Lonely men in strange surroundings found comfort in songs that reminded them of home.

Rob Gibson, himself a musician, knows the power of song. It has a unique ability to evoke and capture emotion and a sense of time and place. Rob has researched the roots of the songs and the routes of the drovers, and established clear and coherent links between the Wild West and the no-less-wild Highlands.

What drew Highlanders to the cowboy life? What problems did the Scots have to overcome to set up a new life? What did Scots do at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? What differences did the Scots find in the culture of the west? How did life in the Highlands prepare them for the life as a cowboy? How did the music develop and who else influenced the development of the old songs? ... Read more

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A cowboy overlooked
I found this book a good read. There are few accounts which consider the European roots of the cowboy phenomenon. The cattle business was the basis of the economyin the north of Scotland for centuries; sheep weren't important until the late 18th century.

The author deals with the background of Amercian cowboys, but he left out one notable cowboy whose family emigrated to Canada from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.

Donald Morrison is well known to Canadians as the Megantic Outlaw. As a cowboy he drove cattle from Texas to Saskatchewan. He was outlawed after returning to Quebec to help his father save the family farm. He killed a special constable in a fair gunfight, according to witness' accounts, and was hidden by Highland families in the Megantic areafor about a year. Those interested can read Clarke Wallace's 'Wanted: Donald Morrison' for all the details. ... Read more

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Over the past century American agriculture has shifted dramatically with small, commercial farms finding it increasingly difficult to compete with large-scale (mostly indoor) animal feeding operations (AFOs). In this book, Terence J. Centner investigates the environmental, social, economic, and political impact of the rise of the so-called factory farm, exposing the ramifications of the contemporary trend toward industrial-scale food production.

Just as Rachel Carson's landmark Silent Spring used the disappearance of songbirds as a jumping-off point for a work that raised public awareness of pesticides' devastating environmental impact, Empty Pastures sees the dwindling numbers of livestock in the American countryside as a symptom of a broader transformation, one with serious consequences for the rural landscape and its inhabitants--animal as well as human.

After outlining the rise of the AFO, Centner examines the troubling consequences of consolidation in animal farming and suggests a number of remedies. The issues he tackles include groundwater contamination, the loss of biodiversity, animal welfare, concentrated odors and other nuisances, soil erosion, and the economic effects of the disappearance of the small family farm.

Inspired by largely abandoned traditional practices rather than a radical and unrealistic vision of a return to an idealized past, Centner proposes a series of pragmatic reforms for regulating factory farms to halt ecological degradation and revitalize rural communities. ... Read more