Sustainable Animal Agriculture by Ermias Kebreab (English) Hardcover Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Sustainable Animal Agriculture by Ermias Kebreab Sustainable Animal Agriculture covers practical topics such as air quality, manure management, animal feeds, production efficiency, environmental sustainability, biotechnology issues, animal welfare concerns, societal impacts and an analysis of the data used to assess the economic sustainability of farms. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In order to meet increasing global demand for meat and animal by-products increasingly intensive animal production is necessary. Creating a sustainable system in animal agriculture that works in different production environments is a major challenge for animal scientists. This book draws together themes on sustainability that have emerged as the most pressing in recent years. Addressing practical topics such as air quality, manure management, animal feeds, production efficiency, environmental sustainability, biotechnology issues, animal welfare concerns, societal impacts and an analysis of the data used to assess the economic sustainability of farms. Author Biography Ermias Kebreab is Professor, Sesnon Endowed Chair at the University of California Davis, USA Table of Contents I: Contributors II: Acknowledgments III: Preface 1: Sustainability: A Wicked Problem 2: Production Efficiency of Ruminants: Feed, Nitrogen and Methane 3: Production Efficiency of Monogastric Animals 4: Animal Welfare: An Integral Component of Sustainability 5: Genetics and Sustainable Animal Agriculture 6: Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Livestock Production Using Diet Optimization Models 7: Sustainable Manure Management 8: Water-related issues in sustainability: Nitrogen and phosphorus management 9: Air quality issues in sustainability: Greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds 10: Integration of Air and Water Quality Issues 11: The Environmental Sustainability of Food Production 12: Economic Sustainability in Animal Agriculture 13: Achieving Social Sustainability in Animal Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities to Reconcile Multiple Sustainability Goals 14: Life-cycle Assessment in Ruminant Production 15: Quantitative Measurements of Ammonia and Methane Loss from Livestock 16: Manipulation of Microbial Ecology for Sustainable Animal Production 17: Emerging contaminants in livestock manure: Hormones, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance genes 18: Animal Agriculture: How Can It Be Sustainable in the Future? Promotional Brings together a broad range of current sustainability issues related to animal agriculture Long Description In order to meet increasing global demand for meat and animal by-products increasingly intensive animal production is necessary. Creating a sustainable system in animal agriculture that works in different production environments is a major challenge for animal scientists. This book draws together themes on sustainability that have emerged as the most pressing in recent years. Addressing practical topics such as air quality, manure management, animal feeds, production efficiency, environmental sustainability, biotechnology issues, animal welfare concerns, societal impacts and an analysis of the data used to assess the economic sustainability of farms. Review Text Eighteen papers explore the confluence of environmental, economic and social considerations in putting sustainability into practice in animal agriculture. Promotional "Headline" Brings together a broad range of current sustainability issues related to animal agriculture Details ISBN1780640420 Author Ermias Kebreab Pages 336 ISBN-10 1780640420 ISBN-13 9781780640426 Publication Date 2013-12-13 Year 2013 Format Hardcover Media Book Language English UK Release Date 2013-12-13 Imprint CABI Publishing Place of Publication Wallingford Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2013-12-13 NZ Release Date 2013-12-13 Publisher CABI Publishing Edited by Ermias Kebreab DEWEY 636.00286 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161771216;

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