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Adaptation and Fitness in Animal Populations
Springer 2008; US$ 149.99Fitness and adaptation are fundamental characteristics of plant and animal species, enabling them to survive in their environment and to adapt to the inevitable changes in this environment. This book brings together a sample of the world's leading scientists in animal breeding and evolutionary genetics to exchange knowledge. more...
Advanced Dairy Chemistry
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2007; US$ 239.99Provides in-depth coverage of milk proteins, lipids, lactose, water and minor constituents. This work summarizes knowledge on milk lipids and suggests areas for further work. It is useful for dairy scientists, chemists and others working in dairy research or in the dairy industry. more...
Advances in Modeling Agricultural Systems
Springer 2008; US$ 129.00Presents a review of advances in the mathematical modeling of agricultural systems. This book covers a broad spectrum of problems and applications based on internet and communications technology, as well as methodological approaches based on the integration of different simulation and data management tools. more...
Agricultural Research Management
Springer 2007; US$ 189.99Agricultural research is one of the most widespread forms of organized research in the world, in both developed and developing countries. Management of agricultural research involves many decisions that have scientific, social and political consequences. Every country has established agricultural research priorities based on many complex factors that... more...
Agricultural Research Policy
University of Minnesota Press 1982; US$ 72.00Agricultural Research Policy was first published in 1982. The ability to develop and manage an agricultural technology appropriate to a nation's physical and cultural endowments is the single most important variable in achieving an increase in productivity. In this book on issues of agricultural research policy, Vernon W. Ruttan, a former economist... more...
Agricultural Research Policy in an Era of Privatization
CABI 2002; US$ 120.00Late 20th century decades witnessed a dramatic shift from public to private sector funding and execution of agricultural research in many developed countries. This book assesses the implications of these changes and discusses the nature of public-private research partnership. more...
Bioassays of Entomopathogenic Microbes and Nematodes
CABI 2000; US$ 145.00This volume provides background theory and practical protocols for bioassays of bacteria, viruses, fungi and nematodes that can be used as biological control agents against insect pests of agricultural and medical importance. more...
Biostatistics for Animal Science
CABI 2004; US$ 65.00Designed to cover techniques for analysis of data in the animal sciences, this book provides a broad source of information for students and researchers. more...
Challenges for Agricultural Research
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011; US$ 123.00As the world has changed during the past 50 years, so has agriculture. And so has agricultural research, which continues to confront new challenges, from food security to ecological concerns to land use issues. Indeed, as Guy Paillotin, the former president of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) has noted, agricultural research... more...
The College on the Hill
Dundurn 1999; US$ 11.99How has the Ontario Agricultural College contributed to Canadian education? What role has the college played in the development of agriculture since it was founded in 1874? This history of Canada's oldest agricultural college revolves around these two questions. It shows that the college's mandate has changed in its attempt to serve both education... more...









