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Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies
Wiley 2012; US$ 19.99The tools you need to raise and care for beef cattle Beef cattle farming is a business that continues to grow in the United States and around the world, and it will only grow larger as the demand for beef continues to increase. Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of raising beef cattle. Packed with... more...
Fencing for Conservation
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99The conflict between increasing human population and biodiversity conservation is one of the IUCN's key threatening processes. Conservation planning has received a great deal of coverage and research as a way of conserving biodiversity yet, while theoretically successful, it has never been tested. Simple lines on maps to illustrate conservation... more...
Agricultural Science & Technology in China
Springer 2011; US$ 79.99As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of agriculture. They each craft a roadmap for their sphere of development to 2050. In their entirety, the... more...
Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats
CABI 2012; US$ 145.00Sheep and goats are farmed worldwide for meat, milk, skins and wool. This diverse range of uses means that many people rely on these animals as a source of income, food and warm clothing, though they can also be kept as pets. With an accessible structure designed for use in the field, this book provides a general veterinary guide to treating common... more...
Einfach Spitze?
Campus Verlag 2012; US$ 32.34Hauptbeschreibung Warum sind Frauen immer noch so selten auf Spitzenpositionen in der Wissenschaft zu finden? Welche individuellen, institutionellen und strukturellen Faktoren tragen dazu bei, dass manche Frauen ihre Laufbahn in der Wissenschaft nicht bis an die Spitze verfolgen? Das Buch bringt Originalbeiträge aus aktuellen Forschungsprojekten... more...
Maximizing Your Mini Farm
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 39.30Mini farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family?s food on just a quarter acre?and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Now expanding exponentially on his bestselling Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on... more...
Animal Husbandry Regained
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95The farming of animals for meat and milk confronts a stark dilemma. While world demand from a growing and more affluent human population is increasing rapidly, there are strong counter-arguments that we should eat less meat and pay more attention to environmental protection, animal welfare and human health and well-being. The aim of this book is... more...
Food and Fuel
Springer 2011; US$ 59.95This book is a contribution of the authors to the food - fuel debate.During 2007 and 2008 several factors led to the food inflation problem: growing population, income distribution, urbanization, biofuel, social programs, production scarcity etc.. Biofuel got most of the blame for food inflation but its responsibility was only limited.There are several... more...
Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals
Springer 2012; US$ 69.95This book, 'Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals', covers the latest advances in the main fields of animals producing fibre. It deals with a wide scope of fibre animals and a great variety of subjects and is supported by the Animal Fibre Working Group belonging to the European Association of Animal Production.... more...









