Principles of Cattle Production - Softcover

Phillips, C. J. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851994385 ISBN 13: 9780851994383

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Cattle farming is under immense public pressure for creating possible health risks (the BSE scare) for inadequate attention to animal welfare and for having adverse affects on the environment. This book outlines the latest methods of farming with dairy and beef cattle, particularly those that provide for optimum animal welfare. Topics covered include housing requirements, cattle diseases, reproduction, nutrition, milk quality and grazing systems. A separate section is devoted to the impact of cattle farming on the environment

About this title

About the Author

C. J. C. Phillips, Head, Farm Animal Epidemiology and Informatics Unit, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Review

"The book is a good, readable overview of cattle production and the industry worldwide. For students of agriculture and veterinary science, it provides great background reading to go alongside husbandry and stock-keeping titles. I believe it benefits greatly by being compact and concise, making it s useful addition to a student's bookshelf." (Jude Roberts)

"The book is to be recommended to university students of animal science, agriculture and veterinary medicine and it represents a valuable source of information for anyone interested in cattle farming." (Reproduction in Domestic Animals)

"It emphasizes relevant aspects of disease, environment, animal welfare and sustainability that deserve full consideration in today’s climate of opinion.” (Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics)

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0851994385
• ISBN 13: 9780851994383
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320