Improving Organic Animal Farming

Vaarst & Roderick, Dr Mette

ISBN 10: 1786761807 / ISBN 13: 9781786761804

Published by burleigh dodds science publishing, UK, 2019

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Size: Medium (20 to 26cm). Item Type: Book. Text body is clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. ISBN/EAN: 9781786761804. *** WE POST TO AUSTRALIA,UK,IRELAND,CANADA,USA,NEW ZEALAND,JAPAN & SINGAPORE ONLY ***.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Improving Organic Animal Farming
• Publisher: burleigh dodds science publishing, UK
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786761807
• ISBN 13: 9781786761804
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Farming & Cultivation

About this title

Synopsis

The book start with a review of organic principles and the key question of the right breeds for organic farming. It then discusses forage-based nutrition and animal health as well as safety and environmental impact. The volume goes on to assess different types of organic animal farming, from smallholder tropical to pastoral rangeland systems. It concludes by focussing on key issues in the organic farming of beef and dairy cattle, poultry, pigs, sheep and goats, fish and bees.

Edited by two leading authorities in the field, and with an international team of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for all those interested in understanding, improving and promoting organic animal farming.

About the Authors

Dr Mette Vaarst is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Aarhus University, Denmark. She has published extensively on organic animal farming, coordinated several European research projects and co-edited Improving organic animal farming, published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing in 2019.

Dr Stephen Roderick is Research Manager in the Rural Business School at Duchy College in the UK. He has published widely on animal health and farm resource management, was formerly Associate Editor of Organic Agriculture and co-edited Improving organic animal farming.

Dr Lindsay Whistance is Senior Livestock Researcher at the Organic Research Centre in the UK. She is internationally known for her research on farm animal behaviour, health, welfare and nutrition in organic agriculture.