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Advances in Precision Livestock Farming
The livestock sector is facing increasing pressure to develop more ‘climate-smart’ methods that can be used to prevent the onset of major diseases, whilst also monitoring the …
Understanding the Behaviour and Improving the Welfare of Pigs
“The book has excellent chapters that are actually too good to ‘just’ be book chapters. The quality of some chapters far bypasses some of the existing peer-reviewed literature …
Achieving Sustainable Production of Pig Meat Volume 3
‘…individual chapters provide very thorough, up-to-date reviews of health and welfare of pigs during different stages of production…The health section does a good job of …
Improving Soil Health
Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. More sustainable crop production based on agroecological principles is seen as a key solution to this challenge. …
Integrated Disease Management of Wheat and Barley
Diseases remain a serious problem in wheat and barley cultivation. It has been estimated that around 20% of global crop production is lost to diseases. Leading fungal diseases …
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Potatoes Volume 1
Potatoes are one of the world’s key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them …
Instant Insights: Improving Piglet Welfare
This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on improving piglet welfare.The first chapter reviews the main welfare challenges faced during farrowing and …
Instant Insights: Fusarium in Cereals
This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on fusarium in cereal crops.The first chapter describes how progress can be built over current …
Instant Insights: Lameness in Dairy Cattle
This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on lameness in dairy cattle.The first chapter provides an overview of lameness and its impact on dairy cow health and …
Achieving Sustainable Production of Pig Meat Volume 1
Pig meat is the most widely-consumed meat in the world. Previous growth in production has relied, in part, on more intensive systems. In meeting rising demand, these systems face …