Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Domestic animals
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Annual Report of the Bureau of Animal Industry
Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal industry
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal industry
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Animal Factory
Author: David Kirby
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 142995809X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Swine flu. Bird flu. Unusual concentrations of cancer and other diseases. Massive fish kills from flesh-eating parasites. Recalls of meats, vegetables, and fruits because of deadly E-coli bacterial contamination. Recent public health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is raised and brought to market. In Animal Factory, bestselling investigative journalist David Kirby exposes the powerful business and political interests behind large-scale factory farms, and tracks the far-reaching fallout that contaminates our air, land, water, and food. In this thoroughly researched book, Kirby follows three families and communities whose lives are utterly changed by immense neighboring animal farms. These farms (known as "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations," or CAFOs), confine thousands of pigs, dairy cattle, and poultry in small spaces, often under horrifying conditions, and generate enormous volumes of fecal and biological waste as well as other toxins. Weaving science, politics, law, big business, and everyday life, Kirby accompanies these families in their struggles against animal factories. A North Carolina fisherman takes on pig farms upstream to preserve his river, his family's life, and his home. A mother in a small Illinois town pushes back against an outsized dairy farm and its devastating impact. And a Washington State grandmother becomes an unlikely activist when her home is invaded by foul odors and her water supply is compromised by runoff from leaking lagoons of cattle waste. Animal Factory is an important book about our American food system gone terribly wrong---and the people who are fighting to restore sustainable farming practices and save our limited natural resources.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 142995809X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Swine flu. Bird flu. Unusual concentrations of cancer and other diseases. Massive fish kills from flesh-eating parasites. Recalls of meats, vegetables, and fruits because of deadly E-coli bacterial contamination. Recent public health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is raised and brought to market. In Animal Factory, bestselling investigative journalist David Kirby exposes the powerful business and political interests behind large-scale factory farms, and tracks the far-reaching fallout that contaminates our air, land, water, and food. In this thoroughly researched book, Kirby follows three families and communities whose lives are utterly changed by immense neighboring animal farms. These farms (known as "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations," or CAFOs), confine thousands of pigs, dairy cattle, and poultry in small spaces, often under horrifying conditions, and generate enormous volumes of fecal and biological waste as well as other toxins. Weaving science, politics, law, big business, and everyday life, Kirby accompanies these families in their struggles against animal factories. A North Carolina fisherman takes on pig farms upstream to preserve his river, his family's life, and his home. A mother in a small Illinois town pushes back against an outsized dairy farm and its devastating impact. And a Washington State grandmother becomes an unlikely activist when her home is invaded by foul odors and her water supply is compromised by runoff from leaking lagoons of cattle waste. Animal Factory is an important book about our American food system gone terribly wrong---and the people who are fighting to restore sustainable farming practices and save our limited natural resources.
Publications
Author: Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Biosecurity in Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine
Author: Jeroen Dewulf
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1789245680
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Globally, the way the animal production industry copes with infectious diseases is changing. The (excessive) use of antimicrobials is under debate and it is becoming standard practice to implement thorough biosecurity plans on farms to prevent the entry and spread of pathogenic micro-organisms. Not only in farm animal production, but also in facilities where companion animals are kept, including in veterinary practices and clinics, awareness of the beneficial implications of a good biosecurity plan has raised. The book Biosecurity in Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine is the first compilation of both fundamental aspects of biosecurity practices, and specific and practical information on the application of the biosecurity measures in different animal production and animal housing settings.
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1789245680
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Globally, the way the animal production industry copes with infectious diseases is changing. The (excessive) use of antimicrobials is under debate and it is becoming standard practice to implement thorough biosecurity plans on farms to prevent the entry and spread of pathogenic micro-organisms. Not only in farm animal production, but also in facilities where companion animals are kept, including in veterinary practices and clinics, awareness of the beneficial implications of a good biosecurity plan has raised. The book Biosecurity in Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine is the first compilation of both fundamental aspects of biosecurity practices, and specific and practical information on the application of the biosecurity measures in different animal production and animal housing settings.
List by Titles of Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture from 1840 to June, 1901, Inclusive
Author: Mrs Minna A. Cannon
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry. v. 23, 1906
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Publisher:
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Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Animal Manure
Author: Heidi M. Waldrip
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0891183701
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The majority of meat, milk, and eggs consumed in the United States are produced in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). With concentrated animal operations, in turn comes concentrated manure accumulation, which can pose a threat of contamination of air, soil, and water if improperly managed. Animal Manure: Production, Characteristics, Environmental Concerns, and Management navigates these important environmental concerns while detailing opportunities for environmentally and economically beneficial utilization.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0891183701
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The majority of meat, milk, and eggs consumed in the United States are produced in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). With concentrated animal operations, in turn comes concentrated manure accumulation, which can pose a threat of contamination of air, soil, and water if improperly managed. Animal Manure: Production, Characteristics, Environmental Concerns, and Management navigates these important environmental concerns while detailing opportunities for environmentally and economically beneficial utilization.
Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309164982
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Research in veterinary science is critical for the health and well-being of animals, including humans. Food safety, emerging infectious diseases, the development of new therapies, and the possibility of bioterrorism are examples of issues addressed by veterinary science that have an impact on both human and animal health. However, there is a lack of scientists engaged in veterinary research. Too few veterinarians pursue research careers, and there is a shortage of facilities and funding for conducting research. This report identifies questions and issues that veterinary research can help to address, and discusses the scientific expertise and infrastructure needed to meet the most critical research needs. The report finds that there is an urgent need to provide adequate resources for investigators, training programs, and facilities involved in veterinary research.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309164982
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Research in veterinary science is critical for the health and well-being of animals, including humans. Food safety, emerging infectious diseases, the development of new therapies, and the possibility of bioterrorism are examples of issues addressed by veterinary science that have an impact on both human and animal health. However, there is a lack of scientists engaged in veterinary research. Too few veterinarians pursue research careers, and there is a shortage of facilities and funding for conducting research. This report identifies questions and issues that veterinary research can help to address, and discusses the scientific expertise and infrastructure needed to meet the most critical research needs. The report finds that there is an urgent need to provide adequate resources for investigators, training programs, and facilities involved in veterinary research.