Nutrition and the Welfare of Farm Animals

Nutrition and the Welfare of Farm Animals
Author: Clive J. C. Phillips
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2016-05-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319273566

This book explores the importance of good nutrition in ensuring an adequate standard of welfare for farm animals. It is often not realized that farm animals can suffer when they are fed unsuitable diets, which may be because these diets are more economic or the farmer does not know how to rectify poor nutrition. This book reveals how to recognize and deal with feeding problems in farm animals, when the animal’s behaviour is indicating a deficiency, through oral stereotypies for example. Feeding livestock in emergency situations can present special challenges, and the availability of clean and potable water, one of the essential components of life, can also be an unrecognized problem for many farm animals. Feeding farm animals effectively is rarely recognized for the major welfare issue that it is. We may assume that animals in intensive husbandry conditions have adequate feed, yet it is often too concentrated and designed primarily to immediately maximize production from the animals, in the form of growth, milk yield or reproduction. In extensive rangeland conditions adequate feed supply also cannot be assured, potentially leading to undernutrition with serious consequences for the health and even survival of livestock. This book will provide a much-needed review of the relationships between nutrition and the welfare of farm animals.

Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations

Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2003-04-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309168643

Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, and other pollutants emitted from livestock and poultry farms, and for determining how these emissions are dispersed in the atmosphere. The committee calls for the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a joint council to coordinate and oversee short - and long-term research to estimate emissions from animal feeding operations accurately and to develop mitigation strategies. Their recommendation was for the joint council to focus its efforts first on those pollutants that pose the greatest risk to the environment and public health.

A Practical Guide to the Feeding of Organic Farm Animals: Pigs, Poultry, Cattle, Sheep and Goats

A Practical Guide to the Feeding of Organic Farm Animals: Pigs, Poultry, Cattle, Sheep and Goats
Author: Robert Blair
Publisher: 5m Books Ltd
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2016-12-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 191217801X

Authored by a renowned animal scientist with a peerless reputation in organic livestock nutrition, A Practical Guide to the Feeding of Organic Farm Animals aims to translate the science of feeding organic livestock and distil it into practical guidance for farmers and producers. The latest research is broken down into a practical approach to on-the-farm feeding, providing applied methodology backed up by scientific research. There is also advice on making the transition from conventional to organic farming systems regarding feeding. There are sections covering poultry, pigs, cattle, sheep and goats, reviewing the nutritional requirements of the species, identifying suitable ingredients and feeds, overviewing husbandry techniques and system approaches, providing advice on selecting suitable breeds, and advising on nutrition and its relationship to health with a preventative approach. The final section provides advice on organic nutritional regimes under integrated farming operations making this book an ideal resource for the smallholder farmer as well as traditional and aspiring organic livestock farmers.

Farm Animals And The Food They EAT

Farm Animals And The Food They EAT
Author: Kokab Khalid
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2020-04-26
Genre:
ISBN:

You have come to the right place if you are looking for educating your child about farm animals and their food. This is a unique way of pouring basic knowledge into the mind of your child by giving them illustration of each farm animal and the food they eat.All pictures of animals and their food will give your children a clear concept of what their favorite bad boy like to eat. This unique farm animals book for kids is published by the bestselling creators of Children Books for Toddlers and Kids.Press the Buy Now button to grab your copy because we are going to increase the price soon!

Farm Animals and the Principles of Feeding - With Information on Feeding Hogs, Sheep, Dogs and Other Farm Animals

Farm Animals and the Principles of Feeding - With Information on Feeding Hogs, Sheep, Dogs and Other Farm Animals
Author: George Morland
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-09-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1473354005

This text contains a detailed guide to the principles of feeding animals on the farm, with information on the general management and care of hogs, sheep, dogs, and other farm animals. Complete with simple, clear instructions, helpful hints, and detailed illustrations, this text constitutes a resource of considerable value for both prospective and existing farmer, and also makes for a worthy addition to collections of agricultural literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Why the Hog is Valuable', 'A Question in Farm Management', 'Lard Breeds', 'Bacon Breeds', 'Feed', 'The Care of Pigs', 'Tuberculosis and Cholera', 'Imported Goats', 'Feed', 'Raising Sheep on Farms', 'Housing and Fencing', 'The Value of Dogs', 'Shelter', 'Exercise', 'Feeding', etcetera. We are proudly republishing this antique text now complete with a new introduction on farming.