Global Livestock Production Systems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Global Livestock Production Systems write by Timothy P. Robinson. This book was released on 2011. Global Livestock Production Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Informed livestock sector policy development and priority setting is heavily dependent on a good understanding of livestock production systems. In a collaborative effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Livestock Research Institute, stock has been taken of where we have come from in agricultural systems classification and mapping; the current state of the art; and the directions in which research and data collection efforts need to take in the future. The book also addresses issues relating to the intensity and scale of production, moving from what is done to how it is done. The intensification of production is an area of particular importance, for it is in the intensive systems that changes are occurring most rapidly and where most information is needed on the implications that intensification of production may have for livelihoods, poverty alleviation, animal diseases, public health and environmental outcomes. A series of case studies is provided, linking livestock production systems to rural livelihoods and poverty and examples of the application of livestock production system maps are drawn from livestock production, now and in the future; livestock's impact on the global environment; animal and public health; and livestock and livelihoods. This book provides a formal reference to Version 5 of the global livestock production systems map, and to revised estimates of the numbers of rural poor livestock keepers, by country and livestock production system.
Rangeland Systems
Rangeland Systems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rangeland Systems write by David D. Briske. This book was released on 2017-04-12. Rangeland Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the implications of these conceptual advances to management and policy. The third assesses several major challenges confronting global rangelands in the 21st century. This book will compliment applied range management textbooks by describing the conceptual foundation on which the rangeland profession is based. It has been written to be accessible to a broad audience, including ecosystem managers, educators, students and policy makers. The content is founded on the collective experience, knowledge and commitment of 80 authors who have worked in rangelands throughout the world. Their collective contributions indicate that a more comprehensive framework is necessary to address the complex challenges confronting global rangelands. Rangelands represent adaptive social-ecological systems, in which societal values, organizations and capacities are of equal importance to, and interact with, those of ecological processes. A more comprehensive framework for rangeland systems may enable management agencies, and educational, research and policy making organizations to more effectively assess complex problems and develop appropriate solutions.
Livestock Production Systems
Livestock Production Systems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Livestock Production Systems write by R. T. Wilson. This book was released on 1995. Livestock Production Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This practical textbook examines how individual species of domestic livestock can be integrated into the whole concept of sustainable agriculture in the tropics. A wide range of different case studies from tropical countries provide practical models for livestock husbandry
Livestock Farming Systems
Livestock Farming Systems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Livestock Farming Systems write by Roberto Rubino. This book was released on 2006. Livestock Farming Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Livestock farming increasingly means much more than just food production and product quality is no longer simply synonymous with food safety and the provision of energy and protein nutrients. This book examines the variety of reasons for this shift in thinking and provides a basis for a new approach to livestock farming systems. The topical issues for product quality based on local resources are addressed from a variety of angles, including genomics, land use, the consumer preference and human nutrition. The book focusses on the following topics, using examples from all over the world: the current change in views and values on quality of animal products; the specificity of traditional dairy and meat products and the technology of processing; the role of local breeds and traditional livestock farming systems in today's society; the search for local avenues for sustainable development of livestock farming systems. The book serves as a reference point for scientists, practitioners in the livestock industry, teachers and students in animal sciences, national and international institutions and policy-makers. It is of interest to all those who wish to gain an overview of the current challenges in the establishment of priorities and the search for operational solutions for animal production development, while at the same time considering the benefit to consumers, the environment and local economies.
World Livestock Production Systems
World Livestock Production Systems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook World Livestock Production Systems write by Carlos Seré. This book was released on 1996. World Livestock Production Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
