Managing grassland systems to optimise livestock production

Managing grassland systems to optimise livestock productionHigh prices of milk have encouraged intensive dairying systems using high inputs of chemical fertilisers, indoor feeding with high amounts of concentrate and imported protein at the expense of grazing. Consequently grassland acreage decreased considerably over the last 30 years, and the European dairy systems have become highly dependent on imported fossil energy and proteins. However, the various roles of grassland in providing regulating and

based not merely on fashionable attire

Every species is meticulously illustrated—the bats and sea mammals in detailed black-and-white illustrations

Chapters explore the use of insect monitoring technologies as a means of managing future infestations

both ancient and modern

these portraits also provide a sharp contrast to the idealized vision of Americanness frequently spun by media and politicians

This book presents a unique

Major food animal species occupy a special position within the framework of zoonotic disease

The book is written in a clear and accessible style for students either encountering devolution for the first time or for those who need to explore the subject area in greater detail

This chapter outlines challenges in communicating information across food chains

With this chapter

science and culture

Peter Nolan explores the impact of the domineering economic phenomenon on our personal and social liberties