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Food production, particularly animal protein production, is changing. While productivity, efficiency and food quality continue to be of vital importance, there is increasing pressure on producers to prioritize sustainability and animal health and welfare as well minimize food waste. Optimizing vitamin nutrition can help make animal production more sustainable by optimizing animal health and welfare and animal performance and food quality, while reducing food waste. Optimum Vitamin Nutrition for More Sustainable Poultry Farming contains concise, up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for poultry. This book, which follows the authoritative Optimum Vitamin Nutrition in the Production of Quality Animal Foods (5m Books, 2013), is a reference for research and extension specialists who need the most current, research-based information on vitamins in poultry. This book is first in a series of books covering Optimum Vitamin Nutrition in swine, ruminants and aquaculture.

Did you know that dogs are social animals, like us, which means they love to spend time with human and doggy friends? What do dogs love to eat, what do they just love to do, and what keeps them happy, as well as healthy? Dogs can be brilliant and entertaining pets but we shouldn't forget that-like all animals-they have their own needs. It might surprise you to learn that dogs don't like being hugged, and it's important to know how dogs show you when they want some quiet time. You can find out by learning the facts in this book and taking on detective assignments to investigate their needs. By going through your pet detective tasks to learn about taking care of a real dog, you can find out if you and your family are the right owners for these special pets. If you discover that you and a dog aren't a perfect match, this book will give you pointers to other fabulous animals that might suit you and your family better. Emma Milne is a vet who has written several books about animals, their welfare, and the ups and downs of life as a vet. She has been featured on BBC's Vets in Practice and appeared in shows such as GMTV, Inside Out, and Question Time. This is her fourth book in The Pet Detectives series, following Is a Cat the Right Pet for You? (Series: The Pet Detectives Series) [Subject: Popular Culture, Pet Care]Ã?Â?Ã?Â?

Are rabbits the right pet for you? You can find out by learning the facts and taking on detective assignments to investigate what rabbits need and whether you are ready to look after them

Cats can be brilliant and entertaining pets but we shouldn't forget that, like all animals, they too have their own needs. Here you can find them out by going through your pet detective tasks and learning as you go

A new edition of Kendal Shepherd's well known book on dog behaviour, aimed at reducing the incidence of dog bites in children, and improving children's interactions with dogs. Practical strategies are given to identify dog aggression before leading to a bite.

A Lifetime of Beekeeping Mistakes is written from the voice of experience rather than academic research, and is entirely practical, based very much on the right and wrong ways of doing things the author has experienced throughout his beekeeping career.

Sea Lice Biology and Control provides an authoritative overview of sea lice and their interactions and gives a clear illustration of the application of the principles of integrated pest management in an aquaculture context.

Canine Behaviour in Mind presents advice on behavioural change in achievable and creative ways. It examines how the way we live and work with dogs may need adjusting to promote positive behavioural change in the animal as well as better welfare.

Managing Breeds for a Secure Future Third Edition is an expanded version of the second edition. It is re-organized to flow better, and has additional chapters on specific breeding protocols for maintaining breeds. It also delves more deeply into rescuing rare populations, through both theory and practice.

This book is a practical guide for breeders on the biology behind colour coats in large animals directing breeders on how to implement breeding strategies to achieve desired results.

A guide to calf management authored by veterinarians with years of experience in both practice and research. The focus is on rearing a calf for optimal health and enhanced productivity, with a focus on welfare and best practice.

This workbook is intended to be a bridge between classroom learning and clinical training; to improve patient care and clinician confidence in practice.

A comprehensive forage-to-fork book on beef farming that delivers veterinary level information to farmers and farm-related information to vets. This book is a complete guide to farming cattle for protein emphasising good practice, herd health management and disease prevention.

Aimed at children who are curious about the vet world, this fun and approachable book covers different sectors veterinarians can work in such as research, fish veterinary, zoo medicine and charity work, also providing guidance in how to study to get into vet school.

A concise practical handbook on high welfare standards in pig farming for people who work directly with animals.

A reference book that covers using digital radiology and medical imaging procedures such as ultrasound, MRI and scintigraphy in veterinary practice.

Good communication skills provide better clinical outcomes and help avoid minor and major mistakes. The book covers why communication skills are important, the structure of typical communications and suggested approaches, veterinary specific communication pathways and sample scripts between vet and client.

This exciting new book provides practical guidance and advice for individuals who are seeking to manage and develop a successful aquaculture business.

Writing Skills for Veterinarians addresses how to develop and hone veterinary medical and scientific writing techniques.

A short practical book of guidelines and advice to good welfare practice in broiler chicken farming. Broiler Chickens distils academic research into applied advice on the farm for industry and farm workers.

Research and Study Skills for Veterinary Nurses provides information and advice - from successful exam technique, to revision ideas, and study styles - for student vet nurses who need a reliable resource to guide them through their course.

A full colour atlas of veterinary histology images with accompanying text, covering domestic mammals and birds.

The symbiotic relationship of man and non-human animals is the result of a long intertwined history of the evolution of biological, social and cultural needs. This book explores the development of that relationship.

Bringing a wealth of veterinary knowledge and experience, the author aims to present a scientific and ethically sound perspective of the position of animals in modern society to a broad readership.

This book presents in a practical way the challenges that animals kept in extensive conditions face, such as heat stress, water quality and availability, nutrition, predation, poisonous plants, transport, human-animal interactions, and neonatal mortality

This technical handbook aims to provide an easy to follow overview of the basic laboratory techniques, and sample collection guidelines, that we consider useful for staff working in district veterinary facilities in regions that lack the infrastructural support available for staff with ready access to national veterinary laboratories.

This book will provide an overview of bee biology, the bee in the wider environment, bee diseases, bee parasites and enemies, and veterinary treatment and actions relating to honeybee health.

The Management of Pet Obesity provides veterinary nurses with essential information on obesity-related topics for small animals, exotic animals and pet birds.