Advances in Equine Nutrition - IV is a new collection of original research and review papers presented during Kentucky Equine Research nutrition conferences. Conferences feature international authorities on nutrition, exercise physiology, and veterinary topics pertaining to the horse. These authorities have not only refined nutritional requirements of horses, but have also discovered ways to most

Describes monitoring techniques which can also interpret data and automatically implement adjustments to environment control systems. This book contains a series of case studies from commercial pig farms. It also provides explanations of the source of problems within pig buildings.

Cricket is a team sport. Yet, if the team is to succeed and win, it must rely upon the individual team members playing at their optimum level. This book is aimed at coaches, team captains and players, both amateur and professional, and presents findings of sports and general psychology research.

This book is written by students for students - under faculty supervision. This offers the exam-taking student's perspective and the expertise of qualified specialists. Key information is summarised and categorised into colour-coded boxes, presenting the material in a well organised and easily accessible manner.

Including colour photographs, this tool is useful for those whom knowledge of porcine anatomy, diseases and other conditions is required, including veterinary surgeons and meat inspectors, and also producers who are receiving condemnation data from these establishments.

Ideas and results that are not communicated effectively do not contribute to new knowledge, so it is important for scientists to hone their communication skills. This book provides guidelines for preparing papers and presentations, and also discusses techniques for improving writing, literature searching and training students in communication.

Outlines the influence of food and farming on the appearance of the British countryside as we know it today.

Searching for Patterns gives a concise overview of the methods used in data mining, the process of sifting through volumes of data, looking for patterns relationships that no one has been before.

The distilled spirits industry is changing to meet the demands of globalisation. These demands are being met by the use of completely novel raw materials and also by the continued development of raw materials that are in use. Novel spirits of high quality are being manufactured at a price and with flavours that meet the aspirations of consumers.

Without a basic understanding of maths, students of any science discipline are ill-equipped to tackle new problems or to apply themselves to novel situations. This book covers essential topics that will help encourage an understanding of mathematics so that the student can build on their understanding and apply it to their own discipline.

Foot balance is the main quintessential aspect of farriery and the questions of what is normal and what is undesirable have teased farriers and veterinarians for generations. This book looks at anterioposterior and mediolateral hoof balance.

This compendium represents a review of existing knowledge, as well as a basis for future research and development for scientists and the feed industry in order to develop efficacious phytogenic preparations for animal nutrition.

This edited work presents a collection of chapters on a range of key areas in multi- and interdisciplinary research. They represent some of the current thinking and practice of interdisciplinary research, and are an outcome of the 1st Cross-Disciplinary Research Conference held at the University of Nottingham.

Offers an understanding of the microflora in the gastrointestinal tract and indicates how this can be managed in modern animal production without the reliance upon antibiotic growth promoters.

Part of a series that has been designed to provide a study aid for students undertaking Red Meat Inspection and other courses where knowledge of bovine meat inspection is required, this book contains photographs and includes less common conditions and parasites that may be encountered in post mortem inspection.

Specialists and managers in the broiler breeder industry will welcome this comprehensive review of all aspects of commercial production systems. Most current poultry production publications pay little attention to broiler breeders, and what data is covered is of little relevance to the modern industry.

Contains reports on: male reproduction; ovarian function including follicular development and oocyte-cumulus cell function; neuroendocrinology; corpus luteum function; reproductive management; reproductive function of deer, buffalo, yaks and camelids; embryo technologies; embryo gene expression; and, fetal-maternal interactions.

This book provides information on the needs and responses of poultry to aspects of the climatic environment, by means of the reviews of scientific literature. Biological responses to environmental factors are also discussed.

A collection of research and review papers presented at KER conferences featuring international authorities on equine nutrition, sports medicine and veterinary topics. They have refined nutritional requirements of horses, and discovered ways to effectively deliver nutrients for horses in all athletic endeavors, to achieve optimal growth in young horses, and to ensure nutrient requirements are ...

Contains the proceedings of the 41st Feed Conference. This work provides comprehensive analyses of the issues together with practical applications. It is essential reading for all involved in animal production science/practice, including researchers, consultants.