CLCS85
LanguageENG
PublishYear2009
publishCompany
Brill
EISBN
9789086866854
PISBN
9789086860999
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- Contents
An understanding of sustainability in animal production is becoming increasingly necessary since the global demand for food is expected to dramatically increase in the coming decades. In this context, raising animals for the production of food will become increasingly challenging. Farm animals should not adversely compete with humans for their own sustenance, and food of animal origin should be safe and affordable. The production of healthy animals will therefore be a prerequisite. Such animals will efficiently convert their feed into food that can be certified as nutritive and safe. In addition there is growing evidence that there should be a focus on animal welfare, and environmental pollution related to animal farming must be minimized. Indeed the equation to resolve the constraints on animal production is complex and multifactorial. It is inarguable that the environment and the feed that is offered to animals, are key elements of sustainability in livestock and poultry production.This book addresses the major issues related to animal health and welfare maintenance in relation to their environment, as well as housing emissions and waste management.
Collected by
- China Agricultural University
- Yale University
- Stanford University
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