Alternative health practices for livestock /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Morris, Thomas F., Keilty, Michael T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Evaluation of a homeopathic therapy for subclinical mastitis in lactaging Holstein cows
  • Potential role of Amazonian medicinal plants for health maintenance in livestock
  • Botanicals for pigs
  • Evaluation of homeopathic nosodes for mastitis and calf scours : lessons from the Vermont Nosode Project
  • Livestock self-medication
  • Alternative methods of controlling parasites in small ruminants
  • Overview of research methods on medicinal plants for livestock : endo- and ecto-parasites
  • Forage quality and livestock health : a nutritionist's view
  • Livestock treatments links from the past to holistic alternatives of the present
  • Herbs and alternatives in equine practice
  • The ecology of antimicrobial resistance and use of alternatives to antimicrobials in food animal production in the United States
  • Use of rbST and implications for cow health in the dairy industry
  • Funding for testing alternative livestock methods : developing and performing grants to help fund sustainable livestock production
  • Economics of niche marketing in alternative livestock farming