Alternative health practices for livestock /
The idea that current methods of food production are not sustainable in the long-term is a controversial topic. This book provides information that will advance a form of livestock production that meets the long- and short-term goals of human food production, minimizing degradation of natural resour...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Pub.,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Evaluation of a homeopathic therapy for subclinical mastitis in lactating Holstein cows / Sheila M. Andrew, Robin R. Rastani
- Potential role of Amazonian medicinal plants for health maintenance in livestock / Mark J.S. Miller
- Botanicals for pigs / Palmer J. Holden
- Evaluation of homeopathic nosodes for mastitis and calf scours : lessons from the Vermont Nosode Project / Lisa McCrory, John Barlow
- Livestock self-medication / Cindy Engel
- Alternative methods of controlling parasites in small ruminants / R.W. Godfrey, R.E. Dodson
- Overview of research methods on medicinal plants for livestock : endo- and ecto-parasites / Jennifer K. Ketzis
- Forage quality and livestock health : a nutritionist's view / Jerry Brunetti
- Livestock treatments links from the past to holistic alternatives of the present / Hubert J. Karreman
- Herbs and alternatives in equine practice / Joyce C. Harman
- The ecology of antimicrobial resistance and use of alternatives to antimicrobials in food animal production in the United States / Stephen J. DeVincent
- Use of rbST and implications for cow health in the dairy industry / Alan H. Fredeen
- Funding for testing alternative livestock methods : developing and performing grants to help fund sustainable livestock production / Randy Kidd
- Economics of niche marketing in alternative livestock farming / Gary L. Valen.