This book reflects the latest developments and research on today's global food landscape, including biofuels, the international food market, food aid, obesity, food retailing, urban agriculture, and food safety. The second edition also features an expanded discussion of the link…
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This title provides clear learning objectives and focuses on immunological principles while applying them to the disease process and to clinical practice. Illustrated with colour diagrams and photographs, it contains case studies dealing with clinically significant immune-mediat…
"Through agricultural and historical evidence, [the author establishes] the independent domestication of rice in West Africa and its vital significance there for a millennium before Europeans arrived and the slave trade began."--
"In the face of ever-declining biodiversity, zoos have a major role to play in species conservation. Written by professionals involved in in-situ conservation and restoration projects internationally, this is a critical assessment of the contribution of zoos to species conservat…
Equine reproductive procedures
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This is a guide to reproductive management, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic techniques on stallions, mares, and foals. Offering detailed descriptions of 161 procedures ranging from common to highly specialized, the book gives step-by-step instructions with interpretative …
Food security and sociopolitical stability
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"Global food price spikes in 2008 and again in 2011 coincided with a surge of political unrest in low- and middle-income countries. Angry consumers took to the streets in scores of nations. In some places, food riots turned violent, pressuring governments and in a few cases cont…
"In 1949, Romania's fledgling communist regime unleashed a radical and brutal campaign to collectivize agriculture in this largely agrarian country, following the Soviet model. "Peasants under Siege" provides the first comprehensive look at the far-reaching social engineering pr…
Equine neurology
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A fully updated new edition of the only equine-specific neurology book, with comprehensive, clinically oriented information. The book offers a complete clinical reference to neurologic conditions in equine patients, takes a problem-based approach to present a clinically oriented…
With step-by-step instructions, a table saw, and a few other common tools and materials, you can build everything you need to house and protect your bees - from hive bodies to supers and covers. You'll even find a section on installing electric fencing and plans for building jig…
Advances in Genetics provides the latest information on the rapidly evolving field of genetics, presenting new medical breakthroughs that are occurring as a result of advances in our knowledge of the topic. The book continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interes…
Yogurt is a fermented food that has existed for centuries containing bioactive properties beneficial to health. It contains a unique blend of easily digestible proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Several recent epidemiological studies with large cohorts have demonstrated that yogu…
"A compelling, vital contribution to our understanding of the global food system and essential reading for students in food studies, agriculture, agri-food and geography"--Page 4 of cover
Vol. 2: Explores the origins and impact of agriculture across the globe, arguably the most important change in all of human history. Exploring the origins and impact of agriculture and agricultural communities across the globe, Volume 2 examines arguably the most important chang…
Vol. 2: Explores the origins and impact of agriculture across the globe, arguably the most important change in all of human history. Exploring the origins and impact of agriculture and agricultural communities across the globe, Volume 2 examines arguably the most important chang…
Exploring the origins and impact of agriculture and agricultural communities across the globe, this volume examines arguably the most important change in all of human history. Chapters trace common developments in the more complex social structures and cultural forms that agricu…
A life shared with pets brings many emotions. We feel love for our companions, certainly, and happiness at the thought that we're providing them with a safe, healthy life. But there's another emotion that can be nearly as powerful: guilt. When we see our cats gazing wistfully ou…
A companion to 'Urban Pest Management', this book builds on the issues of insect pests in urban settings to discuss control strategies. From an environmental and health perspective, it is not always practical to spray chemicals, so this work discusses sustainable control and bes…
During the Great Depression, with thousands on bread lines, farmers were instructed by the New Deal Agricultural Adjustment Act to 'throw away the plenty' in order to stabilize food prices and restore the market economy. Many Americans saw the government action as a senseless wa…
