Redesigning animal agriculture : the challenge of the 21st century / edited by David L. Swain ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swain, David L. (David Lloyd), 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livestock productivity.

Livestock--Social aspects.

Livestock.

Animal genetic engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CAB International, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on livestock production systems, this text addresses how the diversity of global food demands will be met in future, providing insights into scientific areas and the implications for addressing global drivers for change.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Redesigning Animal Agriculture: a Systemic Perspective; 2. Maintaining Vibrant Rural Communities; 3. Ethics on the Frontiers of Livestock Science; 4. The Impact of Genomics on Livestock Production; 5. Precision Animal Breeding; 6. Germ Cell Transplantation – a Novel Approach to 'Designer' Animals?; 7. Cloning and Transgenesis to Redesign Livestock; 8. Transforming Livestock with Transgenics: is Designed Resistance to Viral Diseases the Way Forward?

9. Towards an Integrated Approach to Stochastic Process-based Modelling: with Applications to Animal Behaviour and Spatio-temporal Spread10. Reef Safe Beef: Environmentally Sensitive Livestock Management for the Grazing Lands of the Great Barrier Reef Catchments; 11. Meeting Ecological Restoration Targets in European Waters: a Challenge for Animal Agriculture; 12. Livestock – Fulfilling Social, Environmental and Economic Roles – is it Possible?; Index;

Notes:

Based on papers presented at the third Horizons in livestock sciences conference series.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95302-0

9786610953028

1-84593-224-2

OCLC:

272559962