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Poultry Health and Management
David Sainsbury
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Description for Poultry Health and Management
Paperback. A guide to the management of poultry under both intensive and extensive systems. It provides information on hygiene and vaccines in disease control and the role of molecular biology and cloning, advances in management with reference to feeding, drinking, lighting and egg collection, advances in genetics, and developments in housing. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29. BIC Classification: KNAC; MZ; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Since the third edition was published in 1992 there have been many more developments in the poultry industry, which have made a new edition necessary. These include new systems which are environmentally and welfare 'friendly'; much more emphasis on hygiene and vaccines in disease control and the role of molecular biology and cloning; further advances in management with special reference to feeding, drinking, lighting and egg collection; advances in genetics; developments in housing; nutritional advances; and increasingly restrictive legislation concerning the safety to the public of poultry products (particularly zoonotic diseases and drug residues) and welfare.
Since the third edition was published in 1992 there have been many more developments in the poultry industry, which have made a new edition necessary. These include new systems which are environmentally and welfare 'friendly'; much more emphasis on hygiene and vaccines in disease control and the role of molecular biology and cloning; further advances in management with special reference to feeding, drinking, lighting and egg collection; advances in genetics; developments in housing; nutritional advances; and increasingly restrictive legislation concerning the safety to the public of poultry products (particularly zoonotic diseases and drug residues) and welfare.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780632051724
SKU
V9780632051724
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Sainsbury
Dr David Sainsbury is a veterinarian that was formerly lectured in Animal Health at the University of Cambridge. He is well known and respected by the poultry industry as a writer, lectured and adviser, and has traveled extensively as a specialist adviser throughout the world, including USA, Russia, Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Angola, Iran, Cyprus, Iraq, Greece, Holland, Belgium, ... Read more
Reviews for Poultry Health and Management
"What an excellent little book this is, handy in size and weight and very readable " "This book should be available to all poultry keepers, where it would be invaluable for easy reference." Gregor Grant, Veterinary Record