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1 online resource (623 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part 1. GLOBAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES; 1. Applying Agricultural Science and Technology to World Hunger Problems; 2. Future Agricultural Policy Considerations That Will Influence Livestock Producers; 3. Effective Ways for Livestock Producers to Influence the Policymaking Process: Practical Politics; 4. The Food Animal Residue Issue: Implications for Producers; 5. Facing the Facts in Getting Started as a Livestock Producer; 6. The Crown and the Mesta; Part 2. ENERGY SOURCES AND ANIMAL WASTES |
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7. Photovoltaic Solar Power for Small Farm and Ranch Use8. Anaerobic Digestion of Beef and Dairy Manure for Energy and Feed Production; 9. Utilization of Cattle Manure for Fertilizer; Part 3. INFORMATION CHANNELS AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES; 10. Finding and Using Problem-solving Technology and Information in Livestock Production; 11. Integrated Management: The Delivery Method for the Future; 12. The University Farm: What Is Its Role in Animal Agriculture and How Do We Support It?; 13. Development of the Sheep Industry During the Past 30 Years and Challenges for the Future |
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14. OK Sheep Expansion: A Sheep Producers' CooperativePart 4. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING, AND OUTLOOK; 15. Microcomputer Usage in Agriculture; 16. Computerized Records and Decision Making; 17. AGNET and Other Computer Information Sources; 18. Electronic Marketing; 19. Economic Outlook for the Livestock Industry; Part 5. NEW FRONTIERS IN BIOLOGY; 20. The Potential of In Vitro Fertilization to the Livestock Industry; 21. Embryo Transfer, Microsurgery, and Frozen Embryo Banks in the Cattle Industry; 22. Residual Viruses in Animal Products and By-products |
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23. Genetic Engineering of Animal VaccinesPart 6. RANGE, GRASS, AND FORAGE; 24. The Nature and Extent of Grazing Lands in the United States; 25. What Is Good Range Management?; 26. Livestock Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pastoralists Caught in a Fragile Environment; 27. Strategies and Techniques for Production of Wildlife and Livestock on Western Rangelands; 28. Using Improved Grasses Profitably; 29. Our Experiences with Using Legumes Profitably; 30. Controlled Grazing and Power Fence®; Part 7. GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; 31. Animal Genetic Resources and World Food Production |
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32. Hereditary Contributions to Adaptations of Sheep and Other Species33. Records to Aid Sheep Improvement; 34. The Relationship of Ewe Weight and Condition at Breeding to Reproductive Performance; 35. Application of Acupuncture in Treatment of Animal Infertility; 36. Managing Sheep for Improved Fertility; 37. Stages of the Birth Process and Causes of Dystocia in Sheep and Goats; 38. Delivery Problems in Sheep and Goats and Methods of Correction; Part 8. NUTRITION AND FEEDING; 39. New Methods for Calculation of Ruminant Protein Needs; 40. A Guide to Good Ewe Flock Nutrition |
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Part 9. MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Miller, Mason E
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| ISBN |
9781000239546 |
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1000239543 |
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