Principles Of Cattle Production

Description:
Cattle farming is under immense public pressure for creating possible health risks (the BSE scare), for inadequate attention to animal welfare and for having adverse affects on the environment. This book outlines methods of farming with dairy and beef cattle, particularly those that provide for optimum animal welfare. Topics covered include housing requirements, cattle diseases, reproduction, nutrition, milk quality and grazing systmes. A separate section is devoted to the impact of cattle farming on the environment.

Table of Contents:
The role of cattle in society; the development of the world's cattle production systems; feeding systems; nutrient responses and metabolic diseases; grazing management; breeding and reproduction; disease control; cattle housing and handling; cattle growth and rearing; environmental impact.