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020 _a1845932234
_a9781845932237
082 _a636 SWA
245 0 0 _aRedesigning animal agriculture : the challenge of the 21st century/ (Acc. 5033)
260 _aWallingford, Oxfordshire, UK
_bCAB International
_c2007
300 _a231 p;
_c25 cm;
_bill.
520 8 _aBased on papers presented at the third Horizons in livestock sciences conference series
520 8 _aFocusing on livestock production systems, this text addresses how the growing diversity of global food demands will be met in the future, providing insights into new and emerging scientific areas and the implications for addressing global drivers for change. The book covers ethical, philosophical and systemic considerations, the impact of genomics on livestock production, the holistic systems perspective, the complex systems approach using stochastic modelling methods, and how all these factors can be linked to achieve sustainable outcomes.
650 7 _alivestock
650 7 _alivestock farming
650 7 _aanimal production
650 7 _aanimal breeding
650 7 _aethics
650 7 _aagricultural production systems
700 _aSwain, D.L.
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_cAS