| Achieving Sustainable Production of Poultry Meat Volume 2: Breeding and Nutrition Contributor(s): Applegate, Todd J. (Editor), Aggrey, Sammy (Contribution by), González-Cerón, Fernando (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1786760681 ISBN-13: 9781786760685 Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| LCCN: 2016956458 |
| Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.38 lbs) 342 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To meet growing demand, the FAO has estimated that world poultry production needs to grow by 2-3% per year to 2030. Much of the increase in output already achieved has been as a result of improvements in commercial breeds combined with rearing in more intensive production systems. However, more intensive systems have increased the risk of transmission of animal diseases and zoonoses. Consumer expectations of sensory and nutritional quality have never been higher. At the same time consumers are more concerned about the environmental impact of poultry production as well as animal welfare.
Drawing on an international range of expertise, this book reviews research on poultry breeding and nutrition. The first part of the book reviews how advances in genetics have impacted developments in breeding. Part 2 discusses ways of optimising poultry nutrition to ensure quality and sustainability in poultry meat production. Chapters review the use of feedstuffs and ingredients such as amino acids, enzymes and probiotics as well as feed formulation and safety.
Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 2: Breeding and nutrition will be a standard reference for poultry and food scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in poultry production. It is accompanied by two further volumes which review safety, quality and sustainability as well as poultry health and welfare. |
Contributor Bio(s): Applegate, Todd: - Professor Todd Applegate is Head of the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, USA. He was formerly Professor of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, USA. Professor Applegate is a former President of the Poultry Science Association (PSA). Amongst other honours, he is a recipient of the PSA's Evonik Degussa Award for Achievement in Poultry Science, American Feed Industry Association's Poultry Nutrition Research Award, and the Mapleleaf Farms Duck Research Award. |