Principles of Cattle Production
3rd Edition By: Clive JC Phillips
Provides an introductory level text for all interested in beef and dairy cattle production systems.
Completely updated and revised, the new edition of Principles of Cattle Production continues to provide an introductory level text for all interested in beef and dairy cattle production systems. This edition presents a vision for a cattle industry that contributes to the environment, to the welfare of cattle and to the provision of safe and high quality food for an increasingly demanding world population. + Full description
Principles of Cattle Production provides a comprehensive yet concise overview for all undergraduate students of animal science, agriculture, veterinary medicine, animal welfare and for industry personnel.
- Short descriptionNews
Sales in Australia and New Zealand only. Elsewhere, this title is available through CABI (external link).
Details
Paperback | November 2018 | $ 79.99ISBN: 9781486307661 | 304 pages | 246 x 189 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations
Features
The new edition:- Is expanded to include more on animal welfare, sustainability and production systems in low and middle income countries, including smallholder production systems
- Has undergone a thorough review of all the existing chapters, with new content on the future role of cattle
- Contains quality colour illustrations, so that key information can be found at a glance
- Tackles key issues of sustainability and the requirement for increased production
- Now contains helpful exercises and other resources for students and their teachers to consider the role of cattle in the world today and in the future
Contents
Preface to the Third EditionAcknowledgements
1 The Development of the World’s Cattle Production Systems
2 Today’s Cattle Production Systems
3 Growth and Milk production
4 Nutrient Requirements and Metabolic Diseases
5 Cattle Feeding
6 Grazing Management
7 Breeding and Reproduction
8 Housing and the Environment for Cattle
9 Disease and Herd Health Management
10 Cattle Welfare
11 Cattle Production and the Environment
12 The Future Role and Practice of Cattle Farming
References
Index
Authors
Clive Phillips studied agriculture at undergraduate level and obtained a PhD in dairy cattle nutrition and behaviour from the University of Glasgow in 1983. He then lectured in farm animal production and medicine at the Universities of Wales and Cambridge, conducting research into cattle and sheep welfare.
In 2003 he became the inaugural holder of Australia's Chair in Animal Welfare at the University of Queensland, and established the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. He is involved in the development and implementation of State and Federal government welfare policies and has published over 150 articles on animal welfare and management in scientific journals and eight books, as well as editing a book series for Springer on the welfare of animals.
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