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There are an estimated 116 million equines working throughout the world, providing vital power and transport for many communities, especially in developing countries. Focusing on equines used to carry out working tasks such as pulling or carrying, as opposed to those used for riding or racing, this book takes a practical approach by detailing specific treatment requirements to improve the welfare of working horses, ponies, mules and donkeys. I...

Comprehensive book covering all aspects of coconut from origins to cultivation, ecology and physiology, pest and disease management, harvest and post harvesting management, breeding and biotechnology as well as the current and future status of the coconut as one of the most important palm species"--

This book offers a well-written and concise mix of theory, reviews, primary research findings and case studies, across a wide range of agribusiness and agricultural marketing practices from an African perspective with a focus on sustainablilty.

A concise, affordable, illustrated dictionary for undergraduate and graduate students and pracitioners of zoo and aquarium studies and management"--

Diseases caused by Ganoderma species cause major losses of palms and other perennial crops throughout the world, and are particularly significant in Asia. This book covers all aspects of economically significant Ganoderma stem rots including taxonomy, biology, genetics, aetiology, epidemiology and control.

Experimental Design and Analysis for Tree Improvement provides a set of practical procedures to follow when planning, designing and analyzing tree improvement trials. Using examples, it outlines how to: - design field, glasshouse and laboratory trials - efficiently collect and construct electronic data files - pre-process data, screening for data quality and outliers - analyze data from single and across-site trials - interpret the results fro...

Through the lens of African emerging economies, this text examines empirical studies and the related practices of agritourism. By looking at tourism innovation, entrepreneurship ethics and responsibility of public and private organizational stakeholders, the text promotes an understanding of how radical novel sustainable agritourism might be implemented to help society's living become more sustainable with low usage of material resources, low ...

Farmers all over the world share one concern: how to get the best seed and planting material for next season's crops. This book covers it, and is a replacement for CABI's Vegetable Seed Production by R.A.T. George, now out of print"--

Visitors to protected areas and other areas of natural beauty are growing in number year on year. This causes a rise in conflicts between the needs of the hosts, managers, government, industry, and the tourists. This multidisciplinary book examines these issues in detail using case studies"--

A study of elephant tourism in Nepal from its origins in the 1960s to present day. This book examines the ways in which captive elephants face challenges during life in Nepalese elephant stables, or hattisars. Used as human conveyance, government anti-poaching team members and rescue vehicles, these elephants work with and for humans"--

Volume 2 of a practical guide to bees and how they pollinate essential crops. Provides simple, succinct advice on how to increase bee abundance and pollination. Very useful for farmers, horticulturalists, gardeners, and those interested in insect ecology and conservation, including students of entomology and crop protection"--

A comprehensive and authoritative reference text on kiwifruit, their history, plant material, culture, vine physiology, pest and disease control, and fruit utilisation. Particular attention is given to recent threats and opportunities, e.g. climate change, the disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. actninidiae, new genetics, new growing areas and technology advances"--

Robust health care is paramount for the health and prosperity of people and countries as a whole. Providing a chronicle of universal health coverage in Tanzania, this book is written to allow the application of lessons learned across to other country contexts, and covers policy and governance, practical health system delivery and resilience"--

Biological invasions - the introduction, establishment, and spread of invasive alien species - are complex global phenomena that can cause significant environmental, ecological, and economic harm. Along with the direct effects of an invasive host organism, there is the additional threat of co-introduced pathogenic and parasitic species. Co-introduced parasites can affect the success of the invasive organism but can also go on to infect hosts i...

The book provides a comprehensive overview of knowledge about "wattles", the large clade of more than 1000 recognised species of trees and shrubs previously grouped in Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae (Fabaceae), most of which are native to Australia, including their, biology, invasiveness and practical uses"--

The book addresses and documents farmers' risks in developing and emerging economies. It draws lessons from experimental economics on measuring risk preferences, attitudes, gender differences in managing risks, and risk management strategies in countries across Africa and Asia"--

Starting with an overview of antibiotics as growth promoters and the challenges faced as the industry moves away from their use, this book then thoroughly considers the potential of pre and probiotic additives in poultry gut health. Providing examples of how they work, it addresses how to test them and how they interact with other additives"--

This book provides practical veterinary advice for llamas and alpacas. The new edition covers husbandry, nutrition, examination, vaccines, analgesia, anaesthesia, dermatology and poisons, as well as expanding on zoonotic diseases coverage, biosecurity, handling, and advances in treatment options and surgical techniques"--

Many informal organisations around the world are making a positive impact on the environment and their communities by turning waste into a resource, increasing the social capacity of their community and reducing the amount of pollution in their environment. This book describes 19 such programmes from 14 different countries.

Nanotechnology research and its application in agriculture has become a major focus in recent years. This book is essential reading for graduate students, researchers and practitioners involved in the application of nanotechnology in agriculture.