Télécharger le livre :  The ethics of consumption

We are all consumers. What we consume, how, and how much, has consequences of great moral importance for humans, animals, and the environment. Great challenges lie ahead as we are facing population growth and climate change and reduced availability of fossil fuels. It...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-11-05

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Télécharger le livre :  Energy and protein metabolism and nutrition in sustainable animal production

As world population increases, demand for food and particularly animal products is expected to grow substantially. Because of limited area for expansion of animal agriculture and growing consumer concern for the environmental impact of animal production, gains in animal...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-11-04

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Télécharger le livre :  Precision agriculture '13

Precision agriculture is now 'main stream' in agriculture and is playing a key role as the industry comes to terms with the environment, market forces, quality requirements, traceability, vehicle guidance and crop management. Research continues to be necessary and needs...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-09-04

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Télécharger le livre :  Farm animal proteomics 2013

Proteomics may be defined as the large-scale study of the proteome, i.e. a set of proteins being expressed in a certain fluid, tissue, organ or organism. Although still of limited and restricted use in most areas of farm animal and veterinary research, proteomics...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-06-06

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Télécharger le livre :  Handbook of vitamin D in human health

Research and clinical application of vitamin D has increased dramatically over the past decade stimulated by novel health promotion discoveries and documentation. This book brings together key researchers with their views focusing on the health promotion role of vitamin...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-06-03

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178,67

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Télécharger le livre :  Handbook of nutrition, diet and sleep

Emerging literature and research have currently shown that sleep, sleep disturbances, diet and nutrition are interlinked in numerous ways. For example, sleep deprivation alters food intake and snacking behaviour. On the other hand, dietary restriction and obesity alter...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-06-02

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Télécharger le livre :  Improving farm animal welfare

How do you define the quality of life of a farmed animal? This timely book addresses the complex and often controversial issues surrounding the assessment and improvement of farm animal welfare. Based on a large, multi-disciplinary EU funded research project called...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-31

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Télécharger le livre :  The arena of everyday life

In 'The arena of everyday life' nine authors look back and forward at developments in the sociology of consumers and households. Nine chapters show variety in the employed methods, from multivariate analyses of survey data to classical essays. The contributions are...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-30

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Télécharger le livre :  Renewing innovation systems in agriculture and food

Present-day society asks more from agriculture than just the production of food. Agriculture is now required to be concerned with the quality of food, ecosystem services, inclusion of marginalized populations, revitalization of rural territories, energy production,...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-03-15

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57,18

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Télécharger le livre :  Ecology of parasite-vector interactions

Vector-borne diseases continue to be one of the most important determinants affecting human and animal health. Large numbers of people suffer from diseases like malaria, dengue, filariasis and leishmaniasis, especially in the tropics. Whereas these diseases were...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-03-15

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Télécharger le livre :  Consumer attitudes to food quality products

Quality foods, such as traditional, EU certified, organic and health claimed are part of a growing trend towards added value in the agri-food sector. In these foods, elements of production, processing, marketing, agro-tourism and speciality stores are combined....
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-03-12

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Télécharger le livre :  Proceedings of the Xth International Scientific Congress in Fur Animal Production

These proceedings present the latest achievements and developments within the scientific community of fur animal research organised by the International Fur Animal Scientific Association (IFASA). The book contains papers on the following topics: nutrition, feeding and...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-10-25

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81,68

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Télécharger le livre :  Feed efficiency in swine

'Feed efficiency in swine' has been prepared as a comprehensive treatise on the current state of our understanding of this topic which is so important to the pork industry. Each chapter is written by international authorities who understand both the science and...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-10-15

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Télécharger le livre :  Forages and grazing in horse nutrition

Forages should be the basis of all diets in horse feeding. Therefore it is of major importance to determine which parameters will influence their quality. Changes on chemical composition along the vegetative cycle, nutrient losses during harvesting, preservation and...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-08-17

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Télécharger le livre :  Climate change and sustainable development

Climate change is a major framing condition for sustainable development of agriculture and food. Global food production is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time it is among the sectors worst affected by climate change. This book...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-08-13

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71,47

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Télécharger le livre :  Farm animal proteomics

Proteomics is a field with growing interest in almost every area of life sciences. Proteomic techniques, along with potential and obtained results have long been key components of biomedical and pharmaceutical research. In agriculture, animal and veterinary research...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-06-07

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Télécharger le livre :  Handbook of diet, nutrition and the skin

Studies have clearly shown that optimal diet and nutrition can prevent skin disease. Moreover, novel nutritional components have been used experimentally to treat skin conditions. However, the clinical application of these nutrients awaits confirmation. It is thus up to...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-05-23

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Télécharger le livre :  Handbook of hair in health and disease

Hair is a major component of the body's tissue system that contributes to the individual's make up and confers a large degree of personal identity. Apart from its visible façade, hair also has a functional role. It has an unique structure and complex molecular...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-05-23

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Télécharger le livre :  Forest People Interfaces

This book aims at both academics and professionals in the field of forest-people interfaces. It takes the reader on a journey through four major themes that have emerged since the initiation of 'social forestry' in the 1970s: non-timber forest products and agroforestry;...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-05-22

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Télécharger le livre :  Sacred Science?

Science and religion are often viewed as dichotomies. But although our contemporary society is often perceived as a rationalization process, we still need broad, metaphysical beliefs outside of what can be proven empirically. Rituals and symbols remain at the core of...
Editeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution : 2012-05-19

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38,80

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