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The British Society of Animal Science's Publication Series contain the full papers presented at certain symposia organised by the Society. All publications below, except No.35, are published and available to purchase. Publication Nos. 29-35 are only available through Nottingham University Press and the link will connect you to their website. To purchase Publication Nos. 3-28, or request an invoice, contact BSAS.
The problems of transport of waste such as straw and sugar beet tops from areas of greater animal density is covered. Also the potential health hazards of microbial contamination, toxic contaminant of heavy metals, pesticides, hormonal residues, and proposed legislation governing use of, and trade in, some waste products for animal feeding.
Proceedings of a symposium organised jointly by BSAS and the British Veterinary Association. The contents cover the nature of trace element problems, factors influencing requirements, predicting trace element disorders, prevention of disease and toxicity and environmental problems.
Topics include: factors influencing the markets for meat, defining market targets, production for market needs and exploiting market opportunities - producer viewpoints.
This publication is a record of a meeting held to discuss present opportunities in animal breeding in a form intended to bridge the 'communication gulf'. The meeting dealt with the relevance of problems now being studied to the progress and future prospects for genetic improvement. Contents include molecular biology and genetic manipulation, breeding technology, aspects of the control of growth and trait improvement.
Contents include the following topics
Includes invited papers, abstracts of poster presentations and workshop reports. The content covers the EC sheep meat regime, the UK sheep industry, practical breeding developments, controlling reproduction, sheep nutrition, health and improving the quality of lamb meat.
Includes papers on neonatal survival, immune development, thermoregulation, behavioural aspects, endocrine regulation, intestinal development, diet, an information system on managing hypothermia and post natal care.
Contents include the consumers' view, the retailers' view, changing demands on producers, legislation, transmittable diseases and food borne pathogens, veterinary drug residues, animal welfare, farm assurance and the marketing reality of alternative production systems.
Contents include UK policy for conservation andrural economy, grazing intensity, pasture management, extensification, opportunities for genetic improvement, diversification and the future of animal production in the hills and uplands.
In organising this conference BSAS have been conscious of the need to bring together specialists in the areas of genetics, nutrition, milk production and animal welfare to discuss future develeopments in breeding and feeding the high genetic merit dairy cow. By including both invited papers and informal discussion group sessions the aim was to encourge debate on issues such as:
(i) Can current rates of improvement be sustained or improved?
(ii) What are the likely implications of the requirements of, and responses to, nutrients with high genetic merit dairy cattle?
(iii) Do genotyoe X nutrition interactions exist and what are the impications for breeding goals and management systems?
(iv) How can non-nutritional considerations, including animl welfare, be included in future selection strategies?
Animal Choices is about the underlying factors of awareness, cognition, motivation and decision making in animals. In addition the invited speakers covered how preferences and motivation are measured and the environmental, social and nutritional choices offered to and made by farm animals and the way in which these can be used to improve animal welfare.
Contents include setting research agendas, global food demand, meeting consumer demands for milk, impacts of livestock on crop production, livestock interactions and roles and farmers participation in research.
Contents cover the overview of the in vitro technique, in vitro techniques for measuring rumen microbial activity, use of enzymes in in vitro methods and complex rumen transformations.
A broad based look at animal welfare - a producers view, transporting animals to slaughter, welfare in livestock markets and abbatoirs, quality assurance, information and technology transfer, development of acceptable standards, training methods and career development for livestock workers.
As a result of genetic improvement and developments in mangement practices, dairy cows are capable of yielding prodigious amounts of milk. The metabolic load on the cow's system can be very high and could readily become stressful if management is out of tune with high genetic capability. This meeting considered the phenomenon of metabloic stress in dairy cows, encouraging the active exchange of information and ideas amongst those involved in the science and practice of animal production and to consider practical evidence for metabolic stress, research into genetic, physiological, immunological, behavioural and reproductive phenomena which may be associated with metabolic loads and the options which might be used in practice to ameliorate the metabloic stress.
As a result of genetic improvemant and developments in management practices the modern dairy cow produces large quantitites of milk. Associated with this improvement in production is a decline in cow reproductive efficiency. Productive inefficiency not only impacts on cow lifetime performance but also is the major reason for the culling of cows from dairy herds and results in a significant loss in income to producers. The impact of poor reproductive performance is much greater in seasonal calving herds than in herds with all--year-round calving patterns.
The cause(s) of the decline in reproductive performance have not yet been clearly delineated, often appear contradictory and are problably multifactorial. In this issue scientist from different disciplines comprehensively address the issue of low fertlilty in the modern dairy cow.
Volume one contains the invited papers, volume 2 the offered theatre papers and posters.
Genetics and better breeding programmes have been a major contributor to changes in animal performance, generated by selection between and within breeds and populations. Given that there is no evidence that selection limits have been reached for production traits, and with intenses competion among commerical breeding organisations in at least some of the species, continued rapid improvement in animal performance can and should be achieved.
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Dairying once again finds itself at a crossroads. Increasingly, producers and scientists need to harness their knowledge and expertise to meet consumers' demands for quality milk and milk products.
This volume discusses how the industry can meet the needs of today's consumer. Scientists, producers, processors and marketeers together with those interested in the wider issues of biotechnology and the environment, present thier views on six key areas of debate: cows for lifetime production; management for lifetime production; feeds and feeding; opportuniities and impact; identifying the right model for accutate prediction of production; marketing - the myth against milk. The book concludes with a chapter looking at customers and consumers health.
This book provides an overview of developments in the conservation and sustainable utilisation of Farm Animal Genetic Reseources. A range of developments are covered including:
With the UK pig industry once again at a crucial crossroads, the need and willingness for better and more effective communication and collaboration between all sectors of the pig industry is gathering strength - from those invoved in planning and conducting R&D to those who can harness and benefit from it in practice.
This volume discusses how the industry, as a whole, can close the loop and meet the needs of today's researcher, processor and consumer. Views are presented on five key areas of debate:
Also included is a chapter on the nutritional control of Salmonella (workshop) together with the posters that were presented at the meeting.
The importance of the equine industry to the rural economy is now beginning to be recognised. Because the horse is not treated as an agricultural animal, little money has been put into research. Nevertheless, many organisations have been increasing research activities, and this book pulls together the results of recent thinking.
The research findings are grouped into five main topics:
This book discusses the Livestock Revolution which is occurring in some developing countries and is foreseen to become a wider phenomenon over the next 20 years, due to increases in population, ubanisation and incomes. As a result, a gigantic increase in demand for meat and milk is predicted. The many implications for animal agriculture in developing countries, and globally, are considered. The recurring question adressed is whether the Livestock Revolution will help or hinder the alleviation of poverty amongst resource-poor livestock farmers.
As well as the Livestock Revolution, topics addressed include poverty mapping, impact of trade agreements, bio-security constraints to trade, environmental implications, the role of animal science research and GM technology, development aid, knowledge management and dissemination, and case studies of the milk sector in Bolivia, Kenya and Nepal.
Application of silvo-pastoral and mixed grazing systems to domestic herbivores, and the management of wild herbivores, requires and improved understanding of their nutrition. The great diversity of forages and browses results in a wide range of intakes and digestibilities by the animal. Antinutritive secondary compounds can also affect quality. Thus an overall evaluation of forages and browses needs an integration of measurements of these factors.
This volume is the proceedings of a meeting held in Merida, Mexico in 2003 as a satellite to the 6th International Symposium on Herbivores. It contains review articles and short reports of experimental work. Contents include papers on the amelioration of the antinutritive effects of plant secondary compounds, their analysis and their potential as anthelmintics. Techniques for measuring forage quality covered are in vitro and in sacco incubation, and measurement in vivo of intake and digestivility using plant waxes (principally alkanes) as internal and external markers. All 32 papers have abstracts in Spanish.
Papers from conference held in Antrim 2005 to view click here
Summaries from conference held in Liverpool, organised by BSAS and the University of Liverpool August 2007. To view summaries click here ISBN 0 906562 59 7 Full proceedings to be published 2008. Contact BSAS for details.