03803nam 22006374a 450 991014483270332120170815112710.01-281-45018-997866114501820-470-38497-20-470-38475-1(CKB)1000000000687739(EBL)353497(OCoLC)437219624(SSID)ssj0000101596(PQKBManifestationID)11109177(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101596(PQKBWorkID)10043390(PQKB)10015944(MiAaPQ)EBC353497(EXLCZ)99100000000068773920050822d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlternative health practices for livestock[electronic resource] /edited by Thomas F. Morris and Michael T. Keilty1st ed.Ames, Iowa Blackwell Pub.20061 online resource (223 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8138-1764-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Alternative Health Practices for Livestock; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Section I Science of Alternative Methods; 1 Evaluation of a Homeopathic Therapy for Subclinical Mastitis in Lactating; 2 Potential Role of Amazonian Medicinal Plants for Health Maintenance in Livestock; 3 Botanicals for Pigs; 4 Evaluation of Homeopathic Nosodes for Mastitis and Calf Scours: Lessons from the Vermont Nosode Project; 5 Livestock Self-medication; 6 Alternative Methods of Controlling Parasites in Small Ruminants7 Overview of Research Methods on Medicinal Plants for Livestock: Endo- and Ecto-parasitesSection II Historical Review of Alternative Methods; 8 Forage Quality and Livestock Health: A Nutritionist's View; 9 Livestock Treatments Links from the Past to Holistic Alternatives of the Present; 10 Herbs and Alternatives in Equine Practice; Section III Concerns about Conventional Therapies; 11 The Ecology of Antimicrobial Resistance and Use of Alternatives to Antimicrobials in Food Animal Production in the United States; 12 Use of rbST and Implications for Cow Health in the Dairy IndustrySection IV Ideas to Promote Alternative Methods13 Funding for Testing Alternative Livestock Methods: Developing and Performing Grants to Help Fund Sustainable Livestock Production; 14 Economics of Niche Marketing in Alternative Livestock Farming; IndexThe idea that current methods of food production are not sustainable in the long-term is a controversial topic. This book provides information that will advance a form of livestock production that meets the long- and short-term goals of human food production, minimizing degradation of natural resources. Important concerns regarding food safety, particularly antibiotic and chemical residues in meat, milk and other livestock foods, have stimulated renewed interest in alternative methods of promoting livestock health. Alternative Health Practices for Livestock is the first compilatiAlternative veterinary medicineLivestockDiseasesAlternative treatmentAnimal healthElectronic books.Alternative veterinary medicine.LivestockDiseasesAlternative treatment.Animal health.636.089636.08955Morris Thomas F969046Keilty Michael T969047MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910144832703321Alternative health practices for livestock2201530UNINA