LEADER 03803nam 22006374a 450 001 9910144832703321 005 20170815112710.0 010 $a1-281-45018-9 010 $a9786611450182 010 $a0-470-38497-2 010 $a0-470-38475-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687739 035 $a(EBL)353497 035 $a(OCoLC)437219624 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101596 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11109177 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101596 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10043390 035 $a(PQKB)10015944 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC353497 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687739 100 $a20050822d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAlternative health practices for livestock$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Thomas F. Morris and Michael T. Keilty 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmes, Iowa $cBlackwell Pub.$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8138-1764-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAlternative 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 Ruminants 327 $a7 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 Industry 327 $aSection 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 compilati 606 $aAlternative veterinary medicine 606 $aLivestock$xDiseases$xAlternative treatment 606 $aAnimal health 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAlternative veterinary medicine. 615 0$aLivestock$xDiseases$xAlternative treatment. 615 0$aAnimal health. 676 $a636.089 676 $a636.08955 701 $aMorris$b Thomas F$0969046 701 $aKeilty$b Michael T$0969047 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910144832703321 996 $aAlternative health practices for livestock$92201530 997 $aUNINA