Dairy-Cattle Production [Hardcover]

H.O Gravert (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0444426809 | ISBN-13: 978-0444426802

Dairy cattle is the main producer of animal protein for the nutrition of the world's population. For farmers, peasants and nomads it is one of the fundamental sources of income and subsistence. This volume covers the world distribution of dairy cattle; breeding and feeding as the basis of milk production; milk composition and sanitary and health aspects from the nutritional view point; and management of dairy herds and dairy cattle in the tropics as milk production systems. Illustrations and figures, tables and main references are included for each chapter. Related information on the domestication of dairy cattle can be found in World Animal Science Vol. A1, on production systems in Vol. A2, on physiology of milk production in Vol. A3, on animal genetics in Vol. A4, on ethology and behaviour in Vol. A5, and on grassland production in Vol. B1. The volume is intended for teachers of dairy husbandry and graduate students, scientists, and officers and advisors working in the field of dairy cattle and milk production.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 310 pages
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd (December 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0444426809
• ISBN-13: 978-0444426802
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,054,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it's weight in gold!, January 12, 2004

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Travis C. Ward "C. William Anderson" (Silverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dairy-Cattle Production (Hardcover)

I purchased this book out of desperation for such research in Cairo Egypt - at the time I had no idea it was so rare and valuable. I was aware, though, of the value of its information!

There are a lot of more up-to-date books available and I'm sure that you would be wise to read them for their more timely advice and information. Still, this is the sort of book that doles out a lot of useful information without getting so tongue-tied in all the variants and precautions that one can sit back, relax, read, and learn without having to scratch oneself bald!

Of course, it would be unwise to spend some 300 dollars for such a text just for relaxation - this book is a collector's item and should be considered as such unless you are as lucky as we at LJ's Breaking Free$ - Bill Anderson (LJ).