For students, veterinarians, and dairy specialists, Risco (veterinary medicine, U. of Florida) and Retamal (veterinary medicine, U. of Santo Tomas, Chile) present a multidisciplinary approach that involves nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology, food safety, epidemiology, preventive medicine, human resource management, and economics in the production of livestock and quality milk. The 26 chapters are organized by the production cycle of the dairy cow and replacement heifer, including the nonlactating, post partum, and breeding periods and management for each component. Contributors are veterinarians, animal scientists, and dairy specialists from the US and South America. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This comprehensive book integrates new technology and concepts that have been developed in recent years to manage dairy farms in a profitable manner. The approach to the production of livestock and quality milk is multidisciplinary, involving nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology, epidemiology, human resource management and economics. The book is structured by the production cycle of the dairy cow covering critical points in cow management. Written and edited by highly respected experts, this book provides a thoroughly modern and up-to-date resource for all those involved in the dairy industry.
