Animal Science Reviews 2012 provides scientists and students with analysis of key topics in current research including breeding, animal behaviour, zoonotic diseases and environment. Experts such as Mike Stear, James France, Phillip Klesius and Frederick Silversides give essential overviews of their fields. Originally published online in CAB Reviews, this volume makes available in printed form the reviews in animal science published during 2012.
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Expert analysis of key research topics in animal science published in 2012
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1 Breeding for disease resistance in livestock and fish |
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2 Cryptosporidium and Glardia zoonoses: minimizing health risks from food animal production |
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11 | (8) |
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3 Livestock infectious disease and climate change: a review of selected literature |
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4 Intensification of animal production from grassland and ecosystem services: a trade-off |
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45 | (8) |
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5 A review of the structure and regulation of the laying hen's reproductive system and the interaction between the stress and reproductive axes |
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53 | (8) |
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6 Communicable diseases and the human--animal relationship -- Mini Review |
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61 | (4) |
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7 Analysing the genetic basis of milk production traits |
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8 Environmental enrichment and practical applications for welfare in production agriculture |
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9 Selection of growth functions for describing length-at-age relationships in fish species displaying different life history traits: unexpected alternatives to the von Bertalanffy equation and advantages of a pluralistic statistical approach |
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10 The function, social implications and management of barking in dogs |
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11 High-affinity and -specificity, bacteriophage-based technologies: beyond phage therapy -- Mini Review |
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12 Issues and possible intervention strategies relating to early weaning of piglets |
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125 | (16) |
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13 Major bacterial diseases in aquaculture and their vaccine development |
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141 | (16) |
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14 Intensive versus extensive management systems in commercial egg production |
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157 | (12) |
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15 Lamb mulesing: impact on welfare and alternatives |
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169 | (8) |
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177 | (18) |
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17 A review of innate immune functions in crocodilians |
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195 | (12) |
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18 Novel techniques for preserving genetic diversity in poultry germplasm |
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207 | (8) |
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19 Recombinant vaccines and infectious bursal disease virus |
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215 | (12) |
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20 Fish frauds: the DNA challenge |
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David Hemming is an experienced commissioning editor who has been inviting specialist authors to publish in CABI Reviews for over 20 years. He also commissions books on invasive species, international development and biotechnology. He is also interested in the application of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles with science and publishing. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in Genetics in 1983 and gained a Ph. D. in Genetics in 1988, a Diploma in Science Communication in 1997 and was awarded an Open Degree in Creative Writing, Music and Literature in 2016.
