Completely updated and revised, the new edition of Principles of Cattle Production continues to provide an introductory level text for all interested in beef and dairy cattle production systems. This edition presents a vision for a cattle industry that contributes to the environment, to the welfare of cattle and to the provision of safe and high quality food for an increasingly demanding world population.
Principles of Cattle Production provides a comprehensive yet concise overview for all undergraduate students of animal science, agriculture, veterinary medicine, animal welfare and for industry personnel.
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
1 The Development of the Worlds Cattle Production Systems
2 Todays Cattle Production Systems
3 Growth and Milk production
4 Nutrient Requirements and Metabolic Diseases
5 Cattle Feeding
6 Grazing Management
7 Breeding and Reproduction
8 Housing and the Environment for Cattle
9 Disease and Herd Health Management
10 Cattle Welfare
11 Cattle Production and the Environment
12 The Future Role and Practice of Cattle Farming
References
Index
Clive Phillips studied agriculture at undergraduate level and obtained a PhD in dairy cattle nutrition and behaviour from the University of Glasgow in 1983. He then lectured in farm animal production and medicine at the Universities of Wales and Cambridge, conducting research into cattle and sheep welfare.
In 2003 he became the inaugural holder of Australias Chair in Animal Welfare at the University of Queensland, and established the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. He is involved in the development and implementation of State and Federal government welfare policies and has published over 150 articles on animal welfare and management in scientific journals and eight books, as well as editing a book series for Springer on the welfare of animals.
