Nutrition and feeding of organic cattle /

• Main Author: Blair, Robert, 1933- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.
• Subjects: Cattle > Feeding and feeds.; Beef cattle > Feeding and feeds.; Dairy cattle > Feeding and feeds.; Organic farming.; Feeds > Composition.; Dairy Animals.; Meat Producing Animals.; Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000); Animal Nutrition (General); Animal Nutrition (Physiology); Animal Nutrition (Production Responses); Milk and Dairy Produce.; Meat Produce.; Cattle.; Animal breeding.; Animal nutrition.; Beef.; Beef cattle.; Beef production.; Cattle breeds.; Cattle farming.; Cattle feeding.; Dairy cattle.; Diets.; Dual purpose cattle.; Feed formulation.; Feeds.; Legislation.; Milk.; Milk production.; Regulations.; Electronic books.
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This book is comprised of 7 chapters covering organic cattle production and nutrition. It serves as a reference in understanding the scientific and practical challenges within the organic livestock production. An extensive and unique description of the international guidelines for organic production...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and background
• Aims and principles of organic cattle production
• Elements of cattle nutrition
• Ingredients for organic diets
• Breeds for organic production
• Feeding organic cattle
• Concluisions and recommendations for the future.