Wageningen Academic Publishers - Catalogue 2015

8 Animal & veterinary science
Wageningen Academic
P u b l i s h e r s
Intestinal health
Key to maximise growth performance in
livestock
edited by: Theo Niewold
NEW
Livestock production is changing worldwide. The ban on antibiotic
growth promoters in Europe, the shift of animal production centres
to Brazil or Eastern Europe, increase in demand for traceability
and natural production, and the emergence of new diseases, are all
forcing livestock producers to adapt to new husbandry, management,
nutrition and healthcare techniques. Food safety is an explosive
political issue – the expectations and demands of the informed
consumer have altered perceptions of risk and brought food safety
to the very front and centre of politics. The changes in legislation on
the use of feed additives will impact livestock production, location of
production and feed formulation. Veterinarians and producers look
for alternatives to maintain intestinal health and maximise animal
performance, whilst still complying with increasingly stringent (EU)
legislation.
Intestinal health reviews the changes in livestock production and
some of the clinical and sub-clinical disease challenges faced (mainly)
in pig and poultry production. It discusses the current infectious and
non-infectious challenges as well as the complex interaction between
innate, cellular and humoral immunity and performance. The
problems that this complexity poses concerning the identification
of important factors for intestinal health are discussed, and new
approaches such as the development of validated biomarkers, the
application of omics techniques and systems biology are reviewed.
© 2015 – ± 300 pages – EUR 89 – USD 127
Edited volume
hardback ISBN 978-90-76998-91-6
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-792-9
www.WageningenAcademic.com/intestinalhealth
Udder health and communication
edited by: H. Hogeveen and T.J.G.M. Lam
In dairy industries throughout the world there is a desire to optimize
udder health. An improved udder health will lead to improved
animal welfare, improved production efficiency and a reduction of
the use of antibiotics. To improve udder health,
first of all, technical knowledge on issues such
as treatment, milking, infectious pressure and
host resistance is important. However, over
the years we learned that knowledge alone is
not enough: knowledge has to be used. And
for knowledge to be used, farmers have to be
motivated. This requires knowledge about
motivation and communication.
In this book, recent knowledge on technical
udder health issues is combined with knowledge on motivation
and communication. A large number of descriptions of mastitis
control programs that are being carried out worldwide is combined
with more specific studies. These are aimed at effective advising,
motivation and communication strategies, economics, and technical
studies on mastitis control and prevention. Therefore, this book
provides an applied source of information for all that are willing to
improve udder health.
© 2011 – 428 pages – EUR 100 – USD 144
Edited volume
hardback ISBN 978-90-8686-185-9
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-742-4
www.WageningenAcademic.com/udderhealth
Fibre production in South American camelids and
other fibre animals
edited by: Maria Ángeles Pérez-Cabal, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez,
Isabel Cervantes and Maria Jesús Alcalde
This book, Fibre production in South American
camelids and other fibre animals, covers the
latest advances in the main fields of animals
producing fibre. It deals with a wide scope of
fibre animals and a great variety of subjects
and is supported by the Animal Fibre Working
Group belonging to the European Association
of Animal Production. The book can be
considered a valuable attempt to prepare the
fibre production sector for rapid changes and innovations arising
within a globalised world. The focus lies on fibre animals such as
alpacas, llamas, vicunas and guanacos, but recent research on sheep,
goats and rabbits is also included. The most important themes
addressed are meat and fibre production, breeding and genetics,
nutrition, reproduction, management, and health. Finally, the
book closes with specialised discussions on fibre production related
topics, which for example provide a more in-depth look at common
management denominators between South American camelids and
other fibre animals.
The book addresses scientists, professionals, technicians, farmers,
specialised governmental policy makers and students all around the
world who are involved in fibre animal production (such as sheep,
camelids, goats, or rabbits). This book will present them with the
most current findings in this area.
© 2011 – 248 pages – EUR 54 – USD 65
Proceedings
paperback ISBN 978-90-8686-172-9
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-727-1
www.WageningenAcademic.com/fibreanimals