"Animal breeding and genetics is concerned with maximizing desirable genetic traits, such as producing animals that have leaner meat. Animal geneti...

In the last few years, with increasing frequency, modern medicine directs attention to natural products with biological and therapeutic properties ...

In both ancient and modern civilisations, honey represents a natural product of great importance with many functional applications. Honey is used s...

"Honey" as a word may sound singular though it actually encompasses several products with similar properties as well as subtle differences. This bo...

In 2006, commercial migratory beekeepers along the East Coast of the United States began reporting sharp declines in their honey bee colonies. Beca...

Starting in late 2006, commercial migratory bee-keepers along the East Coast of the United States began reporting sharp declines in their honey bee...

Honeybees are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial,...

Bees are eusocial insects with highly successful cosmopolitan distribution. Honeybees contribute substantially to the worldwide healthy economy and...

Goats have been used for their dairy products for hundreds of years, providing a wide array of milk, butter, yoghurt, and cheeses that provide the ...

Wherever flowering plants flourish, pollinating bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and other animals are hard at work, providing vital but often unnot...

This book presents current research in the study of livestock, with a particular focus on livestock rearing, farming practices and associated disea...

This comprehensive book is an indispensable guide to the management of dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, deer, goats, pigs, poultry, horses and wor...

Based on a true story, Lloyd Beckmann, Beekeeper is the tale of a Queensland battler as told through his grandson's eyes. In a one man show Tim Sti...

Lifestock refers to any animal breed kept by humans for commercial purposes. This book focuses on the effects of certain types of foods, such as pr...

This volume deals with feed evaluation systems, the nutrient requirements of ruminant livestock and the feeding value of a wide range of feedstuffs...

This book includes thoroughly revised and reviewed information with content of the most important diseases throughout the world. It presents up-to-...

Add some visual zing to your new beekeeping hobby with the very first graphic guide! These fully illustrated pages, perfect for visual learners, of...

"Nifty book on honeybees . . . helpful things you can do!" -- Margaret Atwood (via Twitter) In this updated bestseller (with new science and data r...