Livestock Feeding

This volume examines animal food production, many challenges including shortage of high-quality feed ingredients, contribution of greenhouse gases and pollutants to the environment, development of antimicrobial resistance, food safety, and animal health and welfare.

It would take only one unthinkable event to disrupt our way of life. If there is a terrorist attack, global pandemic, or sharp currency devaluation, you will be forced to fend for yourself in ways you’ve never imagined. Where would you get water? How would you communicate with relatives who live in other states?

ollowing on from 2018’s award-winning Drowning In Plastic, science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin is travelling around the world to investigate the impact that our hunger for meat is having on our planet’s environment.
Reports from the IPCC and the FAO revealed that the global livestock industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the running of all the world’s transport combined - and it’s polluting our air, land, and water. So just how bad is the problem, and what can we do about it?

This monograph is a testament to the oldest cultivated forage crop, alfalfa; a crop that has increased in importance over time as a mainstay in the production of livestock products. In many countries, including those in North America, alfalfa is the basic component in feeding programs for dairy cattle, as well as an important feed for beef cattle, horses, sheep, and other classes of livestock. Furthermore, alfalfa enhances the stability of agricultural production systems by improving soil productivity and reducing losses of soil and water.

This monograph is a testament to the oldest cultivated forage crop, alfalfa; a crop that has increased in importance over time as a mainstay in the production of livestock products. In many countries, including those in North America, alfalfa is the basic component in feeding programs for dairy cattle, as well as an important feed for beef cattle, horses, sheep, and other classes of livestock. Furthermore, alfalfa enhances the stability of agricultural production systems by improving soil productivity and reducing losses of soil and water.