Food Animal category: 255 books

Chickens are the new trendy pet. They’re easy to house, friendly, functional, and truly fascinating. Fifty years ago, many families had a chicken coop on their property and a flock of hens for eggs and meat. That tradition virtually disappeared with the advent of large-scale, intensive poultry farms....

Corn and grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor L) are among the top cereal crops world wide, and both are key for global food security. Similarities between the two crops, particularly their adaptation for warm-season grain production, pose an opportunity for comparisons to inform appropriate...

Meat Analogs: Challenges and Perspectives provides an overview on the subject that is followed by an inventory of research perspectives to highlight the importance of issues and research relating to meat analogs. It explores the severe demographic, ecological, and economic and sociological constraints...

Because they meet the needs of today’s consumers, fresh-cut plant products are currently one of the hottest commodities in the food market of industrialized countries. However, fresh-cut produce deteriorates faster than the correspondent intact produce. The main purpose of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables:...

During the 4th ESA-Congress, held in the Netherlands, 7-11 July 1996, a new perspective for agronomy emerged. Various contributions demonstrate the need for a new role of agronomy and its tools. In recent decades, agriculture has evolved from an activity with mainly productivity aims, into an issue...

A resurgence of interest in heritage poultry breeds has invigorated poultry raising on family farms and backyards across the country. These are the birds that can and should be producing for today’s marketplace – for consumers that have come to value locally bred and grown, historically significant...

With the increasing need and demand for fresh fruits and vegetables, the field of postharvest science is continuously evolving. Endeavors are being made by scientists involved in postharvest research for maintenance of the quality and safety of fresh horticultural produce to enhance the postharvest...

Whatever your sentiments towards or knowledge of coffee, the stories coffee has to tell are surprising, intriguing, and always human. Part travelogue meets anthropological field notes, part industry review meets food sourcing exposé, When Coffee Speaks is a collection of interviews with all kinds of coffeepeople in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.

« ... L’embryogénie moderne date en réalité de l’époque dont nous parlons, où l’Allemagne fut loin d’avoir la plus belle part. La double tendance des travaux accomplis pendant cette période fut à la fois de reculer de plus en plus l’heure des premières manifestations par lesquelles...

The number of urban beekeepers has escalated with more than 25 percent increases year over year in the United States and the United Kingdom. From a go-to authority on beekeeping and backyard farming, The Rooftop Beekeeper is the first handbook to explore the ease and charm of keeping bees in an urban...

You don’t need acres of land to keep a cow healthy, happy, and productive. You can raise one right in your own backyard, producing more than enough milk for a single family — up to six gallons per day! The Backyard Cow covers everything you need to know, from selecting the right breed to understanding...

You’ve made the decision: It’s time to get chickens. You’re not going to let any of those lingering doubts keep you from your dream of having chickens any longer. Now, you need to figure out how and where to start. That’s exactly what this book is all about. Think of it as your quick-reference...

Describir las características físico-químicas y microbiológicas de los helados. Analizar los procedimientos de elaboración de helados, relacionando las operaciones necesarias, los productos de entrada y salida y los medios empleados. Aplicar las técnicas necesarias para la fabricación de helados,...

En mayo de 2010 el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de la Nación (MAGyP) convoca a las Universidades para formar parte del “Consejo Federal de Asesor de Ciencia y Tecnología” en el marco del Plan Estratégico Agroalimentario y Agroindustrial, Participativo y Federal 2010-2016 (PEA2)....