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Dairying in Central and Eastern Europe: the roads to privatization. Proceedings of the 2nd IDF consultation on dairying in Central and Eastern Europe, in Munich in September 1992
J. Hodges /Livestock Production Science 39 (1994) 299-314 on Agriculture and the Board on Science and Technology for International Development of the National Research Council. 1993.702 pp., hard cover, ISBN O-309-04749-8. $49.95, plus $4.00 shipping.
This book is of particular value and interest as it deals with the extremely difficult issues of sustainable food production. Although the topic is focus& upon the humid tropics, the issues raised are, in principle, the same as those in temperate zones. A main point is that it is not possible to deal effectively with sustainable livestock production without taking account of the larger scene of which animals are but a part. Livestock are closely integrated in the whole matrix of food production. Livestock affect and are affected by the soils, cropping patterns, agropastoral systems, agroforestry, mixed tree plantations and many other forestry-grassland systems. Cattle are of special interest since they are often associated, in the popular mind if not always in fact, with the cutting of the tropical forests to provide land for extensive cattle ranching. This book takes the big view and seeks to identify the basic issues of sustainability in the use of natural resources for food production. The book reviews 12 diverse land use options and concludes that there is no single cure-all approach. Trade-offs are considered necessary. However, with proper management these options could stabilize forest buffer zone areas, reclaim cleared land, restore degraded and abandoned land, improve small farm productivity and provide rural employment. Livestock are seen as a central and vital component in many of these options. The book raises issues which are basic to sustainable livestock production in temperate as well as in tropical regions. Biotechnology applied to the diagnosis of animal diseases. Vol. 12 (2). Office International des Epizooties, 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France. 1993. 376 pp., ISBN 92-9044-323-S. FIQOO or us$4o.oo.
Biotechnology is contributing considerably to the diagnosis of animal diseases. Half of the current tests used in the diagnosis of animal disease are the result of biotechnology and were unknown before 1980. These tests offer specificity, sensitivity, rapidity, precision and often low cost. They have led to changes in control strategies and in some cases to changes in management systems, with economic implications. This book presents the proceedings of the VIth Symposium of the World Association of Veterinary Laboratoty Diagnosticians, which was held in Lyon, France in June 1992. The book has a section on generalities presenting an exhaustive review of modem diagnostic techniques, monoclonal antibodies, nucleic probes, immuno-enzyme techniques, protein sequencing, genomic amplification etc. The following three parts cover virology, bacteriology and parasitology. New light is thrown on several problems important to animal production including the diagnosis of porcine reproductive and xespiratory syndrome, mycoplasmas, mycobacteriosis, trypanosomiases, latency of Aujeszky’s disease virus, simultaneous detection of antibodies and antigens and distinctions between antibodies arising from vaccination and infection. The book is of high value and interest for all who wish to get closer to the rapid changes taking place in animal disease diagnosis. Animal welfare and veterinary services. Vol. 13 ( 1). Office International des Epizooties, 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France. 1994. 328 pp, ISBN 92-9044343. FF250 or US$46.00.
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This is a timely review of animal welfare because of the increasing public interest. The topic has to be faced by all concerned with animal production. There is a danger of extreme views holding court. It is therefore imperative that all concerned with animal production be aware of the problem, so that realistic and rational answers can be given. Animal scientists have a special concern with the issue, since they are at the cutting edge of change in modifying production systems. The public has special concerns over the intensification of livestock production. The matter is not easily resolved, but to be well briefed is the best position. This book provides such a briefing. It offers 16 chapters covering intensive production units for poultry, bovines, pigs, rabbits, poultry and ducks. It also covers transport of livestock, slaughterhouses, draught animals and competition horses. There are chapters on zoo animals, ethology and animal welfare methods. Each chapter is addressed by a specialist. It concludes that a better understanding of various behaviour patterns of animals in their different environments is essential. It is not sufficient to argue from the point of view of human experience. The book also draws attention to the differing ethical and philosophical considerations which derive from varying cultures in many parts of the world, but which are increasingly found in Europe today among minority groups with expectations on how animals should be treated. Somatotropin (BST) : International Dairy Federation technical report. DE. Bauman, B.W. McBride, J.L. Burton and K. Sejrsen. 1994. IDF, 41 Square Vergote, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. 6pp., English only.
This report summarizes the technical and biological implications of somatotropin in the lactating dairy cow. Literature citations are predominantly review articles which provide an extensive discussion of particular aspects of the biology of somatotropin. Recent developments in automatic milking. D. Ordolff. 1994. IDF, 41 Square Vergote, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. English only. The technical requirements for automatic milking and the effects
of automation on milk production (milking, recording of milk yield, cleaning and disinfection) am discussed. The paper looks at the global consequences of automatic milking for the farm. Dairying in Central and Eastern Europe: the roads to privatization. Proceedings of the 2nd IDF consultation on daitying in Central and Eastern Europe, in Munich in September 1992. IDF 41 Square Vergote, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. 1994. 24 pp., Special Issue No. 9401 7OOBEF ISBN 92-9098412-5. English only. The aims, necessary conditions and implementation of privatiza-
tion in the former GDR’s dairy industry are discussed. The participation of the Treuhand-Anstalt (trustee institution for the former GDR) in the creation of the organizational framework in the new federal states is explained, with comments covering agriculture as a whole. The measures taken to implement privatization of Czech dairies by the non-standard method of coupon privatization are outlined. Finally the European Commission’s efforts in providing Central and Eastern Europe with support in their agricultural reforms by means of the PHARE programme are explained.
This book is of particular value and interest as it deals with the extremely difficult issues of sustainable food production. Although the topic is focus& upon the humid tropics, the issues raised are, in principle, the same as those in temperate zones. A main point is that it is not possible to deal effectively with sustainable livestock production without taking account of the larger scene of which animals are but a part. Livestock are closely integrated in the whole matrix of food production. Livestock affect and are affected by the soils, cropping patterns, agropastoral systems, agroforestry, mixed tree plantations and many other forestry-grassland systems. Cattle are of special interest since they are often associated, in the popular mind if not always in fact, with the cutting of the tropical forests to provide land for extensive cattle ranching. This book takes the big view and seeks to identify the basic issues of sustainability in the use of natural resources for food production. The book reviews 12 diverse land use options and concludes that there is no single cure-all approach. Trade-offs are considered necessary. However, with proper management these options could stabilize forest buffer zone areas, reclaim cleared land, restore degraded and abandoned land, improve small farm productivity and provide rural employment. Livestock are seen as a central and vital component in many of these options. The book raises issues which are basic to sustainable livestock production in temperate as well as in tropical regions. Biotechnology applied to the diagnosis of animal diseases. Vol. 12 (2). Office International des Epizooties, 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France. 1993. 376 pp., ISBN 92-9044-323-S. FIQOO or us$4o.oo.
Biotechnology is contributing considerably to the diagnosis of animal diseases. Half of the current tests used in the diagnosis of animal disease are the result of biotechnology and were unknown before 1980. These tests offer specificity, sensitivity, rapidity, precision and often low cost. They have led to changes in control strategies and in some cases to changes in management systems, with economic implications. This book presents the proceedings of the VIth Symposium of the World Association of Veterinary Laboratoty Diagnosticians, which was held in Lyon, France in June 1992. The book has a section on generalities presenting an exhaustive review of modem diagnostic techniques, monoclonal antibodies, nucleic probes, immuno-enzyme techniques, protein sequencing, genomic amplification etc. The following three parts cover virology, bacteriology and parasitology. New light is thrown on several problems important to animal production including the diagnosis of porcine reproductive and xespiratory syndrome, mycoplasmas, mycobacteriosis, trypanosomiases, latency of Aujeszky’s disease virus, simultaneous detection of antibodies and antigens and distinctions between antibodies arising from vaccination and infection. The book is of high value and interest for all who wish to get closer to the rapid changes taking place in animal disease diagnosis. Animal welfare and veterinary services. Vol. 13 ( 1). Office International des Epizooties, 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France. 1994. 328 pp, ISBN 92-9044343. FF250 or US$46.00.
311
This is a timely review of animal welfare because of the increasing public interest. The topic has to be faced by all concerned with animal production. There is a danger of extreme views holding court. It is therefore imperative that all concerned with animal production be aware of the problem, so that realistic and rational answers can be given. Animal scientists have a special concern with the issue, since they are at the cutting edge of change in modifying production systems. The public has special concerns over the intensification of livestock production. The matter is not easily resolved, but to be well briefed is the best position. This book provides such a briefing. It offers 16 chapters covering intensive production units for poultry, bovines, pigs, rabbits, poultry and ducks. It also covers transport of livestock, slaughterhouses, draught animals and competition horses. There are chapters on zoo animals, ethology and animal welfare methods. Each chapter is addressed by a specialist. It concludes that a better understanding of various behaviour patterns of animals in their different environments is essential. It is not sufficient to argue from the point of view of human experience. The book also draws attention to the differing ethical and philosophical considerations which derive from varying cultures in many parts of the world, but which are increasingly found in Europe today among minority groups with expectations on how animals should be treated. Somatotropin (BST) : International Dairy Federation technical report. DE. Bauman, B.W. McBride, J.L. Burton and K. Sejrsen. 1994. IDF, 41 Square Vergote, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. 6pp., English only.
This report summarizes the technical and biological implications of somatotropin in the lactating dairy cow. Literature citations are predominantly review articles which provide an extensive discussion of particular aspects of the biology of somatotropin. Recent developments in automatic milking. D. Ordolff. 1994. IDF, 41 Square Vergote, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. English only. The technical requirements for automatic milking and the effects
of automation on milk production (milking, recording of milk yield, cleaning and disinfection) am discussed. The paper looks at the global consequences of automatic milking for the farm. Dairying in Central and Eastern Europe: the roads to privatization. Proceedings of the 2nd IDF consultation on daitying in Central and Eastern Europe, in Munich in September 1992. IDF 41 Square Vergote, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. 1994. 24 pp., Special Issue No. 9401 7OOBEF ISBN 92-9098412-5. English only. The aims, necessary conditions and implementation of privatiza-
tion in the former GDR’s dairy industry are discussed. The participation of the Treuhand-Anstalt (trustee institution for the former GDR) in the creation of the organizational framework in the new federal states is explained, with comments covering agriculture as a whole. The measures taken to implement privatization of Czech dairies by the non-standard method of coupon privatization are outlined. Finally the European Commission’s efforts in providing Central and Eastern Europe with support in their agricultural reforms by means of the PHARE programme are explained.