Animal Science Reviews 2012 (CAB Reviews) by David Hemming

By David Hemming

Animal technological know-how experiences 2012 offers scientists and scholars with research of key subject matters in present examine together with breeding, animal behaviour, zoonotic illnesses and atmosphere. specialists comparable to Mike Stear, James France, Phillip Klesius and Frederick Silversides provide crucial overviews in their fields. initially released on-line in CAB studies, this quantity makes on hand in revealed shape the stories in animal technological know-how released in the course of 2012.

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