Books published by CABI Publishing

"This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which animal behaviour and welfare is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced"--

In recent years, increased consumption has caused fig production to shift to new countries such as Mexico, Brazil, India, and China. However, fig is a challenging fruit crop to grow. It is susceptible to insect pests and diseases as well as injuries from abiotic stress during fruit development and ripening. As a delicate fruit it also requires complicated postharvest procedures and climate change presents additional challenges. Comprising 29 chapters written by international experts, the book includes sections on: history; biology and orchard mManagement; fruit ripening and postharvest management; pests and diseases; omics analysis; cultivars and breeding; and products and trade.

Beginning with basic anatomy and normal feline reproduction, this book covers practical knowledge about pregnancy, neonatal care, breeding soundness, and semen cryopreservation. It also includes diseases and abnormal conditions affecting reproduction such as infertility, causes of abortion, and contraception, for both pets and nondomestic species.

Bridging the gap between the science of animal welfare, the animals and their owners, this book gives essential advice to practitioners worldwide on how to improve the welfare of all animals.

Scale insects are major pests worldwide. They are one of the most invasive plant pest groups and cause billions of dollars damage to a wide variety of crops each year. The Encyclopedia of Scale Insect Pests is the most comprehensive, fully illustrated work on scale insect pests worldwide.

This book takes a novel approach to teaching farm management and decision making processses. It has been written for all farmers but is also a valuable resource for students of farm management and agribusiness. References to formal theories and explanations are provided in addenda to each chapter covering the main points.

Fasciolosis is a major infection of livestock, causing huge losses to the agricultural community and affecting human health. This fully updated new edition covers parasite biology and development, immunology, diagnosis, vaccines, and emergence of drug resistance, as well as new advances in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and glycomics.

The first book to bring together scholars, students, industry leaders, policy makers and related national institutes in collaboration across a range of case studies.

Nematodes, with a simple, tubular body form are the most abundant multicellular animals on earth. Freshwater nematodes are central in the context of environmental monitoring, pollution assessments, global warming and food chain complexes, and this is increasingly being recognised.

Covering global production systems of insect protein, oil and chitin, as well as industry co-products, this book considers nutritional and safety aspects of insects for feed. It reviews the challenges of regulation and legislation, consumer acceptance, and commercialisation of insects, and sustainable practices such as waste valorisation.

A comprehensive glossary of over 4000 terms related to plant sciences, with superb colour illustrations to aid comprehension of many of the plant terms.

Addresses both scientific and practical aspects of growing the common mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. It includes general aspects of mushroom cultivation, substrates properties, breeding, casing and cropping, pests and diseases, harvesting and postharvest technologies.

This book describes the central role that these exotic luxuries - spices, scents and silks - played in the lives of the ancients, traces the development of the great international trade networks that delivered them, and explores how the demand for such luxuries shaped the world.

This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which zoo and aquarium biology and management are important components. It contains 500 multiple-choice questions (and annotated answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced.

The focus of this book is on verbal presentations and posters. It begins with best practices, then applies these practices to three-minute talks, posters, elevator pitches and longer presentations. It ends with a discussion audience types and presentation skills.

This concise workbook is written as a guide for veterinary professionals to support owners through the many challenges they face before, during and after the death of their companion animal.

This fully updated new edition provides a comprehensive guide to enzyme-supplemented animal feeds. It explores using enzymes in fish and shrimp diets, new understanding of how phytases function, and NSPase research. It also includes new chapters on enzyme combinations, antibiotic free diets and measuring response in feed trials.

Fully updated, this incorporates the impacts of the EU expansion, changes to financial support of agriculture, financial crises, economic recession and unemployment. The inclusion of chapter-focused exercises, essay questions and further reading make this textbook a valuable learning tool for students of agriculture, economics and related sectors.

The cut flower and foliage industry is a global business with major production locations around the world. With a focus on production in protected cultivation, this book describes how to successfully grow and harvest high quality flowers.