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Exploring Linkages Between Soil Health and Human Health

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Exploring Linkages Between Soil Health and Human Health

The United States is an important food producer globally, in part because of its abundance of agriculturally productive soils. However, management practices that maximize yields have caused losses in soil…

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Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle

Subcommittee on Dairy Cattle Nutrition,Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council

Deals with the dairy industry. This book allows users to pinpoint nutrient requirements accurately for individual animals. It provides guidance on how nutrient analysis of feed ingredients, insights into nutrient…

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Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats

Subcommittee on Dog and Cat Nutrition,Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council

Provides nutrient recommendations based on physical activity and stage in life, major factors that influence nutrient needs. This report also looks at how nutrients are metabolized in the bodies of…

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Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Animal Nutrition,Subcommittee on Dog and Cat Nutrition

Provides nutrient recommendations based on physical activity and stage in life, major factors that influence nutrient needs. This report also looks at how nutrients are metabolized in the bodies of…

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Scientific Advances in Animal Nutrition: Promise for the New Century, Proceedings of a Symposium

Committee on Animal Nutrition,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The science of animal nutrition has made significant advances in the past century. In looking back at the discoveries of the 20th century, we can appreciate the tremendous impact that…

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Nutrient Requirements of Swine

Subcommittee on Swine Nutrition,Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council,National Research Council

Presents knowledge about the nutritional needs of swine that consider such factors as growth rate, carcass leanness, gender, health, environment, and repartitioning agents. This work contains sections on requirements for…

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Nutrient Requirements of Nonhuman Primates

Committee on Animal Nutrition,Ad Hoc Committee on Nonhuman Primate Nutrition,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides several estimates of nutrient requirements. This volume covers requirements for energy: carbohydrates, including the role of dietary fiber; proteins and amino acids; fats and fatty acids; minerals, fat-soluble and…

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Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs

Ad Hoc Committee on Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations,Committee on Animal Nutrition,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies

Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia…

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The Effect of Genetic Variance on Nutritional Requirements of Animals: Proceedings of a Symposium

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources,Committee on Animal Nutrition,Subcommittee on Genetic Variance in Animal Nutrition

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Mineral Tolerance of Animals

Committee on Minerals and Toxic Substances in Diets and Water for Animals,National Research Council

Addresses the need for preventing adverse effects of minerals on the health of animals by the application of appropriate nutritional and toxicological principles to set limits on mineral exposure to…

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Animal Health at the Crossroads: Preventing, Detecting, and Diagnosing Animal Diseases

Committee on Assessing the Nation's Framework for Addressing Animal Diseases,National Research Council

Finds that the US animal health framework has been slow to take advantage of state-of-the-art technologies being used to protect public health. This report also recommends that the nation establish…

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Countering Agricultural Bioterrorism

Committee on Biological Threats to Agricultural Plants and Animals,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Recognising the possibility and consequences of intentional threats directed at US agriculture, this book feels such attacks could come from foreign or domestic terrorists and use biological, chemical, or radiological…

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Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food

Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Aims to help in creating regulations that are consistent, reliable, and ensure the best protection for the health of American consumers. This book addresses the concerns in food safety, such…

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Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects

Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Assists policymakers in evaluating the scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. This work feels that scrutiny…

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Animal Care and Management at the National Zoo: Interim Report

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on a Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park

Assesses issues related to animal management, husbandry, health, and care at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park. The report finds that there are shortcomings in care and management that are…

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Animal Care and Management at the National Zoo: Final Report

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on the Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park

This report follows up on an interim report released in February 2004 that focused on immediate needs in the areas of animal care and management, recordkeeping, and pest control. The…

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Meeting Critical Laboratory Needs for Animal Agriculture: Examination of Three Options

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on an Analysis of the Requirements and Alternatives for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory Capabilities

Outbreaks of animal disease can have catastrophic repercussions for animal agriculture, the food supply, and public health. Rapid detection, diagnosis and response, as well as development of new vaccines, are…

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Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program

By 2050 the world’s population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in global affluence, a substantial increase in per…

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Animal Biotechnology: Science Based Concerns

Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology,Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, Health, and the Environment,National Research Council,Debra Davis,National Academy of Sciences

Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnology. It includes…

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