New Releases by Ian Gordon

Uniquely takes a holistic approach to human-environment relations, presenting a global view to this multi-disciplinary subject.

Looks at epidemiology from a uniquely Australian perspective, with reference to the latest Australian health data and public health research.

This book is the final one in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to publish it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This final volume focuses on horses, deer and camelids (camels, llamas and alpacas). All of these animals are attracting increasing attention for either leisure pursuits, meat or fibre production. The book will appeal to reproductive physiologists and workers in animal production, animal breeding and veterinary medicine.

Introduction to controlled reproduction in cattle. The cow''s oestrous cicle and associated events. Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation. Pregnancy testing in cattle. Control of calving. Controlling the calving interval. Embryo transfer and associated techniques in cattle. Introduction of twin births in cattle. Breeding cattle at younger ages. Introduction to controlled reproduction in buffaloes. Control of oestrous, Pregnancy testing and parturition control in buffaloes. Embryo transfer and associated techniques in buffaloes.

Britain''s moorland is characterised by a lack of trees, yet scientists say that most if not all of these areas were forested at some point since the last Ice Age. This remarkable study overturns the suggestion that climatic change was entirely responsible for the treeless landscape, and provides evidence that human societies were also implicated in the demise of Britain''s forests. Readership: undergraduate and postgraduate students in archaeology (Mesolithic culture and environmental archaeology), geography (environmental and historical) and environmental studies.

Through both the scholarly introductions and the primary sources, this comprehensive volume addresses a range of topics, from the sanctity of birth to a child''s relationship to evil, showing that issues regarding children are central to understanding world religions and raising significant questions about our own conceptions of children today.

This collection of essays represents the proceedings of the conference of the Confederation of European Economic Associations at the University of Kent in 1986. Subjects include international migration, labour mobility and capital flows and movements.

A history of the human impact upon the natural environment of the Earth, arguing that access to energy is a crucial influence on the way in which we have used and exploited our natural surroundings. Covers every kind of culture and society from earliest times to the present. Paperback (unseen), $19.95. Acidic paper. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Challenging the view that decentralization has fatally weakened the London economy, this book examines the causes of and responses to job loss and unemployment in London.

Uitgebreide informatie rond fokmethoden gericht op de voortplanting bij rundvee, schapen, varkens en paarden