Livestock farming systems: product quality based on local resources leading to improved sustainability

Provides a basis for an approach to livestock farming systems. This book focusses on the following topics, : the change in views and values on quality of animal products; the specificity of traditional dairy and meat products and the technology of processing; the role of local breeds and traditional...

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Corporate Author: International Livestock Farming Systems Symposium < 2003, Benevento, Italy> (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wageningen, the Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006
Series:EAAP publication no. 118
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Summary:Provides a basis for an approach to livestock farming systems. This book focusses on the following topics, : the change in views and values on quality of animal products; the specificity of traditional dairy and meat products and the technology of processing; the role of local breeds and traditional livestock farming systems in society; and more
Livestock farming increasingly means much more than just food production and product quality is no longer simply synonymous with food safety and the provision of energy and protein nutrients. This book examines the variety of reasons for this shift in thinking and provides a basis for a new approach to livestock farming systems. The topical issues for product quality based on local resources are addressed from a variety of angles, including genomics, land use, the consumer preference and human nutrition. The book focuses on the following topics, using examples from all over the world: the current change in views and values on quality of animal products; the specificity of traditional dairy and meat products and the technology of processing; the role of local breeds and traditional livestock farming systems in today's society; the search for local avenues for sustainable development of livestock farming systems. The book ser
Item Description:" ... papers from the material presented during the 6th International Livestock Farming Systems (LFS) Symposium in Benevento (August 2003)"--Preface. - Includes bibliographical references
1. Product quality in livestock production: change in views and values -- 2. Specificity and technology of elaboration of traditional dairy and meat products -- 3. Local breeds, traditional livestock farming systems and niche-based development strategies -- 4. Accounting for multifunctionality in local development of livestock farming -- 5. The search for local avenues for sustainable development of livestock farming systems: trials and trials. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (398 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789086865659
9086865658
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-565-9

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