Books

The Science Behind a Happy Dog covers both scientific approaches to dog raising and practical solutions to common behavioural problems.

The Dog Care Handbook is a self-help book written for thoughtful dog owners in the UK. It will improve your knowledge of dogs, your relationship with your vet and your understanding of important and common diseases that our dogs might develop.

Dog Bites brings together expert knowledge of the current situation on dog bites and dog aggression directed at humans from a wide variety of disciplines.

Canine Behaviour in Mind presents advice on behavioural change in achievable and creative ways. It examines how the way we live and work with dogs may need adjusting to promote positive behavioural change in the animal as well as better welfare.

Breeding Better Dogs delves into the biology of managing reproduction in dogs, from mating to whelping and the first few weeks of life.

Presenting a broad coverage of topics relating to horse and donkey ownership, The Handbook of Horses and Donkeys is an introductory guide providing expert advice on current ethical management practices.

This is an essential A-Z reference guide to common natural medicinal recipes for horses based on wild-growing and easily available flowers, fungi and herbs.

Horse Behaviour draws on recent research in the field of equine ethology and applies it to practical knowledge.

Foals and Young Horses is a companion guide for horse owners, riders and especially breeders.

Academic behavioural research is used to underpin understanding of horse behaviour and changes that can be made to positively improve horses’ lives.

Farming in cities and small spaces is becoming increasingly popular, but it has its challenges. City Farming addresses the problems the urban farmer might face and turns them into creative solutions.

Is organic farming better for the environment, human health and crop quality? And crucially can an organic farming system cope with feeding the expanding world population. Examining all the available evidence the author aims to provide an objective analysis of the benefits and the exaggerated and misinterpreted claims surrounding organic farming.

Lameness is one of the main conditions affecting cattle and is considered a major welfare problem with significant impact on animal productivity. This well established practical book explores the issue and provides a fundamental guide to prevention and hoof care.

A short practical book of guidelines and advice to good welfare practice in broiler chicken farming. Broiler Chickens distils academic research into applied advice on the farm for industry and farm workers.

Dairy Cattle Welfare in Practice takes a very practical approach, first outlining what welfare is, then demonstrating how poor welfare can lead to economic losses and using case studies to show how welfare improvements have led to increased productivity.

A guide to calf management authored by vets who also have their own herd. The focus is on rearing an animal with optimal health for enhanced productivity with a focus on welfare and best practice.

This book provides an overview of bee biology, the bee in the wider environment, intoxication, bee diseases, bee parasites, pests, enemies, and veterinary treatment and actions relating to honeybee health.

Managing Bee Health is a most useful guide for beekeepers, advisors, veterinarians and beekeeping enthusiasts, showing practical ways to understand bee health, treat sick or compromised hives and enhance the wellbeing and welfare of these wonderful creatures.

The physical and behavioural attributes of domestic chickens are discussed in detail, advice on laying hens, breeding and raising chicks, housing, feeding, nutrition and health maintenance are covered, along with egg production, slaughter, collecting eggs and poultry meat products.

Strategies for success have been detailed in the first and second editions of Managing Breeds for a Secure Future . The third edition explores this further, providing more strategies that can assure long-term survival for breeds of livestock, poultry, and dogs.

Aimed at the pig industry professional, Piglet Nutrition Notes Volume 2 provides a quick look-up advisory guide on common practical issues in pig production.

Piglet Nutrition Notes Volume 1 is aimed at the pig industry professional, providing a quick look-up advisory guide on common practical issues in pig production. Focusing on piglet nutrition and based on the author’s broad ranging experience as an international consulting nutritionist, this book offers expert-led advice for pig producers.

A concise practical handbook on high welfare standards in pig farming for people who work directly with animals.

Presented in a glossary format, the new edition of this pocket-sized reference book gives the name, pronunciation and classification of common plants and the meaning behind the Latin origins of the name.