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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on integrated weed management in cereal cultivation.

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on biodiversity management practices in agriculture.

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on soil erosion in agriculture.

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on improving piglet welfare. The first chapter reviews the main welfare challenges faced during farrowing and lactation, including the occurrence of painful husbandry procedures, such as tooth resection, tail docking and castration. The chapter also highlights various mitigation strategies that can be implemented to optimise the welfare of both sows and piglets in the farrowing environment. The second chapter addresses some of the main welfare concerns that can arise during the weaning and nursery stage as a result of separation between piglet and sow and exposure to a new environment. The chapter also summarises the most important fields of environmental, nutritional and social stress and how these experiences can be mitigated with the correct strategies. The third chapter considers the demand for improved welfare and animal handling systems from governments, non-governmental organisations and consumers. The chapter reviews recent advancements in technology that have the potential to improve animal wellbeing, profitability and performance during the weaning period. The final chapter discusses the main etiological agents acting in the period of transition from weaning, the risk factors for their introduction and diffusion within the farm and the main measures available for their control. What is an Instant Insight?An Instant Insight gives you immediate access to key research on a topic, allowing you to get right to the heart of a subject in an instant and empowering you to contribute to sustainable agriculture.

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on using crops as biofuel.

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on sensor technologies in livestock monitoring.

This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews of septoria tritici blotch in cereals.

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews discussing fungal diseases of apples.

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on soil health indicators.

This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on improving water management in crop cultivation.

This collection explores the challenge of achieving improved drought tolerance in key cereal crops such as wheat and barley and reviews key research and strategies which address how to overcome this challenge in order to mitigate the effects of climate change on cereal production.

This collection reviews key advances in sensor technology, including developments in proximal and remote sensing techniques to measure and monitor crop health, weeds and diseases.

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agriculture.

This collection provides an authoritative assessment of the current issues challenging the safety of agri-food supply chains and the recent technological developments implemented to improve safety and quality at all levels.

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on conservation tillage in agriculture.

This collection reviews the wealth of research on understanding insect population dynamics, novel pest invasions, the effects of changing production systems, plant-pathogen-interactions, detection, forecasting and decision support for integrated pest management (IPM) techniques to control major insect pests affecting wheat and other cereals.

This collection reviews the wealth of research on understanding the development of fungicide resistance and preventative measures to limit the problem and its impact on effective control of crop diseases.

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on tropical agroforestry.

This collection reviews the wealth of research on the different ways of improving C3 photosynthesis in crops and how to use this knowledge to achieve sustainable improvements in yields in the face of climate change.

This collection reviews the wealth of research on recent advances in improving dairy cattle nutrition to balance the needs of animals with minimising the environmental impact of both livestock feed and dairy production.

This collection reviews the wealth of recent research on important aspects of soil carbon sequestration in different environments and soil types and its contribution to ensuring a positive carbon budget at the farm and landscape level.

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on ensuring animal welfare during transport and slaughter.

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on poultry housing systems.

This collection reviews the wealth of research on understanding pollination processes, the role of pollinators and how best to protect them and the ecosystem services they deliver in crop production.

Early detection of insect pests is critical to successful integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. This collection reviews the wealth of research on improving monitoring techniques for the detection of both native and alien insect pests.

This collection summarises recent research on genetic and environmental factors affecting the development of quality traits in poultry meat and their implications for breeding, husbandry and postharvest processing.

This collection summarises and reviews the wealth of recent research addressing key challenges facing the turfgrass industry, including the need to reduce its carbon footprint and contribution to climate change.

This collection reviews the major pests and diseases affecting global banana production. Chapters explore the key stages of disease identification, development and management, including the initial pathogen diagnosis, the disease cycle and epidemiology, as well as best practices to treat diseased crops and prevent future outbreaks.

This collection reviews the range of recent research on improving our understanding of the mechanisms of disease transmission and how this understanding can be used to improve poultry flock health.

This collection features three peer-reviewed literature reviews on pre- and probiotics in poultry production.