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"Fluid therapy is one of the most important aspects of therapy in veterinary medicine. In this book the authors provide guidelines for the safe implementation of fluid therapy in clinical practice"--

Genetic Approaches.

This book provides a synthesis of current research and international best practice, including practitioner perspectives and a range of case study examples. It covers types of creative tourist, trends, designing and implementing creative tourism products, embedding activities in a community and place, and addressing sustainability challenges.

This book introduces the basic aspects of animal nutrition, giving a practical overview of the principles which underpin the design and management of farm animal feeding systems. It covers digestive function, nutrients and feed intake, feed related disorders, grazing behaviour and management, climate change and the environment, and more.

This book covers the origin, characterization and environmental distribution of the major pollutants, providing explanations of the implications for human morbidity, biodiversity, and food and water safety. Including questions, further reading and case studies to spark classroom discussion, it forms a true introduction for undergraduates.

This book deals exclusively with the equine endocrine problems that the clinician would see in practice. It is the perfect reference for the practitioner who must quickly diagnose and treat the presenting problems.

Degrowth in tourism is the voluntary shift to rebuild destinations and local economies where consumption, production and the exploitation of resources are minimal. This book addresses the paucity of combined research on tourism and degrowth by presenting emergent knowledge and research on the dynamics of degrowth from a tourism perspective by presenting cases from across the world.

It is anticipated that the damage to crops and forests by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change. However, the evidence in support of this is sparse. This book sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions.

Methods in microbial systematics have developed and changed significantly in the last 40 years. This book provides an overview of new methodologies and wider information sources to provide accurate identifications, in the context of current microbial systematic concepts.

Completely revised, updated and with four new chapters on sustainability, new technologies and the future of animal welfare, the third edition of this highly successful textbook remains essential reading for students of ethology and animal science.

Completely revised, updated and with four new chapters on sustainability, new technologies, precision farming and the future of animal welfare, the third edition of this highly successful textbook by an internationally recognised expert is for students of ethology and animal science.

This handbook is for journalists, researchers and policy makers working on science communication for water peace and cooperation. It features descriptions of activities (including action research, training modules, joint workshops, reporting grants, podcast and an online photo campaign) implemented by the Open Water Diplomacy project in the Nile basin.

Invasive species are of great environmental importance but no book before now has explored a key aspect: the nature of species interactions. This book looks at the theories, evidence and practicalities for managing invasions.

This book covers the advances in livestock mineral nutrition, updated with more illustrations and additional material on the relationship between livestock and man. Recent developments are discussed, such as increasing the 'mineral value' of feeds by the use of additives.

This book provides an in-depth examination of how and why tourists behave as they do, and how this is perceived by hosts and outside agencies, covering national characteristics of tourists from around the world, effects of everyday events and governmental and environmental factors, and tourists' consideration of sustainable principles.

This book is essential reading for all agronomy lecturers and students at universities and colleges. By bringing together recent research and practice it is also a valuable resource for researchers and advisors in this area, such as plant breeders, agronomists and pathologists.

The book gives the reader a bird's eye view of more than 350 of the best-known medicinal plants of the world and their uses, in a compact, colourful and scientifically accurate reference text.

This up-to-date, comprehensive book covers the practicalities of working with and studying soil and plant nematodes. Written by an international team of experts, it includes traditional and new methodologies, as well as sections on behavioural and physiological assays, and cytogenetic, biochemical and molecular biology techniques.

This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which ecology is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced.

Elephant tourism is a growing attraction across Asia and Africa and is popular with many tourists. This book highlights the need for a comprehensive and rigorous focus on local solutions to improve the welfare of captive elephants and tourists' experiences of elephant tourism, which will be to the benefit of local communities.

Concise, readable and accessible, this text gives non-specialist veterinary professionals an introduction to ethics. It helps readers to think about, and discuss, ethical dilemmas and viewpoints faced by practitioners in their daily practice.

Destination research today has become increasingly fragmented as studies become more specialized. This book provides a systematic examination and combines spatial and organizational structure across destinations from the national to the local scale to produce a comprehensive understanding of destinations and a complete integrative framework of them.

This book contains a series of essays designed for graduate students and researchers on crucial issues in the relatively new field of urban ecology.

This thought-provoking book challenges the orthodoxy of tourism and development, highlights past and current events as well as the repercussions and further developments well into the future.

A new textbook showing beginners how to use the free programming language R for fundamental biostatistical analysis, graphical display, and experimental design. The book takes a simple step-by-step approach to give a good grounding in the use of R for undergraduate/beginning postgraduate biology students.

One Health has now expanded beyond discussion of emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus, this new edition includes more non-infectious disease issues and climate change discussion alongside revised case studies and expanded methodology chapters to draw out implications for practice.

Bringing together the latest research from leading experts, this book provides an indispensable reference on the health benefits of drinking tea. It examines the general health giving properties of tea before moving on to a detailed review of the evidence for the beneficial effects of tea on specific ailments.

The subjects of stress and animal welfare are currently attracting immense interest. This book brings together a range of perspectives from biomedical research (including human health and animal models of human stress) on stress and welfare, and assesses new approaches to conceptualising and alleviating stress.

Written by recognised postharvest experts, this book provides invaluable, up-to-date information for those working in the growing, packing, shipping and retail phases of the postharvest chain, getting fruit to the consumer. Essential for those in the Mediterranean region and countries that export and import these crops.

Biological diversity is essential for sustainability, and this book recounts the creation and development of the rare breed conservation movement. It addresses extinctions, endangered breeds, and safe-guarding genetic diversity while considering our future - challenged as it is by climate change, sustainability and feeding the world.