Sustainable Food Production Includes Human and Environmental Health /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Colección: | Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Biosketches of Editors and Contributing Authors
- Chapter 1: The Trading and Use of Agrochemicals
- . The Rise of Agrochemicals and Their Benefits to Humanity
- 2. Problems Associated with Agrochemicals
- 3. Limiting Agrochemical Use - Integrated Pest Management
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2: Critical Evaluation of Genetic Manipulation for Improved Productivity: Is This a Sustainable Agenda
- 1. Introduction: Agricultural Paradigms
- 2. Agriculture, Biotechnology and Biodiversity
- 3. Genetically Modified Crops, Biofuels and Sustainable Agriculture in the United States
- 4. The Ethical Socioeconomic and Political Issues of Biotechnology in Agriculture
- 5. Genetically Engineered Crops, Food Security and Safety
- 6. Conclusions and Perspectives: Supporting Sustainable Agriculture and Development
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 3: Organic Farming and Organic Food Quality – Prospects and Limitations
- 1. Organic Farming
- 2. Food Quality
- Conclusions and Outlook
- References
- Chapter 4: Veterinary Medicine: The Value of Plant Secondary Compounds and Diversity in Balancing Consumer and Ecological Health.-1. Plant Diversity in Ecosystems
- 2. Plant Diversity and Secondary Compounds
- 3. Plant Secondary Compounds as Medicines – Feedback Mechanisms
- 4. Plant Secondary Compounds as Preventive Agents: Feed-Forward Mechanisms
- 5. Feedback (Treatment) vs. Feed-Forward (Prevention)
- 6. Impacts of PSCs on Food Products
- 7. Plant Diversity, PSCs, Productivity and Health
- 8. Grazing and Spatial and Temporal Biodiversity
- 9. Plant Diversity, Prevention and Food Interactions
- 10. Plant Diversity and the Value of Silvopastoral Systems
- 11. Current vs. “Ideal” Feeding Systems
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 5: Controlling the Introduction and Augmentation of Parasites In and On Domesticated Livestock
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Parasitism in Tropical Domesticated Livestock: Human Interventions and Welfare
- 3. Hunger and Parasites: Common Enemies in Grazing Systems
- 4. The Spread of Parasitic Diseases and the Potential Impacts
- 5. Parasiticide Medications Used on Ruminant Livestock
- 6. Parasiticide Resistance in Ruminant Livestock
- 7. Improving the Use of Existing Parasiticide Drugs
- 8. Parasiticides in Domesticated Livestock: Ecotoxicity and Environmental Cost
- 9. How do Agroecologically Oriented Operations Affect the Introduction and Spread of Endoparasites and Ectoparasites to Other Animals and Humans?
- 10. Advances in Biological Control for Domesticated Livestock with Emphasis on Tick and Gastrointestinal Nematode (GIN) Control
- 11. Supplementary Feeding to Improve Resilience and Resistance Against GINs
- 12. Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgements
- References.