Among LEAD's suggested reading material for this newsletter is:
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GUIDELINES FOR HUMANE HANDLING, TRANSPORT AND SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK Compiled by Philip G. Chambers and Temple Grandin Edited by Gunter Heinz and Thinnarat Srisuvan Published by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) and HSI (Humane Society International) - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Copyright 2001 Click here to read this publication online |
Several developing countries have animal welfare problems regarding livestock handling, transport and slaughter. The humane treatment of animal slaughter is increasing in importance as the demand for meat from developing countries is growing and animals may have been made to suffer excessively. The Guidelines for Humane Handling, Transport and Slaughter of Livestock offers guidance to animal welfare personnel, transport operators, farmers and slaughterhouse management in improving slaughter, livestock productivity and animal welfare. The book also includes a chapter dedicated to the maintenance of good animal welfare standards.
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DRYLANDS: SUSTAINABLE USE OF RANGELANDS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY Edited by Victor R. Squires and Ahmed E. Sidahmed Published by IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) ISBN: 92-9072-006-9 Copyright 1998 |
Drylands provides the reader with an analysis of changes on sustainable use of drylands, particularly of those where livestock raising depends on grazing natural vegetation at a time when the world is undergoing great changes. The book offers papers and case studies enhanced with models and tables to present current dryland situations and address the measures taken to reduce rangeland degradation. Drylands is an extension of the four-day workshop on sustainable use of rangelands and desertification control held in Jeddah in November 1996.
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CAN LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE CO-EXIST? An Interdisciplinary Approach Edited by David Bourn and Roger Blench Published by ODI (Overseas Development Institute) and ERGO (The Environmental Research Group Oxford) ISBN: 0-85003-408-6 Copyright 1999 Click here to order this book on the ODI Website |
The interdisciplinary approach presented in Can Livestock and Wildlife Co-exist? demonstrates how livestock and wildlife can co-exist sustainably in semi-arid rangelands of eastern Africa in spite of demographic pressures, limited natural resources and agricultural expansion. Harmonious co-existence between wildlife and livestock is possible but only in particular conditions under which livestock owners and local communities both receive benefits. The book offers a view on the pastoral-wildlife relationship with recommendations for research and development initiatives on integrated management of livestock and wildlife.
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THE LIVESTOCK AND ENVIRONMENT TOOLBOX ISBN: 92-5-104445-7 Copyright 2000 System Requirements: Windows 95/98/NT 32 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive Internet browser (Netscape 4 or Internet Explorer 5) and Adobe Acrobat Reader |
The Livestock and Environment Toolbox is available at no cost on CD-ROM in English, French and Spanish. It contains information (text, photos, tables and maps) which enable the user to explore interactions between livestock and the environment and to identify interventions which enhance the positive and/or mitigate the negative impacts. It was produced by a team of consultants from the Natural Resources Institute (UK), the International Agricultural Centre (The Netherlands), and CIRAD (France), coordinated by Natural Resources International Ltd. (UK), commisssioned by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations on behalf of the steering committee of the Livestock and Environment Initiative, and funded by the European Union.
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FARMERS, THEIR ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ISBN: 92-5-104278-0 Copyright 1999 System Requirements: Windows 95/98/NT 32 MB RAM, 11 MB Hard Disk Space Internet browser (Netscape 4 or Internet Explorer 5) Adobe Acrobat Reader and QuickTime for Windows |
Farmers, Their Animals and the Environment is available on CD-ROM at no cost in English. This CD compilation of publications and multimedia information deals with several aspects of animal production including: Livestock Production Systems, Animal Genetic Resources, Breeding, Feeds & Nutrition, Pastures & Forages, Livestock & the Environment, Grazing & Range Management, Work Animals, and Health & Diseases. It also contains databases on tropical feedstaff, grasses and legumes. This CD is the product of a collaborative effort between the World Agricultural Information Centre (WAICENT) and the Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
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SIMPÓSIO INTERNACIONAL - SISTEMAS AGROFLORESTAIS PECUÁRIOS NA AMÉRICA DO SUL ISBN: 92-5-904475-8 Copyright 2000 System Requirements: Windows 95/98/NT 32 MB RAM 11 MB Hard Disk Space Internet browser (Netscape 4 or Internet Explorer 5) Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Simpósio Internacional - Sistemas Agroflorestais Pecuários na América do Sul
This CD-ROM contains the procedings of the international workshop on Agroforestry systems in South America that took place in Embrapa on September 18 - 20, 2000. It is available at no cost in Portuguese and includes selected references from the Latin-American network of Livestock in Agroforestry systems, as well as a database on tropical feeds in Spanish. This CD-ROM was produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Centro para la Investigación de Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria (CIPAV).