{"product_id":"advances-in-sheep-production-9781801468022","title":"Advances in Sheep Production","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhile sheep production has an important place in many farming systems across the world, sheep products face an increasingly competitive market.\u003c\/b\u003e In addition to traditional concerns about product quality, consumers are also increasingly motivated by issues such as livestock welfare, greenhouse gas emissions and the sustainability of production to maintain or enhance natural capital. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdvances in sheep production\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive review of these challenges and the specific measures implementable to improve sustainability, animal health and product quality. The book also considers the contribution of breeding to improving non-production traits, management practices to improve lifetime health and performance, as well as ways of monitoring and improving health, welfare and nutrition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn providing a detailed overview of the current status of sheep production, the book showcases the areas where improvement is required to achieve optimum sustainability, health, welfare and nutrition, as well as product quality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by two world-renowned consultants in the sheep sector, the book will be a standard reference for university and other researchers in small ruminant science, advisors consulting sheep farmers on aspects of health, welfare and nutrition, livestock nutritionists, as well as government and other private sector agencies responsible for ensuring sustainable sheep farming and product quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lesley Stubbings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science #162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801468022","brand":"Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109330870409,"sku":"9781801468022","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3c124f41-761f-45d2-b4da-6965cfb164a7.jpg?v=1767074328","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/advances-in-sheep-production-9781801468022","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}