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    Series Book 61 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on developing immunity in poultry.The first chapter discusses the advances in genetic, genomic and functional genomic studies of immune and disease resistance in chickens. The chapter reviews multi-trait selection experiments and considers the potential trade-offs between production and immunocompetence in response to disease.The second chapter ... Read more

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    Truth depends in some sense on reality. But it is a rather delicate matter to spell this intuition out in a plausible and precise way. According to the theory of truth-making this intuition implies that either every truth or at least every truth of a certain class of truths has a so-called truth-maker, an entity whose existence accounts for truth. This book aims to provide several ways of ... Read more

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  • Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect Pests

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  • Advances in Insect Control and Resistance Management

    This book covers advanced concepts and creative ideas with regard to insect biorational control and insecticide resistance management. Some chapters present and summarize general strategies or tactics for managing insect pests such as the principles of IPM in various crop systems and biorational control of insect pests, advances in organic farming, alternative strategies for controlling orchard ... Read more

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  • Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 3

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    Series Book 15 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Reviews latest research on bacterial and viral diseases affecting poultry as well as other threats such as parasites;Discusses current research on disease management such as competitive exclusion treatments and other methods to boost immune function;Summarises advances in understanding poultry behaviour and improving flock welfare ... Read more

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