Animal Products from the Mediterranean Area.9789076998862 Animal products from the Mediterranean area. Ed. by J.M.C. Ramalho Ribeiro Ribeiro is a surname common in Galicia, Portugal and Brazil. It is also a wine-making region of Southeast central Galicia.
Wageningen  is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which is specialised in life sciences. Academic Publishers
2006 397 pages $113.00 Hardcover SF1 In these proceedings from a September September: see month. 2005 symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. , in which participants discussed the comparative advantages of typical animal products from the Mediterranean area, contributors describe typical local products and breeds, describe production systems and conservation techniques of endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. breeds and products. They noted the area is not naturally suitable for mass production at low cost, due to climate and geography, but using suitable (and often traditional) animals can supply local needs. Topics included the animal production economy and its social impact in the area, utilization of natural resources on the animal production systems, possibilities for improving traditional systems through new technologies and understanding of nutrition, quality and traceability of typical products, and about two dozen posters ranging from niche products to the effects of rearing systems. Distributed in the US by Enfield. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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