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  FCF Husbandry Course
Husbandry encompasses all aspects of care for your feline - Veterinary Articles, Enrichment, Diet and Nutrition, Designing enclosures and other educational issues.
Or if you need more direct advice, please feel free to contact our webmaster who will ensure your question is forwarded to the best person to assist you.
It is suitable for both novices and "old hands" who want to improve their level of knowledge.
www.thefcf.com /husbandry/husbandry.asp?key=12   (386 words)

  
  Reindeer husbandry
Reindeer husbandry is often carried out in combination with other industries, which makes it difficult to estimate how many people make their livings totally or partially from reindeer husbandry.
Reindeer husbandry is regulated in the Reindeer Husbandry Act, where Sami rights have been collectively referred to as reindeer husbandry rights.
Reindeer husbandry is supported through such measures as government surcharges on reindeer meat and compensation for certain extra costs resulting from the Chernobyl disaster.
www.regeringen.se /sb/d/2160/a/66261   (488 words)

  
  Orion > Orion Magazine > September | October 2005 > Wendell Berry > Renewing Husbandry
Husbandry is the name of all the practices that sustain life by connecting us conservingly to our places and our world; it is the art of keeping tied all the strands in the living network that sustains us.
Soil husbandry leads, in the words of Sir Albert Howard, to understanding "health in soil, plant, animal, and man as one great subject." We apply the word "health" only to living creatures, and to soil husbandry a healthy soil is a wilderness, mostly unstudied and unknown, but teemingly alive.
To reduce husbandry to science, in practice, is to transform agricultural "wastes" into pollutants, and to subtract perennials and grazing animals from the rotation of crops.
www.oriononline.org /pages/om/05-5om/Berry.html   (3003 words)

  
 Animal husbandry - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.
It is also mentioned in the Bible as the first task given by God to Adam: to name and care for the Garden of Eden and the animals (Genesis 2:19-20).
Historically, certain sub-professions within the field of Animal Husbandry are specifically named according to the animals which are cared for.
open-encyclopedia.com /Animal_husbandry   (348 words)

  
 Husbandry
Husbandry and in particular cleaning may be one area that the hobbyist in their own Angelfish Micro Hatchery can actually exceed the performance of large hatcheries.
Husbandry should never be compromised and cleaned tanks in particular.
Clean water is the primary result of good husbandry and is accomplished by performing Water Changes.
webrbiz.com /angelfish/husbandry.html   (1928 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Sources of Information The husbandry requirements of amphibians and reptiles in an academic setting are similar to those in zoos and aquariums (Gans and Van den Sande, 1976; Gans, 1979; Murphy and Campbell, 1987; Murphy and Chiszar, 1989), and research in zoos has been a fruitful source of information about amphibians and reptiles (Sajdak, 1983).
As with most other aspects of herpetological husbandry, we are at the stage of trial and error, and investigators should seek information about the species of interest to them from those publications and from the staffs of zoos and aquaria, many of which have successful breeding programs for several species.
Husbandry of dangerously venomous snakes is a specialized activity involving legal and ethical responsibilities that are beyond the scope of these general recommendations.
netvet.wustl.edu /species/reptiles/pough.txt   (11965 words)

  
 Animal husbandry -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Animal husbandry is the (Click link for more info and facts about agricultural) agricultural practice of (The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization) breeding and raising (Not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit) livestock.
They would argue the term 'animal husbandry' is a pejorative term which helps create a misleading, benevolent (The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time) paradigm of human-animal interaction.
In an age where thousands and thousands of wild and domestic species are going in to the oblivion every year, saving the Vechur, the smallest cow in the world, from the brink of extinction, by a conservation programme in the Kerala Agricultural University, was a saga in conservation.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/animal_husbandry.htm   (685 words)

  
 Reindeer Husbandry - The project
The workshop which discussed reindeer husbandry, was held in Kautokeino, Norway, in March 2000 under the heading "Sustainable reindeer herding and husbandry".
The project "Sustainable Reindeer Husbandry" was approved by the Arctic Council as a project under the Sustainable Development Programme at the Ministerial meeting in Barrow, Alaska 2000.
The aim of the project was to assess circumpolar reindeer herding and husbandry in relation to economic and social/cultural sustainability.
uit.no /reindeer-husbandry   (492 words)

  
 Implements of Husbandry: Safety on Minnesota Roads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
An implement of husbandry, according to state law, is any vehicle designed or adapted exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock operations, or for lifting and carrying an implement of husbandry.
Implements of husbandry that exceed 6,000 pounds gross weight and are not equipped with brakes may not be driven or towed at more than 25 miles per hour.
Towed implements of husbandry must be equipped with safety chains except when hitched to the towing vehicle with a fifth-wheel and kingpin assembly, or a hitch pin and retainer that prevents accidental unhitching.
www.extension.umn.edu /distribution/cropsystems/DC6318.html   (1172 words)

  
 Chelonians - Veterinary Practice and Husbandry - Reptile Care
Retained scutes are a sign of poor husbandry as the animal has not been drying off sufficiently to lose its old scutes.
The husbandry should be reviewed and a larger basking area, or more hot spots, should be added as required.
Many of the common shell diseases are unfortunately caused by poor husbandry and a lack of appropriate knowledge.
www.redrobe.com /sharon/chelonian-vetp1.html   (2730 words)

  
 Toxicology Housing & Husbandry Survey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Laboratory animal husbandry standards are governed in the UK by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and its associated Code of Practice.
The Group hoped to document current housing and husbandry practice, and to determine the extent to which welfare innovations were being explored or implemented.
Single-housing is sometimes necessary for experimental or husbandry reasons, but we hope that users will reassess their procedures and husbandry to ensure that single-housing for any species is used only when essential.
www.ufaw.org.uk /toxintro.htm   (3142 words)

  
 A Review: Contribution of goat husbandry in households with limited resources in the Punjab (Pakistan)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A survey of landless and small-holder households was conducted in the Pakistan Punjab in 1994, focusing on the characterisation of their goat husbandry and their household structure as well as the contribution made by goat husbandry.
The economics of goat husbandry were analysed firstly by determining the gross margins of goat husbandry, of further animal husbandry and of crop production for each currently goat keeping household.
The characterisation of households which are economically successful in regard to their goat husbandry, shows that they have little or no land and no regular substantial off-farm income.
www.uni-hohenheim.de /i3ve/00068900/25293041.htm   (338 words)

  
 Shedd Aquarium: Conservation Investigation: Seahorse Husbandry
However, there are still difficulties with seahorse husbandry, and we are still a long way from understanding how to close the life-cycle for most seahorse species.
A Project Seahorse workshop focusing on seahorse husbandry, management, and conservation was held at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Illinois, on December 7-9, 1998.
This group will develop husbandry manuals for seahorse species in captivity, and will be broken into smaller subgroups to focus on physical parameters, biology, diet and nutrition, health issues, record keeping, and taxonomy.
www.sheddaquarium.org /sea/seahorse/husbandry.html   (951 words)

  
 Annual Implements of Husbandry Permits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Implements of husbandry that are only over-width are not required to have a permit, provided they do not travel more than 50 miles on an Interstate Highway System.
Implements of husbandry include farm implements, machinery and tools, as used in tilling the soil, including self-propelled machinery specifically designed or adapted for applying plant food materials or agricultural chemicals but not "designed or adapted for the sole purpose of transporting the materials or chemicals." Examples:
Implements of husbandry permit maximum is 16’ wide, 16’ high, 110’ long, with weight not to exceed the maximum permissible weight table.
www.dot.state.tx.us /mcd/onestop/husbandry.htm   (596 words)

  
 Husbandry
Animal husbandry is about managing the animals in the way that is right for them, their circumstances and the visiting public.
Some animals are solitary and are best on their own, others are highly-sociable and thrive in a busy, noisy group.
Zoos offer the chance to study animals much more closely than in the wild; staff will often learn things that can then be put into practice by conservationists working in the wild.
www.paigntonzoo.org.uk /animals/husbandry.php   (248 words)

  
 Husbandry
Husbandry and in particular cleaning may be one area that the hobbyist in their own Angelfish Micro Hatchery can actually exceed the performance of large hatcheries.
If they are unable to provide the husbandry required they may find themselves not enjoying successful Angelfish culture.
Husbandry should never be compromised and cleaned tanks in particular.
www.webrbiz.com /angelfish/husbandry.html   (1928 words)

  
 The Hindu : Census to help animal husbandry
The 17th cattle and poultry census to be conducted in the State for a month from September 15 will be utilised this time to find out the number of people engaged in animal husbandry and related occupations, their condition, and other details with a view to formulating plans for the promotion of the sector.
Mahadev said it would help determine the number of people dependent on animal husbandry, fishery, and related occupations; production and consumption of milk by individual households; extent of land on which fodder was cultivated; and, production of manure.
Mahadev and the Additional Director of Animal Husbandry, H. Rafeeq Anwar, said that about 12,500 enumerators from the Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Fisheries, and Horticulture departments; Karnataka Milk Federation; and local bodies would be involved in the census.
www.hinduonnet.com /2003/09/13/stories/2003091307990400.htm   (301 words)

  
 Citizens Charter of Animal Husbandry Department - 2004
Animal Husbandry contributes significantly in supplementing the income of small, marginal farmers and landless labourers and in generating gainful employment opportunities, especially self-employment to a substantial number of rural and urban populations many of whom are women, who play a major role in the care and management of livestock.
The Animal Husbandry Department is under the overall control of the Director of Veterinary Services and Director of Animal Husbandry.
The State is divided into 25 regions and each is under the control of one Regional Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, who is responsible for all the activities of the department in that region.
www.tn.gov.in /citizen/animal.htm   (2404 words)

  
 Local Pig Husbandry
While the government of Congo has given high priority to its agricultural sector, the latter's contribution to the national economy is only 10%.
The contribution of animal husbandry is even smaller, namely 4%.
To ensure food self-sufficiency, specifically in animal proteins, and to augment the peasants' income, a strategy has been adopted to increase the production of animals of short reproduction cycle, such as hogs.
idrc.org /en/ev-83038-201_900259-1-IDRC_ADM_INFO.html   (243 words)

  
 The Hindu : Weed management through good crop husbandry
On the contrary, when fundamental principles of good crop husbandry are ignored from the point of view of weed suppression, and an attempt is made to depend solely upon controlling weeds directly with physical or chemical methods, often the control obtained is very disappointing and the practice proves highly expensive.
Some important crop husbandry practices that can lead to suppression of weeds and which can be easily incorporated in practical weed control programme in farming are as follows:
Flooding is a common crop husbandry method of controlling young terrestrial weeds in rice fields the world over.
www.hinduonnet.com /2001/05/24/stories/0824000g.htm   (561 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - animal husbandry (Agriculture, General) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
animal husbandry, aspect of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, and horses.
Nothing is known of the early development of husbandry; selective breeding for the improvement of livestock was already practiced in Roman times.
Continuing systematic development and improvement of domestic livestock breeds, established in England following 1760 by Robert Bakewell and others, has been paralleled by advances in animal nutrition and veterinary medicine.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/animalhu.html   (258 words)

  
 "Natural Pastures and Mobile Animal Husbandry Under Pressure: The Cases of Lapland and the Tibetan Plateau" - Mountain ...
The issues of mobile animal husbandry in both of the regions are covered by the presentations of the invited speakers and other workshop participants.
Scientists working on natural pastures/rangelands, mobile animal husbandry and pastoralism, those in charge of developing, planning and administering rangeland and pastoral areas (e.g.
The registration fee is 100 € (60 € for students) and covers the costs for the abstract booklet, the banquet, the excursion and coffee/tea between the lectures.
www.mtnforum.org /calendar/events/0206npma.htm   (524 words)

  
 OSCN Found Document:Implement of Husbandry
Cite as: O.S. Every device, whether it is self-propelled, designed and adapted so as to be used exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations or for lifting or carrying an implement of husbandry and, in either case, not subject to registration if operated upon the highways.
Provided, no truck or semitrailer with an axle weight of twenty thousand (20,000) pounds or more, which is used to haul manure and operated on the public roads or highways of this state shall be considered an implement of husbandry for the purposes of this title.
Utility-type, all-terrain vehicles with a maximum curb weight of one thousand five hundred (1,500) pounds which are equipped with metal front or rear carrying racks when used for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations shall be considered implements of husbandry for purposes of this title.
www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=81916   (223 words)

  
 Search Results for husbandry - Encyclopædia Britannica
in animal husbandry, the mature, uncastrated male of domesticated cattle.
The Lozi (Barotse), who dominate much of the upper Zambezi, have taken advantage of the seasonal flooding of the Barotse Plain for centuries and have an agricultural economy that is supplemented by...
In animal husbandry, the mature female of domesticated cattle.
www.britannica.com /search?query=husbandry&submit=Find&source=MWTAB   (475 words)

  
 Definition of husbandry - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=husbandry   (73 words)

  
 CiteULike: Disease-husbandry associations in farmed crocodiles in Queensland and the Northern Territory.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
To investigate husbandry-disease associations in farmed crocodiles 7 farms in Queensland and the Northern Territory were visited and details of past and present farm design and husbandry practices were recorded.
In addition pathological examination of 300 (mostly young) crocodiles was carried out (85 necropsied, one biopsied and 214 examined retrospectively).
Gross and microscopic changes observed in visceral and periarticular gout, bacterial hepatitis/septicaemia, deep and superficial mycosis, pentastomiasis and other parasitic infections are described.
www.citeulike.org /user/pablosinovas/article/895533   (340 words)

  
 Disease-free zones key to animal husbandry
That explains why the Ministry of Agriculture is throwing its weight behind a pilot project to build disease-free zones across the country, Wang Changjiang, a ministry official, said Tuesday.
Wang, of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau, is referring to the "National Specific Disease-Free Pilot Project," which has cost 622 million yuan (US$74.9 million) since it was launched in 1998.
The rapid development of animal husbandry has contributed to as much as half of the income rise to farmers in pilot areas in Sichuan and Chongqing, according to Wang.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-07/28/content_352185.htm   (542 words)

  
 Alternative husbandry for Giraffe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
She rejected the first two and we are hoping we can make some changes to her husbandry situation in an attempt to encorouge her to accept this calf.
She is house on display with 2.3 and at night she is seperated with 0.1.
The keepers perform the same husbandry routine with our other breeding female and have had no problems and this female gives birth in about 30 minutes.
www.azvt.org /vettech/_disc3/00000282.htm   (164 words)

  
 Curassow Husbandry Manual
Though his list of species is inaccurate in light of recent examination, his husbandry techniques, based on experience and compilation, are sound.
These husbandry procedures are appropriate for guans and chachalacas as well, although account must be taken of anatomical differences (e.g.
It is hoped that this protocol improves captive husbandry procedure and furthers co-operation between zoological collections, field-workers, and government agencies responsible for conserving these unique birds.
www.csew.com /cracid/pages/manual.htm   (4867 words)

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