Soil Fertility and Animal Health
Title | Soil Fertility and Animal Health PDF eBook |
Author | William Albert Albrecht |
Publisher | |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1958 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Soil Fertility, Animal Health - With "The Loss of Soil Organic Matter and its Restoration"
Title | Soil Fertility, Animal Health - With "The Loss of Soil Organic Matter and its Restoration" PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Albrecht |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 2015-02-15 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1312921064 |
"Nature works and has been working for a billion and a half years-ever since there were living things on earth. This is important. We talk of controlling nature, but any wise farmer or stockman knows that nature makes the rules for us to learn and follow, if we can. In short, the ecologist is in a position to furnish us, in many ways, models which we can follow in our own operations. Before the prairies were settled, plowed and fenced, wild herds moved back and forth across them, never staying in one place after the grass was cropped too short. These moving herds distributed minerals from their droppings and remains, for it is well-known that wild animals usually maintain a good mineral balance by visiting salt-licks and varying their pasture-grounds. Here in a nutshell is the model for proper use of grasslands. It takes a lot of common sense to get across the information we need. He has it and can put it out so we can all understand it."--Wheelers.co.nz.
Soil Fertility & Human and Animal Health
Title | Soil Fertility & Human and Animal Health PDF eBook |
Author | William Albert Albrecht |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN | 9781601730367 |
This volume of the Albrecht Papers presents the logical connections among soil health, animal health and human health. There is a need for a restored respect among both farmers and scientists for the importance of soil health. From this respect, a commitment to restoring the natural fertility and productivity of the soil must arise as a means of restoring health to humanity.
Soil Fertility and Animal Health
Title | Soil Fertility and Animal Health PDF eBook |
Author | Wm. A. Albrecht |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1958 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Albrecht Papers: Soil fertility and animal health
Title | The Albrecht Papers: Soil fertility and animal health PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Albrecht |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Fertility Pastures
Title | Fertility Pastures PDF eBook |
Author | Newman Turner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Alternative agriculture |
ISBN | 9781601730114 |
In Fertility Pastures, Newman Turner explains his methods of intensive pasture-based production of beef and dairy cows in a practical guide to profitable, labor-saving livestock production.
The Nexus of Soils, Plants, Animals and Human Health
Title | The Nexus of Soils, Plants, Animals and Human Health PDF eBook |
Author | Bal Ram Singh |
Publisher | Catena Soil Sciences |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2017-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9783510654178 |
The contributions in this book describe the role soils play for plant, animal and human health. They show that soil- and human health are intricately connected, because healthy soils produce healthy crops, which in turn nourish humans and animals, allowing for their health and productivity. Soil quality directly influences the quality and quantity of food that can be produced, as soils provide essential macro- and micronutrients and attenuate environmental pollutants. On the other hand, these same pollutants, thus concentrated in soils, may cause soils to become toxic and degraded. Soils (and their crops) may also be responsible for exposure to pests and pathogens, while, at the same time, providing drug substances and may even suppress diseases. Soil quality is vital on a global scale, as more than 800 million people around the world are undernourished, implying that their intake of food is insufficient to meet their daily energy needs, and the deficiency of essential micronutrients is even more widespread. Nearly one third of the world's population is affected by zinc deficiency, while iron deficiency affects nearly 3 billion people. Climate change has been shown to affect animal and human health, and soils are intricately linked to the atmosphere by being both a source and sink of greenhouse gases. Soils are the largest active terrestrial reservoir of organic carbon and its sequestration in soils can be enhanced by improved management practices. The book summarizes the current state of research of these important issues and provides a comprehensive treatise of the global importance of soils to for humankind.