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01810nam a2200241 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
190728477X (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9781907284779 (paperback) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
636.082 Wood 28867 1st 2011 A.Nutrition |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wood, J. D. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Nutrition and Climate Change : Major Issues Confronting the Meat Industry |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
UK: |
| Name of publisher |
Nottingham University Press, |
| Year of publication |
2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
217 p. ; |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Langford Food Industry Conference Proceedings |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Meat production and consumption are increasing around the world, yet meat is criticized on the basis of its effects on human health and its damaging effects on the environment. The latest information on the nutritional value of meat is summarized in the book, as is its role in human health and contributions to greenhouse gas emissions. While discussing new production systems that will improve the nutritional value of meat and increase the efficiency of meat production—thereby minimizing harmful effects on the environment—the book also considers the role of meat as a source of the valuable n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The case for organic meat production is examined, as well as the factors affecting the demand for meat and the challenges facing legislators in the areas of climate change, nutrition, and sustainability of meat production. Instead of being limited to a local scale, this valuable resource studies the increasing importance of international trade in meat and the need for a global respon |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Meat Science |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Animal Nutrition |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Climate Effects on Nutrition |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Climatic changes |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Meat industry and trade--Environmental aspects |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Rowlings, C. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Books |
