Books by "Dr Stephen Roderick"
6 books found
Improving standards and certification in agri-food supply chains
by Professor Louise Manning, Dr Amanda Hielm, Dr Gregory Sampson, Ms Pilar Pampin, Dr Jo Treweek, Dr Mona McCord, Ms Deanna Newsom, Dr Anna Thorning, Professor James Monaghan, Dr Evelien De Olde
2024 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Considers a range of techniques used for measuring compliance and improving performance across the agri-food supply chain, including those used to measure on-farm carbon footprints and biodiversity Provides a useful and comprehensive context to the role of governments and other food safety agencies in setting safety, quality and sustainability standards for global agri-food supply chains Reviews the key issues in developing voluntary standards, focussing on those encountered during the development of robust carbon-neutral and biodiversity offsetting certification schemes
Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability
by Professor Steven C. Ricke, Prof Nicolae Corcionivoschi, Dr Jessica Hite, Dr Todd Callaway, Dr Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault, Debabrata Biswas, Dr Kumar Venkitanarayanan, Dr Paul McMullin, Dianna Bourassa, Dr Janne Lundén, Dr Dana K. Dittoe, Ilkka Leinonen, Dr Kelly Wamsley, Professor Xiuping Jiang
2025 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Highlights the major zoonotic disease threats to poultry production, detailing their characterisation, identification and routes of transmission Addresses both on-farm safety and postharvest management techniques in preventing the risk and spread of zoonotic and other diseases Considers how elements of poultry production can be better managed to improve safety and sustainability, such as improving feed formulation and litter management to reduce environmental impact
Sets out the historical context for understanding the current challenges facing food production Gives a unique overview of the range of reformist, progressive and radical solutions to reforming the global food system Provides a framework for comparing the relative strengths and weaknesses of different solutions
Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production
by Professor Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Professor Brent Kaiser, Professor Nandula Raghuram, Professor Brenda Tubana, Dr Bijay Singh, Professor Deli Chen, Dr Chelsea K. Janke, Professor Harold Van Es, Professor Masoud Hashemi, Dr Alan Franzluebbers, Dr Iris Vogeler, Dr Lucie Chmelikova, Professor David Pannell, Professor Ignacio Ciampitti
2024 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Considers the role of fertiliser use in agriculture as a major contributor to the imbalance of the global nitrogen cycle Reviews the effectiveness of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and organic sources of nitrogen in optimising nitrogen use efficiency Highlights recent developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions
Contaminants in agricultural soils
by Distinguished Laureate Professor Ravi Naidu, Dr Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye, Dr Mentore Vaccari, Dr Chandima Wekumbura, Dr Chammi P. Attanayake, Professor Ganga Hettiarachichi, Dr Lynda Peter, Professor Linda Lee, Dr Vera Felix da Graca Silva, Dr Judith Riedo, Dr Diana Vieira, Dr Pia Kotschik, Dr Violette Geissen, Dr Antonio Bispo, Dr Claire Froger, Dr Shiva Sabzevari, Dr Nikola Rakonjac, Joost Lahr, Sören Thiele-Bruhn, Bjorn J. A. Berendsen, Carlos A. Faúndez Urbina, Coen J. Ritsema, Dr G. J. Levy, Dr Asher Bar-Tal, Dr Eddie Cytryn, Dr Mikhail Borisover, Dr Liang Wang, Dr Ying Cheng, Dr Ayanka Wijayawardena, Dr Gerhard Soja, Dr Solmaz Bidast, Dr Santosh Kumar Paul, Dr Bhaba Biswas, Dr Paula Alvarenga, Dr Luísa Louro Martins, Dr Miguel Mourato, Dr David Leung, Professor Fang Wang, Dr Yu Liu, Dr Yuhao Fu, Dr Leilei Xiang, Dr Xin Jiang, Dr Yongming Luo
2025 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Reviews the main types of contaminants in agricultural soils, such as heavy metals, pesticide residues and petroleum hydrocarbon waste products, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants Explores bioremediation techniques such as the use of soil amendments and additives Covers techniques such as phyto-stabilisation and phyto-extraction
Advances in sheep production
by Prof. Raffaele Zanoli, Ms Hollie Riddell, Professor Neil Sargison, Dr Samir Id-Lahoucine, Dr Nerys Wright, Prof. Cathy Dwyer, Dr Rudolf Reichel, Dr Claire Morgan-Davies, Professor David Barker, Dr Liz Genever, Ms Alison Bond, Prof Zhongtang Yu, Dr Jude L. Capper, N. M. Schreurs, Prof. Ningtao Mao
2025 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Provides a detailed overview of the current challenges facing sheep production, including changing consumer and societal attitudes to sheep products Considers how sheep production can improve its sustainability through the implementation of key practices, such as the use of genetic improvements to reduce GHG emissions Reviews the recent advances in sheep breeding and genetic selection, as well as how it can be optimised to improve fertility and reproductive performance in sheep