There are an estimated 95 million equines working throughout the world, providing vital power & transport for many communities, especially in developing countries. Focusing on equines used to carry out working tasks such as pulling or carrying, this title details the treatment requirements to improve welfare of working horses, ponies, & mules. ...

Covers zoonotic viruses & the diseases they cause, & viruses & viral diseases of laboratory animals, poultry, & wildlife. Divided into 2 parts, this work presents fundamental principles of virology related to animal infection & disease in Part I. Part II details the properties & clinical features of the viruses that afflict animals. ...

Agent Jack Bauer has been demoted from the high priority field work he is used to & has instead been relegated to infiltrating a small, home-grown militia group with a view to closing them down. But some things don't add up, & Jack find himself embroiled in a convoluted plot against the President. ...

A guide, in which, South Africa is broken down into 16 main regions & each region is accompanied by a map of the area as well as a concise description of the succulents to be found there, along with photographs of the region's typical landscapes. It

Includes:: photographic plates which enable the reader to easily identify the species concerned.

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A few months of married bliss, a lovers' nest in Darrowby & the wonders of home cooking are rudely interrupted for James Herriot by the Second World War. This fifth volume of memoirs locates him in a training camp somewhere in Engl&. & in between square pounding & digging for victory, he dreams of the people & livestock he left behind. ...

This work charts the careers of both the humblest & most famous French Jewellers of the 19th century, including Fouquet, Boucheron, Falize, & Lalique. It contains photographs of specific pieces, the jewels being worn, design sketches, & prints from contemporary fashion magazines. ...

Japanese CGI animated feature set in the middle of the 21st century. When Japan uses its technological genius to try to create a human/robot hybrid, the international community is united in condemnation. Japan, therefore, decides to shut itself off from the rest of the world. Ten years later, the Americans are deeply concerned about the activitities of the giant, robot-producing conglomerate, Daiwa Heavy Industries, & the potential threat the hybrids pose to humankind, so they send a crack paramilitary unit called 'SWORD' to infiltrate what is now known as ' Fortress Japan'... ...