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Antimicrobials and Agriculture : The Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Antibiotics in Agriculture: Benefits and Malefits, PDF eBook

Antimicrobials and Agriculture : The Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Antibiotics in Agriculture: Benefits and Malefits PDF

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Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences: Antimicrobials and Agriculture presents the benefits and disadvantages of antibiotics application in agriculture.

It discusses the biochemical properties and bacteriological application of beta-lactamase inhibitors.

It addresses the nitrification and nitrogen cycling in soils. Some of the topics covered in the book are the nitrification inhibition properties of etrodiazol; perturbations in soil activity caused by agrochemicals; effects of fungicides on soil populations; taxonomic implications of phytoalexin accumulation; fungal antagonism in relation to peaches; and aureofungin in plant disease control.

The application of aureofungin in the control of downy and powdery mildew is fully covered.

An in-depth account of the response of the udder to bacterial infection is provided.

Bovine mastitis is an inflammation of the bovine mammary gland due to infectious and non-infectious causes.

The effects of chemoprophylaxis in bovine mastitis are completely presented.

A chapter is devoted to the control of bacterial fish diseases by antimicrobial compounds.

Another section focuses on the production of antibiotics using cutaneous bacteria. The book can provide useful information to farmers, animal breeders, students, and researchers.

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