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      Medicine
      July 2018

      Are We Pushing Animals to Their Biological Limits?

      Welfare and Ethical Implications

      by Temple Grandin, Martin Whiting

      Stimulating and thought-provoking, this important new text looks at the welfare problems and philosophical and ethical issues that are caused by changes made to an animal's telos, behaviour and physiology, both positive and negative, to make them more productive or adapted for human uses. These changes may involve selective breeding for production, appearance traits, or competitive advantage in sport, transgenic animals or the use of pharmaceuticals or hormones to enhance production or performance. Changes may impose duties to care for these animals further and more intensely, or they may make the animal more robust. The book considers a wide range of animals, including farm animals, companion animals and laboratory animals. It reviews the ethics and welfare issues of animals that have been adapted for sport, as companions, in work, as ornaments, food sources, guarding and a whole host of other human functions. This important new book sparks debate and is essential reading for all those involved in animal welfare and ethics, including veterinarians, animal scientists, animal welfare scientists and ethologists.

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      Agronomy & crop production
      September 2011

      Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes

      by Geert Angenon, Ashwani K Basandrai, Judith Burstin, Steven B Cannon, S K Chaturvedi, H K Chaudhary, Percy Maruwa Chimwamurombe, Nazmul Haq, Manabu Ishitani, Shiv Kumar, Monika Lulsdorf, Michael Materne, Nobuko Ohmido, Klaus Oldach, Reid G Palmer, Marta Santalla, Jessica Schlueter, B B Singh, Mohar Singh, Carlos Roberto Spehar, Brijesh K Tiwari, Cenzig Toker, Rajeev K Varshney, Maria Wedzony, Asibuo James Yaw. Edited by Aditya Pratap, Jitendra Kumar.

      Food legumes are important constituents of human and animal nutrition, supplying high quality proteins crucial for a balanced diet. These crops also play an important role in low-input agricultural production systems by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Despite systematic and continuous breeding efforts by legume researchers all over the world, substantial genetic gains have not been achieved. These issues require immediate attention, and overall, a paradigm shift is needed in breeding strategies to strengthen our traditional crop improvement programs. To this end, Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes provides extensive information on their history, origin, evolution and botany, as well as breeding objectives and procedures, nutritional improvement, industrial uses, post-harvest technology and recent developments made through biotechnological intervention.

    • Agriculture & farming
      December 2021

      Ultrasound in Veterinary Medicine: Fundamentals and Applications

      by J.P. Varshney

      The book provides not only basic information about ultrasound, its application and limitations; patient preparation; selection of transducer; setting the machine; land marks for the organs being scanned; sonographic features of healthy normal organs; ultrasound guided aspiration and biopsy taking; Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST); variations in sonographic imaging of dogs and cats; sonographic findings in different diseases: sonography of ruminants, equines and other animals; but also about therapeutic ultrasound; and important case studies for increasing the diagnostic horizon of the clinicians. The book is divided in to five sections such as basics of ultrasound, ultrasound of canine and feline, ultrasound of other animals, therapeutic ultrasound and sonogram in different diseases as case studies. This book will serve its purpose of providing much needed information on the application of ultrasound in the disease diagnosis of animals and will be a useful guide in a practical way to veterinary students, researchers, teachers.

    • Agriculture & farming
      January 2023

      Heart Failure in Animals

      by J.P. Varshney

      The present book Heart failure in Animals: Current Concepts is an endeavour to provide comprehensive information about structure and functions of the heart, current concepts in etiopathogenesis of heart failure, updated diagnostic modalities appropriate to heart failure, therapeutic interventions, new pharmacological agents and dietary considerations in heart failure of dogs. Description of related syndromes like syncope, shock and cardiac arrest has widened the horizon. Chapters on heart failure in feline, ruminant, equine, leporine, pet avian, ferret and man have given a comparative outlook of heart failure in these species and have broadened the utility and scope of the book to veterinary students, researchers, specialist in veterinary medicine as well as practitioners in equipping them to handle heart failure cases in a more effective and rational way.

    • Self-help & personal development
      January 1989

      Joy Peace Pills

      by J.P. Vaswani

      J.P. Pills presents, in plain language, the art of living that is intellectually sound and acceptable as well as being emotionally satisfying. It is a unique collection of lectures and articles by Dada J.P. Vaswani which give a gracious new treatment to the importance of the need of the presence of God in our daily lives. Take up a J.P. Pill everyday and receive nourishment to live a life of faith, freedom and fulfillment, which is your birthright as a child of God.

    • True stories
      August 2002

      Dada J.P. Vaswani- His Life & Teachings

      by Krishna Kumari, Dr. Prabha Sampat & Dr. Gulshan Gidwani

      A lovely rose that spreads its fragrance all around; the gentle breeze which wafts in its welcome freshness; the life-giving rain that enlivens everything it touches - such is the life that is dedicated to God and the service of all God's creation. Even such is the life of a living saint - the Life Beautiful that is Dada J.P. Vaswani's.

    • Self-help & personal development
      May 2001

      More Snacks for the Soul

      Stories that will enrich your mind, purify your heart and rekindle your soul

      by J.P. Vaswani

      More Snacks For Your Soul is a heart-warming collection of stories, one for each day July - December of the year - narrated by Dada J.P. Vaswani. More Snacks For Your Soul is a collection you would love to read again and again.

    • Self-help & personal development
      August 2001

      Questions Answered

      Questions You Have Always Wished To Ask

      by J.P. Vaswani

      This book is a compilation of Questions-and-Answers, collected together from several sessions held over the world with Dada J.P. Vaswani-a brilliant orator, a gifted writer, a scientist-turned-philosopher, and a living saint in the great tradition of India's seers and sages.

    • Hinduism
      November 2006

      7 Commandments of the Bhagavad Gita

      by J.P. Vaswani

      The Bhagavad Gita has been hailed as a universal scripture, a Bible of humanity. Make the Seven Commandments of the Gita your guide to a better, higher, more joyous, more meaningful life! Let Dada J.P. Vaswani take you to the heart of the Gita and offer you its essential truths as only he can!

    • Self-help & personal development
      August 2006

      You Can Make A Difference

      stories that touch the heart and enliven the soul

      by J.P. Vaswani

      The inspiring stories in this collection can show you just how you can connect with your higher self and become an agent of change for you and for others around you. Selected from Dada J.P. Vaswani's uplifting discourses and highly sought after books and articles, these stories are sure to make you realize the truth that you can be your own best friend!

    • Self-help & personal development
      August 2013

      Friends Forever

      There are no strangers: only friends and friends to be

      by J.P. Vaswani

      What is life without friends? Friendship is special to all of us and friends are special people in our lives. In his latest books on Friendship, Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani who is the friend of all friends, tells us about that beautiful gift called friendship. For all friends out there – a tribute to friendship that you cannot, must not, miss!

    • Self-help & personal development
      August 2007

      Destination Happiness

      A Fable of a Seeker & a Sage

      by J.P. Vaswani

      Happiness, according to Dada J.P. Vaswani is not an abstract concept to be dissected and discussed. It is a state of mind, a condition of life which is our birthright as human beings. Why then should we settle for anything less? There are many reasons to be unhappy! True happiness is a quest of us all. This delightful book would lead you to the realm of happiness.

    • Self-help & personal development
      July 2011

      Shake Hands With Life

      by J.P. Vaswani

      People often say that life is a battle, which must be conquered; that life is a challenge, which must be faced. Dada J.P Vaswani’s ‘take’ on life is different; life is the greatest gift bestowed on us, a gift which we must treasure and cherish. Dada’s message in this slim, but powerful and inspiring volume is especially meant for the youth: make friends with life; make the most of this valuable gift.

    • Religion & beliefs
      August 2011

      The Goal of Life and How to Attain it

      Spiritual Sadhanas For Everyone

      by J.P. Vaswani

      Ask anyone you know the following questions: Have you secured your investments for the future? Have you planned your vacation for the year? Have you taken medical insurance? Have you applied for your housing loan? Strange, but true, we plan for every eventuality of life, but we hardly stop to think about the ultimate purpose, the goal of human life, the Liberation which we all long to achieve. But we need not despair, for help is at hand with Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani’s inspirational, yet eminently practical guide to sadhana – the means of achieving the ultimate goal of human life.

    • Religion & beliefs
      August 2011

      How to Overcome Depression

      by J.P. Vaswani

      All of us have felt sad or depressed at one time or another in our lives. People often go into depression after bereavement, an injury, a failure or a loss. Some people can suffer from severe depression when their vanity has been hurt. Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani’s is the voice of wisdom and compassion that whispers its message of healing and comfort to us: “One there is, who cares!” he assures us. “Trust Him, Rely on Him, look to him at all times, and you will find that He never lets you down!” is Rev. Dada’s reassuring message to us. If you are looking for guidance, moral support and reassurance to feel that you are not alone in the quest of your life, look no further than the pages of this small volume.

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