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  • Advances in improving the safety and quality of eggs

    Series Book 165 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Global egg production continues to rise in line with increasing consumer demand, with an estimated 1.6 trillion shell eggs produced each year. However, with consumer expectations surrounding food now higher than ever, the sector must ensure that key aspects of egg quality and safety are optimised at every stage of the supply chain.Advances in improving the safety and quality of eggs reviews the ... Read more

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  • Seed

    The Multiface Nature of the Agrifood World

    Series Book 12 - Quaderni
    Sharing solutions around food. Not just because feeding is the first action necessary for life, but also because it touches the deepest chords of the relationship between mother and son, between parents and children, between individuals and their religion. Food accompanies the history of humanity as a red thread, delineated in all its regional characteristics, conditioning significantly the ... Read more

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