Managing Healthy Livestock Production and Consumption

Healthy Livestock Production

Edited by Nadia El-Hage Scialabba, this interdisciplinary book examines the connections between livestock production, human nutrition, public health, and environmental sustainability. Drawing on scientific evidence and international case studies, it explores low-input farming systems, livestock’s role in ecosystems, and future food supply scenarios through 2050. It offers practical insights for developing more resilient and sustainable livestock systems.

Key Features

• Explores sustainable livestock production and consumption
• Examines the relationship between livestock and human nutrition
• Discusses public health impacts of animal-source foods
• Evaluates the environmental effects of livestock farming
• Highlights the role of livestock in soil fertility and ecosystem balance
• Presents low-input livestock farming practices from different regions
• Explores future livestock and food supply scenarios through 2050
• Includes case studies of sustainable livestock systems
• Supports evidence-based agricultural and food policy decisions
• Useful for researchers, educators, policymakers, and sustainable development professionals