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CABI Digital Library Blog
2w ago
Meet the subject matter specialists behind CABI’s knowledge resources: Gareth Richards goes behind the scenes of CABI Compendium ..read more
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1M ago
The invasive apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, is a freshwater snail native to Argentina and Uruguay that has rapidly spread since its introduction to Asia in the late 1970s. This blog post explores what makes this snail so devastating to crops and livelihoods ..read more
CABI Digital Library Blog
3M ago
On 5 December every year, we mark World Soil Day. This year’s theme is “Soil and water, a source of life”. As the UN says, “Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link between soil and water ..read more
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3M ago
Obesity is becoming increasingly common in dogs around the world, impacting their health and welfare. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 59% of dogs in the United States were classified as overweight or obese in 2022 ..read more
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4M ago
The town where I live is set in the Blackstone River Valley, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Recently, when the town’s Select Board was considering an offer to exercise a Right of First Refusal to purchase 34 acres of privately owned forested and open space land abutting a US Army Corps of Engineers dam and conservation area, I felt compelled to support the offer at the meeting’s citizens forum. The meeting opened with a plea from the Chair for volunteers to join the town’s long defunct Open Space and Recreation Committee ..read more
CABI Digital Library Blog
4M ago
By the year 2050, the global population will reach over 9 billion people and the land for growing food is becoming more limited (Wang, 2022). Particularly, livestock production occupies most of the world’s agricultural land and around 30% of the cropland is used for livestock feed production (Van Huis and Gasco, 2023). A lot of effort has been made to find more efficient ways to rear livestock and to move to a circular economy based on the reuse and regeneration of products ..read more
CABI Digital Library Blog
5M ago
The global food system is facing ecological, environmental and socioeconomic challenges. Scientists predict that due to the rapid growth of the human population, food production will need to increase by at least 25% by the year 2050 ..read more
CABI Digital Library Blog
5M ago
Meet the CABI subject matter specialists! Our specialists are the brains behind our online resources. They’re the people who ensure the CABI resources contain accurate, reliable data and information. In this blog series, our CABI experts tell us a bit about themselves and their work as part of our Knowledge Business ..read more
CABI Digital Library Blog
6M ago
Pain significantly compromises animal welfare. This is an important issue in cattle farming, as society increasingly demands that producers meet high animal welfare standards. Pain also causes changes in physiology and behaviour and impacts production, so it is vital that farmers, researchers and veterinarians are knowledgeable about the causes, signs, and mitigation of pain in cattle ..read more
CABI Digital Library Blog
6M ago
CABI’s Global Health database enables the work of researchers, practitioners, and trainers at leading public health schools, as well as gathering research from around the world ..read more