@conference {40581,
	title = {Mouse mammary fat pad interacts with mitogens to stimulate epithelial growth in vitro},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {54},
	year = {1994},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {125-130},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Issues of sustainability in animal production in developed countries  involve a trend away from intensive production systems and destruction of the  environment, towards improved animal welfare and increased product quality,  with an emphasis on reduced use of chemicals in production systems. The  negative environmental impact and the loss of biodiversity, due to livestock  production systems, are major issues in both developed and developing  countries. In developing countries, desertification and deforestation, the  sustainable management of wildlife systems and the need to reduce competition  between humans and animals for scarce resources, are all major issues of  sustainability. While the developed world is looking towards "de-intensifying"  its animal agriculture, the developing regions of the world have a perceived  need to intensify animal production systems in order to support increasing  populations, urban growth and an increased demand for animal products.   The implications for scientific research include: aiming to optimise rather than  maximise production; greater emphasis on the ecological aspects of sustainable  systems, maintenance of biodiversity and natural resources; and minimising  external inputs and satisfying the food, income and social needs of rural  communities. Scientific communities must increasingly seek international  collaboration in a global approach to the challenge of sustainable animal  production.  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Hovey RC and McFadden TB and MacKenzie DDS}
}
