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According to Wikipedia, Sir Colin Raymond William Spedding was a British biologist, agricultural scientist and animal welfare expert. Spedding founded or worked for numerous agricultural agencies, including the Farm Animal Welfare Council, Assured Food Standards and the UK Register of Organic Food Standards. He also held academic posts at the University of Reading and the Grassland Research Institute, and was a prolific author of books on wildlife and agriculture.

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An Introduction to Agricultural Systems (1988) (211)
Grasses and legumes in British agriculture (1973) (139)
Systems theory applied to agriculture and the food chain (1990) (72)
Biological efficiency in agriculture (1981) (48)
Omeprazole and dry mouth. (1995) (48)
A POINT‐QUADRAT METHOD FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF PASTURE IN TERMS OF HEIGHT AND DENSITY (1957) (48)
The Biology of Agricultural Systems. (1975) (47)
Sustainability in animal production systems (1995) (46)
An Introduction to Agricultural Systems. (1980) (46)
A dynamic model for the simulation of cattle herd production systems: 2-An investigation of various factors influencing the voluntary intake of dry matter and the use of the model in their validation (1984) (41)
Climate and agriculture (1981) (34)
The effect of milk intake on nematode infestation of the lamb (1963) (33)
Tropical grazing land ecosystems : A `state-of-knowledge' report prepared by UNESCO/UNEP/FAO, UNESCO, 1979 (1981) (30)
Effect of a sub-clinical worm-burden on the digestive efficiency of sheep. (1954) (27)
The “Spring Rise” in the Nematode Egg-Count of Sheep (1956) (24)
THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF ENERGY IN AGRICULTURE (1976) (24)
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF GRAZING MANAGEMENT (1965) (22)
A dynamic model for the simulation of cattle herd production systems: Part 1--General description and the effects of simulation techniques on model results (1983) (20)
Sheep production and grazing management (1971) (20)
The effect of a sub-clinical worm-burden on the productivity of sheep. (1955) (20)
Agriculture and the citizen (1996) (20)
The evaluation of herbage species by grazing animals. (1966) (20)
Modern Trends in Animal Health and Husbandry the Agricultural Ecology of Sheep Grazing (1962) (17)
The interaction of internal parasites and nutrition in the utilization of grassland by sheep (1964) (14)
Sheep and goat production (1983) (14)
Agricultural ecosystems (1971) (14)
SIDEWAYS CREEP GRAZING FOR INTENSIVE LAMB PRODUCTION (1959) (14)
The health and performance of the grazing animal in relation to fertilizer nitrogen usage. I. Calves (1966) (14)
A study of subclinical worm infestation in sheep: I. The effect of level of infestation on the growth of the lamb (1957) (13)
Observations on Nematodirus spp. infestation in sheep. (1958) (12)
Production of Worm-free Lambs at Pasture (1954) (11)
Artificial rearing of lambs (1973) (10)
The growth of lambs at pasture. 2. Further studies of growth on "long" and "short" ryegrass swards. (1964) (10)
Worm-Infestation in Sheep (1956) (10)
Animal welfare policy in Europe (1993) (10)
Grassland ecology, Vol. 2 (1971) (9)
Variation in the Egg Content of Sheep Faeces within One Day (1952) (9)
A Systems Approach to Agriculture (1988) (9)
Experimentation in agricultural systems (1976) (9)
Size of Animal in Relation to Productivity with Special Reference to the Ruminant—Economic aspects (1973) (9)
Winter feeding of the in-lamb ewe (1959) (9)
Crop Production Systems (1988) (9)
The value of the faecal egg count in sheep. (1952) (8)
The use of ‘worm-free’ sheep in grazing experiments (1965) (8)
THE GROWTH OF LAMBS AT PASTURE (1957) (8)
Farming systems research/extension in the European context. (1994) (8)
Variation in the Nematode Egg Content of Sheep Faeces from Day to Day (1953) (8)
Systems analysis and simulation ecology: Patten, Bernard C. (Ed.), Vol. III, Academic Press, 1975, Price: £18·95 (1977) (7)
The Contribution of Science (1988) (7)
Classification of Agricultural Systems (1988) (7)
The Control of Worm-infestation in Sheep by Grazing Management (1956) (7)
Animal Production Systems (1988) (7)
The relative complexity of grassland systems. (1970) (6)
A Non-Destructive Method for the Measurement of Growth in Grasses in Nutrient Solutions (1974) (6)
Pasture management to control worms in sheep. (1954) (6)
A study of subclinical worm infestation in sheep: part III. The effect on wool production (1957) (5)
Guest editorial: The study of ecosystems (1976) (5)
The future of sheep and goat production (1974) (5)
The Grassland and Fodder Resources of India (1966) (5)
Animal welfare in Europe. (1994) (5)
A study of subclinical worm infestation in sheep: Part II. The ‘tolerance’ level of infestation (1957) (4)
Agricultural potential in the developing countries (1981) (4)
Productivity and intensive sheep stocking over a five-year period (1967) (4)
The eradication of parasitic disease (1969) (4)
Growth and Reproduction in Worm-Free Sheep at Pasture (1958) (4)
Energy and economics of intensive animal production (1983) (4)
The health and performance of the grazing animal in relation to fertilizer nitrogen usage. II. Weaned lambs (1966) (3)
The Relevance of Various Measures of Efficiency (1976) (3)
Fream's principles of food and agriculture (1992) (3)
Policy on farm animal welfare (1991) (3)
Future changes in British agriculture. (1984) (3)
The study of the transmission of the cattle lungworm (Dictyocaulus viviparus) in relation to pasture conditions (1957) (3)
The effect of a sub-clinical worm-burden on the liveweight gain of lambs. (1953) (3)
Mixed Farming Systems (1988) (3)
Agriculture and the Community (2009) (3)
WORM‐INFESTATION OF SHEEP IN RELATION TO LEY FARMING (1956) (3)
Alternative renewable energy sources for rice production in Thailand (1983) (2)
Grasslands, systems analysis and man : Bereymeyer, A. I. and Van Dyne, G. M. (Eds.), IBP Vol. 19, Cambridge University Press, 1980, 950 pp. Price: [pound sign]65 (1981) (2)
Vegetable productivity. The role of vegetables in feeding people and livestock. Proceedings of a Symposium held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 27 and 28 September 1979. (1981) (2)
The Benefits of Pesticide Use (1999) (2)
The future role of grass in the food chain (1980) (2)
The persistence of the effects of worm infestation in sheep. (1954) (2)
The Human food chain (1989) (2)
THE EFFECT OF THIABENDAZOLE ON THE GROWTH OF "WORM-FREE" LAMBS. (1965) (2)
Applied biology, vol. 1: T.H. Coaker (Editor). Academic Press, London, New York, 1977, 358 pp., £10.50/$23.00, ISBN 0-12-040901-1 (1976) (2)
Fuel crops - an assessment of the UK potential. (1979) (2)
Zeo-agriculture: Use of natural zeolites in agriculture and aquaculture: Wilson G. Pond and Frederick A. Mumpton (Editors). Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 1984, 285 pp., US$65.00, ISBN 0-86531-602-3 (1985) (2)
Alternative energy: the biological option (1981) (1)
25 – THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVENTIONAL MEAT ANIMALS (1975) (1)
Economic Efficiency in Agriculture (1988) (1)
The control of parasites by grazing management (1955) (1)
Subsistence Farming and Shifting Cultivation (1988) (1)
Fat Lamb Production from Pasture (1956) (1)
Grazing management of sheep. (1965) (1)
Grass — Its production and utilisation: W. Holmes (Editor). Blackwell Scientific, 1980, xiv + 295 pp., £8.50, ISBN 0-632-00618-8 (1982) (1)
Effects of nitrogen fertilisation and two growing sites on biomass production and lignan content of linseed ( Linum usitatissimum L.): Second year (2007) (1)
A Study of Husk in Calves (1958) (1)
The effect of a sab-clinical worm-burden on the live-weight gain of sheep at pasture. (1952) (1)
Technology and food production (1977) (1)
The future role of managed grasslands (1990) (1)
Leaf Protein and its By-products in Human and Animal Nutrition . By N. W. Pirie. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1987), pp. 209, £20.00 ($37.50). (1988) (0)
Primrose McConnell's the agricultural notebook: Halley, R. J. (Ed.) Butterworths. 682 pp. 1982. Price: £17·50 (1983) (0)
Food and Energy Resources. Eds D. Pimentel and C. W. Hall. Orlando, Florida, USA: Academic Press (1984), pp. 268, $47.50, £33.50. (1985) (0)
Food production systems T273: (ISBN 0 335 06370 5; 06371 3; 06372 1; 06373 X; 06374 8; 06377 2; 06376 4), Open University Press, 1979 (1979) (0)
Wooldridge memorial lecture. Concern for the individual animal (1982) (0)
The impact of organic foods and vegetarianism. (1990) (0)
Island Survivors: The ecology of the soay sheep of St. Kilda: Edited by P.A. Jewell, C. Milner & J. Morton Boyd. Athlone Press, London. 1974. Price: £8.00 (1975) (0)
Agricultural ecology: Cox, G. W. & Atkins, M. D., W. H. Freeman & Co., 1979, 731 pp. Price: £13·50 (1981) (0)
Book reviewPrinciples of environmental science: K.E.F. Watt. McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y., 1973, 319 pp., 85 figures, 9 plates, 37 tables, US $10.95 (1974) (0)
Agriculture group symposium agricultural education at a university (1982) (0)
Better Crops for Food—An Overview (2008) (0)
Oversized bovine fetuses (1990) (0)
Intensive stocking of grassland. (1957) (0)
Some factors affecting the significance of internal parasites in the utilization of grass by sheep. (1961) (0)
Primrose McConnell's the agricultural notebook : Halley, R. J. (Ed.) Butterworths. 682 pp. 1982. Price: [pound sign]17[middle dot]50 (1983) (0)
Unifying concepts in ecology: W.H. van Dobben and R.H. Lowe-McConnell (Editors). Dr. W. Junk b.v., The Hague/Pudoc, Wageningen, 1975, 298 pp., 52 figures, 24 tables, Dfl. 75.00, ISBN 90-6193-174-6 (Dr. W. Junk b.v.), 90-2200-524-0 (Pudoc) (1976) (0)
Agricultural systems of the future. (1982) (0)
Higher-yielding human systems for agriculture: William Foote Whyte and Damon Boynton (Editors). Cornell University Press, 1984, 342 pp., price $34.50 (1985) (0)
Proceedings of the XI International Grassland Conference Edited by M. J. T. Norman Queensland, Australia: University Press (1970), pp. 956, £13.95 (1972) (0)
Proceedings, Lucas Memorial Symposium on systems concepts in agriculture (1980) (0)
Food Surpluses and Starvation (1987) (0)
Role of small ruminants in agricultural systems in developing countries (1990) (0)
Fream's Agriculture : a textbook (1983) (0)
Polysaccharides–The World's Energy Currency Reserve (1979) (0)
Energy and Agriculture: Their Interacting Futures. Edited by Maurice Levy and John L. Robinson. Tokyo: United Nations University: Harwood Academic Publishers (1983), pp. 371, US$78.00. (1985) (0)
20 – POLYSACCHARIDES – THE WORLD'S ENERGY CURRENCY RESERVE (1979) (0)
Farming systems in the tropics : Ruthenberg, Hans, Clarendon Press: OUP (Second edition), 1977. Price: Paper covers: [pound sign]4[middle dot]95. Hardback: [pound sign]10[middle dot]00 (1978) (0)
22 – THE BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF SMALLHOLDINGS (1981) (0)
The Purposes of Agriculture (1988) (0)
L'avenir De La Production Ovine et Caprine (1974) (0)
Book reviewThe ecology of agricultural systems: T.P. Bayliss-Smith, Cambridge University Press, 1982, 112 pp., £6.95 (hardback) ISBN 0 521 23125 6, £3.25 (paperback) ISBN 0 521 29829 6 (1983) (0)
Intensive agriculture and the environment. Proceedings of a North-West European Region Symposium of CICRA, held at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 19–21 September, 1973: An Foras Talúntais, Dublin, 123 pp., £2.00 (1974) (0)
Biomass: Recent Economic Studies: J-C. Sourie and L. Killen (Editors), Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, Barking, 1986, 187 pp., hardcover, price £25.00, ISBN: 1-85166-028-3 (1987) (0)
Technology in the 1990s: Agriculture and food: Blaxter, Sir Kenneth and Fowden, Sir Leslie. The Royal Society, London, 1985. 171 pp. Price: [pound sign]30[middle dot]50 (UK); [pound sign]32 (overseas) (1986) (0)
Agricultural energetics : Fluck, R.C. and Baird C.D. AVI Pub. Co., Westport, Conn., USA, 1980, 199 pp. Price: US and Canada, $19[middle dot]00; other countries, $21[middle dot]00 (1981) (0)
Practical and commercial limitations on using agricultural crops as an energy source. (1984) (0)
Book Review: Sustainable Agriculture in Temperate Zones. (1991) (0)
Can desert encroachment be stopped? : Rapp, A., Le Honeron, H. N. and Lundholm, B. (Eds) Ecological Bulletins/NFR 24. UNEP and SIES, 1976 (1977) (0)
Modern agriculture: the role and impact of technology, legislation and public opinion. (1998) (0)
World food resources--Actual and potential: Allaby, Michael, London, Applied Science Publishers Ltd, 1977, 418 pp., 87 tables, 22 illustrations. Price: [pound sign]15 (1978) (0)
Grassland ecosystems of the world: Coupland, R. T. (Editor). IBP Vol. 18, Cambridge University Press, 1979, 401pp. Price: £25·00 (1980) (0)
La eficacia biológica de la explotación pascicola (2011) (0)
An introduction to human ecology research on agricultural systems in Southeast Asia: Edited by A. Terry Rambo and Percy E. Safise, University of the Philippines, UPLB. 1984. No price quoted (1986) (0)
Grassland in sheep and goat production. (1969) (0)
The Relative Efficiency of Production Systems (1988) (0)
Grazing management and the control of parasites. (1957) (0)
Small-scale farming and the environment (1980) (0)
WASTE NOT WANT NOT (1982) (0)
Grassland ecosystems of the world: Coupland, R. T. (Editor). IBP Vol. 18, Cambridge University Press, 1979, 401pp. Price: [pound sign]25[middle dot]00 (1980) (0)
The social consequences and challenges of new agricultural technologies: Gigi M. Berardi and Charles C. Geisler (Editors). Rural Studies Series, Westview Press, Boulder and London, 1984, 376 pp., US$ 37.00, ISBN 0-86531-666-X (1985) (0)
Commission on sheep and goat production (1976) (0)
Environmental role of nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae and asymbiotic bacteria: U. Granhill (Ed.) Ecological Bulletins/NFR 26. Stockholm, Sweden, 391 pp., 1978. Price: Sw.Cr. 100 (1979) (0)
Nematodirus infestation in sheep. (1958) (0)
The growth of lambs at pasture. 3. Growth potential. (1964) (0)
The feeding of sheep at pasture. (1963) (0)
Ways of Looking at Agricultural Systems: The Problem of Description (1988) (0)
Industrial Food Production Systems (1988) (0)

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