Sustainable goat production in adverse environments. Welfare, health and breeding / Volume I, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Welfare, health and breeding
• Further Information: Note: João Simões, Carlos Gutiérrez, editors.
• Editors: Simões, João; Gutiérrez, Carlos
• Contents: Section I Sustainability and Socio-Economic Aspects in Goat Production.- 1 Introductory -- 2 Sustainability of Local Goat Genetic Resources in the Mediterranean Region -- 3 Socio-economic Aspects of Goat Farming in Arid Environments -- 4 Innovative use of sheep and goats by women in climate smart villages in Kenya.- Section II Reproductive Strategies and Genetic Improvement.- 5 Reproductive strategies for goat production in adverse environments -- 6 Using socio-sexual stimulations for sustainable goat productions under subtropical latitudes -- 7 Genetic improvement for goat production -- 8 Threatened goat breeds from the tropics: the impact of crossbreeding using foreign goats.- Section III Goat Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders.- 9 Murciano-Granadina Goat Nutrition Including Local Feed Resources -- 10 Synergies between goat grazing and shrub biomass in mountain areas -- 11 Goat meat production in resource constrained environments and methods to improve quality and yield -- 12 Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders in Goats.- Section IV Health Management and Public Health.- 13 Major infectious diseases with impact in goat production in North Africa -- 14 Tropical diseases in goats -- 15 Haemoparasitism of Goats and Sheep -- 16 Understanding Mastitis in Goats (I): Etiophysiopathology Particularities.-17 Understanding Mastitis in Goats (II): Micro-biological Diagnosis and Somatic Cells Count -- 18 Paratuberculosis and Tuberculosis in Goats -- 20 Study of Microbiological Safety of Goat Milk Products by Meta-Analysis.- Section V Climate Change, Environmental and Nutritional Stressors, and Goat Welfare.- 21 Climate Change and Goat Agriculture Interactions in Mediterranean Region -- 22 Impact of Adverse Environmental Stress on Productive and Reproductive Performance in Osmanabadi Goats -- 23 Health and welfare of indigenous breeds of Dairy Goats in Greece -- 24 Heat Stress Effects on Water Metabolism of Goats in Harsh Environments.- Section VI Conservation Priorities of Goat Populations.- 25 Conservation and utilization of indigenous goat breeds in China -- 26 Genomics for the Improvement of Productivity and Robustness of South African Goat Breeds -- 27 Nuclear and Mitochondrial Markers Based Diversity and Population Structuring of Indian Goats -- 28 Analysis of Conservation Priorities of Goat Populations from Southwestern Europe Based on Autosomal Microsatellite Markers.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 636.3/9; Life sciences; Goats; Goats -- Breeding; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry; Goats; Goats -- Breeding; Life Sciences; Agriculture; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; Vertebrates; Animal Physiology; Biodiversity; Medical -- Veterinary Medicine -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Veterinary medicine; Zoology: Vertebrates; Animal physiology; Biodiversity; Agriculture; Veterinary medicine; Vertebrates; Animal physiology; Biodiversity; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Agricultural science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319718552
• Related ISBNs: 331971855X; 9783319718545; 3319718541
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 23, 2018).
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