Format:
Online-Ressource (XXI, 569 p. 50 illus., 16 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9783642292057
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Content:
Given the importance of livestock to the global economy, there is a substantial need for world-class reference material on the sustainable management of livestock in diverse eco-regions. With uncertain climates involving unpredictable extreme events (e.g., heat, drought, infectious disease), environmental stresses are becoming the most crucial factors affecting livestock productivity. By systematically and comprehensively addressing all aspects of environmental stresses and livestock productivity, this volume is a useful tool for understanding the various intricacies of stress physiology. With information and case studies collected and analyzed by professionals working in diversified ecological zones, this book explores the influence of the environment on livestock production across global biomes. The challenges the livestock industry faces in maintaining the delicate balance between animal welfare and production are also highlighted.
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Description based upon print version of record
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Environmental Stressand Ameliorationin Livestock Production; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1…Economic Importance of Livestock; 1.1.1 Heat Stress in Livestock; 1.1.2 Economic Losses by Heat Stress; 1.2…Stress and Reproduction; 1.3…Significance of Optimum Nutrition to Livestock Production; 1.4…Climate Change and Multiple Stresses Concept; 1.5…Ameliorative Measures to Counter Environmental Stresses; 1.6…Adaptive Mechanisms of Livestock; 1.7…Livestock and Climate Change; 1.8…Concluding Remarks; References; Part I Stress and Livestock Productivity
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2 Factors Influencing Livestock ProductivityAbstract; 2.1…Introduction; 2.2…Climate Influence on Livestock Productivity; 2.3…Diseases and Parasites: Influence on Livestock Productivity; 2.3.1 Diseases and Parasites: Influence on Livestock Productivity: Case Studies of Adaptation; 2.4…Nutritional Influences on Livestock Productivity: The Problem of SWL; 2.4.1 Nutritional Influences on Livestock Productivity: Adaptation to Poor Quality Diets in Ruminants at the Oral Cavity Level: Browsers vs. Grazers; 2.5…Final Considerations; Acknowledgments; References
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3 Heat Stress Impact on Livestock ProductionAbstract; 3.1…Introduction; 3.2…Feed Intake and Nutrient Utilization; 3.3…Body Growth; 3.4…Milk Production; 3.5…Semen Production and Sperm Characteristics; 3.6…Immune Response and Endocrine System; 3.7…Blood Parameters; 3.8…Egg Production; 3.9…Incubation, Embryonic Development and Hatchability; 3.10…Conclusion; References; 4 Walking Stress Influence on Livestock Production; Abstract; 4.1…Introduction; 4.2…Significance of Livestock Walking; 4.3…Effect of Walking on Energy Balance in Dairy Cow; 4.3.1 Calorimetric Methods to Estimate Energy Costs
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4.3.2 Mathematical Method to Estimate Energy Cost4.4…Effect of Walking Stress on Growth and Feeding Behavior; 4.5…Physiological Adaptability of Livestock to Walking Stress; 4.6…Blood Biochemical Responses to Walking Stress; 4.7…Endocrine Responses of Livestock to Exercise Stress; 4.8…Effect of Walking Stress on Reproductive Efficiency of Animals; 4.9…Effect of Walking Stress on Milk Yield on Animals; 4.10…Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; 5 Environmental Stresses and Livestock Reproduction; Abstract; 5.1…Introduction; 5.2…Probable Mechanisms of Stress Affecting Reproduction
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5.3…Environmental Stresses and Female Reproduction5.3.1 Effect on Superovulation; 5.3.2 Estrus Intensity and Duration; 5.3.3 Sexual Behavior; 5.3.4 Oocyte Maturation; 5.3.5 Nuclear Damage; 5.3.6 Molecular Changes; 5.3.7 Fertilization and Embryo Development; 5.4…Mechanisms of Nutritional Stress in Livestock Reproduction; 5.5…Effect of Nutritional Stress on Livestock Reproduction; 5.6…Effect of Heat and Nutritional Stress on the Circulating Reproductive Hormones; 5.7…Environmental Stresses and Male Reproduction; 5.7.1 Scrotal and Testicular Morphology; 5.7.2 Spermatogenesis
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5.7.3 Seminal Attributes
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642292040
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Environmental stress and amelioration in livestock production Berlin : Springer, 2012 ISBN 3642292046
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642292040
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
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Biology
Keywords:
Viehwirtschaft
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Tiergesundheit
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Stressresistenz
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Umweltfaktor
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Umweltveränderung
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Viehwirtschaft
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Tiergesundheit
;
Stressresistenz
;
Umweltfaktor
;
Umweltveränderung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-29205-7
URL:
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Author information:
Lal, Rattan 1944-
