Format:
1 online resource (384 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789086866151
Series Statement:
WAAP Book of the year v.3
Content:
In this third volume of the successful Book of the Year series, produced by the World Association for Animal Production (WAAP) specialists in animal science inform you about the developments in the past year in livestock systems worldwide. The best authors available are chosen to express their competence and expertise on all the aspects considered relevant in each specific field of animal science. This volume, like its predecessors, is based on four sections. The first describes livestock industry and relative research developments in the geographical continents. The second includes efforts to describe the development of research in every discipline within the large ambit of animal science. The third section contains interesting articles on 'free subjects', of large interest for readers such as 'Science and Policy in Risk Assessment of Transgenic Animals', 'The impact of nano-scale technologies in animal management', 'New developments in amino acid research', etc. The last section presents detailed statistics of high relevance in animal industry. This book is generally recognized as one of the very few practical resources of comprehensive statistical information related to animal industry. The Book of the Year series is intended for libraries that wish to offer their readers high-quality, updated information. At the same time, this series is an indispensable resource for scientists, policy makers and scientific writers who wish to enhance their proficiency in their field. It provides a very current, complete picture of the animal industry and livestock science worldwide.
Content:
Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Section 1 - Development of Livestock Systems -- Development of livestock systems in Africa: challenges and recent achievements -- Summary -- Introduction -- Typologies of Livestock Systems in -- Institutional Change or Enabling -- List of References -- Animal production in the USA: the role of science. A historical perspective of Animal Science Societies -- Introduction -- Early 1900's -- 1970's -- 1940's through 1960's -- 1980's through 1990's -- International Relationships -- Food Safety and Animal Disease -- Control -- Conclusion -- Genetic Resources -- List of References -- Development of production systems in Europe -- Production Systems in Central and -- Eastern Europe -- Cattle Production with a Special -- Reference to Western Europe -- Development of Pig Production -- European Organic Livestock -- Production Systems -- Product Quality Based on Local -- Section 2 - Achievements of Research -- Achievement of research in the field of molecular genetics -- Summary -- Introduction -- State of the Art -- New Knowledge and Tools -- Available -- Looking to the Future -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- List of References -- Achievements of research in the field of ruminant nutrition -- Summary -- Improvement of Feed Efficiency -- Introduction -- Feeding Strategies -- Effect of Ruminant Nutrition on -- Product Quality -- Ruminant Nutrition and -- List of References Environmental Issues -- Achievements of research in the field of animal growth and development -- Introduction -- Control of Growth through Gene and -- Growth and Development at their -- QTL Manipulation -- The Role of New Technologies in -- Nutrition -- Hypothalamic and Pituitary -- Hormones and their Regulators -- Achievements of research in the field of immunology and endochrinology -- Summary -- Somatotropic Axis.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789086860340
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789086860340
Language:
English
