This World Association for Animal Production (WAAP) Book of the Year series, now in its fourth volume, grows each year in its popularity. The authors are selected for their expertise in a specific field of the animal science. It is intended to constantly update animal scientists, industry representa...

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Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen Academic 2009
Schriftenreihe:	WAAP Book of the Year v. 4
Schlagworte:	Animal culture / fast / (OCoLC)fst00809131 Livestock / fast / (OCoLC)fst01000722 Livestock systems / fast / (OCoLC)fst01000911 Livestock systems Livestock Animal culture
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Zusammenfassung:	This World Association for Animal Production (WAAP) Book of the Year series, now in its fourth volume, grows each year in its popularity. The authors are selected for their expertise in a specific field of the animal science. It is intended to constantly update animal scientists, industry representatives, animal breeders and extension service personnel with all the aspects considered relevant in each specific field of animal science. The book offers an updated and complete picture of the animal industry and of livestock science worldwide. We maintain the book's successful four section structure for easy access to the information. The first section of the book deals with livestock industry and possible application of research developments in the various continents. The following section reports updates about development of research in the various disciplines in the entire animal science field. The third section c
Beschreibung:	Publication presented by the World Association for Animal Production. - Includes bibliographical references Introduction -- Section 1. Development of livestock systems -- Development of livestock production systems in Africa: challenges and opportunities / Siboniso Moyo, John McDermott, Mario Herrero, Jeanette van de Steeg, Steve Staal and Isabelle Baltenweck -- Livestock systems in North America / David R. Ames -- Development of production systems in South America: beef production in the southern cone and its impact on the global market / Arthur da Silva Mariante, Concepta McManus, Carlos Mezzadra, Gabriel Rovere and Kepler Euclides -- A brief history of the Japanese Society of Animal Science (JSAS) and recent achievements published in the official journal of the JSAS / Eimei Sato, Fumiaki Yoshizawa, Osamu Kai, Kei Hanzawa, Masahiro Sato, Naomi Kashiwazaki, Fuminori Terada, Takeshi Yasue, Takeyuki Ozawa and Seiichi Koizumi -- Section 2. Achievements of research -- - Achievement of research in the field of molecular genetics: recent molecular genetics achievements and unfolding applications to livestock / Josè Fernando Garcia, Marina Rufino Salinas Fortes, Laércio Ribeiro Porto-Neto and Paul John Boettcher -- Achievements of research in reproduction sciences / Robert A. Cushman, Mark F. Allan and Larry A. Kuehn -- Achievements of research in the field of animal growth and development / Jason M. Scheffler, David E. Gerrard, Shihuan Kuang and Alan L. Grant -- Achievement of research in the field of immunology and endocrinology / Zhong-Zong Pan and Yili Zhong -- Achievements of research in the field of lactation biology / Geoffrey E. Dahl, Bruno C. do Amaral, Jacob W. Bubolz and Sha Tao -- Achievements of research in the field of milk-cheese products / Imelda A. Doolan and Martin G. Wilkinson -- Achievements of research in the field of beef cattle / Jesús Piedrafita -- - Achievements of research in the field of sheep and goats / Serge Landau, Elisha Gootwine and Ruth Braw-Tal -- Achievements of research in the field of swine / Dana Peškovičová, Peter Demo, Marta Oravcová, Ivan Bahelka and Dušan Vašíček -- Achievement of research in the field of camelids / Eduardo N. Frank -- Achievements of research in the field of ostrich and rhea farming: health, disease and the importance of biosecurity in the ostrich farm / Marisa E. Sanchez and Clive A. -- Madeiros Achievements of research in the field of rabbits / Carlos Miguel Becerril-Pérez, Gabriela González-Mariscal, Arturo Pro-Martínez, Albert Pagès-Manté and Belinda Vallejo-Galland -- Achievements of research in the field of fur animals / Nita Koskinen, Kirsi Kupsala and Teppo Rekilä -- Section 3. Contemporary issues -- Milk recording: its role, past, present and future / Frank Armitage -- Animal farming and GIS service / Stéphane Joost and Abram Pointet -- - Productive achievement in commercial rhea breeding in Argentina / Marisa E. Sanchez, C.A. Fernandez, María Angelina Chiappe Barbará and Clive A. Madeiros -- The existing level of uptake of molecular techniques in animal breeding / Gert J. Nieuwhof, Marco Winters and Santiago Avendano -- Camelid breeding in the Andean region / Carlo Renieri and Marco Antonini -- Section 4. Statistics -- Chapter 1. Livestock population -- Chapter 2. Livestock production -- Chapter 3 -- Human population -- Chapter 4. Animal food consumption per caput/per year
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (264 Seiten) Illustrationen, maps
ISBN:	9086866565 9789086866564
DOI:	10.3920/978-90-8686-656-4