Animal production and animal science worldwide / / edited by A. Rosati, A. Tewolde and C. Mosconi.

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Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Series:WAAP Book of the Year
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
Notes:
  • "World Association for Animal Production."
  • "A review on developments and research in livestock systems."
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Table of Contents:
  • ""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""; ""Introduction""; ""Prolactin""; ""Adipokines System""; ""Ghrelin""; ""Conclusion""; ""List of References""; ""Achievements of research in the field of meat quality""; ""Meat Consumption and Production in""; ""the World""; ""Meat consumption in Europe""; ""Research Analysis""; ""Welfare""; ""Management""; ""Feeding""; ""Innovative Technologies""
  • ""Slaughter""""Microbiology""; ""Hardness""; ""Genomics and Proteomics""; ""Consumer""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of References""; ""Achievements of research in the field of livestock systems""; ""Summary""; ""Introduction""; ""Systemic Approach""; ""Material Benefits of Livestock""; ""Systems""; ""Impacts of Livestock Systems on""; ""Different Quality Traits""; ""Product Quality""; ""Environmental Impacts""; ""Animal Health and Welfare""; ""Meaningfulness of Results Derived""; ""from Livestock Systems Research""; ""List of References""
  • ""Achievements of research in the field of pasture and forage""