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

• TeilnehmendeR: Rosati, A.; Tewolde, Assefaw.; Mosconi, C.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: WAAP book of the year ; 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 p.)
• Notes: "World Association for Animal Production."; "A review on developments and research in livestock systems."

After the experience of the first volume, The World Association for Animal Production (WAAP) continues the publication of the Book of the Year series for the benefit of animal scientists and policy makers in the field of livestock systems. The WAAP asked the best known and significant animal scientists in the world to contribute to the preparation of this book. Following the success of the first volume of the series, the WAAP Book of the Year 2003, many authors from the six continents are contributing to this 2nd volume. The importance of this publication is to have already established a worldwide reference for the animal science and production sectors. There are the usual four sections that raised much interest in the previous volume of the series. The first section has six articles, describing the changing conditions of livestock systems in each of the six continents. The second section has more than twenty papers, describing the development of the many sectors in which the animal science field has been divided. The third section, dealing with contemporary issues, is declared by our readers to be the most interesting. It allows participating authors to describe current and significant issues important in these last years for the animal science and production sectors. The statistics produced in the previous volume are updated and enhanced with new figures in this book to form the fourth section. The papers included in this book speak clearly of the development in the last twelve months in the livestock systems worldwide. Major space is also devoted to the list of references from where every author can start to deepen his knowledge. This book is essential for libraries that want their readers to be easily updated. Also scientists, policy makers and scientific writers, who need, to enhance their competence, to have the most practical way of knowing what is going on in the world in the field of livestock science and production will find this book of great value.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Authors: A. Rosati, A. Tewolde, and C. Mosconi -- Development of animal production systems in North America / Author: Maximino Huerta Bravo -- Development of animal production systems in South America / Author: Hugo J. Petrocelli -- Development of animal production systems in Europe: conservation of farm animal genetic resources / Authors: Milan Zjalic, Gustavo Gandini, Andrea Rosati, and Antigoni Dimitriadou -- Development of animal production systems in Asia / Authors: V.K. Taneja and P.S. Birthal -- Achievements of research in the field of animal breeding and selection / Author: Miguel A. Toro -- Achievements of research in the field of molecular genetics / Authors: Eduardo Casas and Dan J. Nonneman -- Achievements of research in the field of reproduction science / Authors: Georgios Vatzias and Georgios Maglara -- Achievements of research in the field of ruminant nutrition / Authors: Alvaro Simeone and Virginia Beretta -- Achievements of research in the field of monogastric nutrition / Author: Francois K. Siebrits -- Achievements of research in the field of growth and development / Authors: Edward C. Webb and Norman H. Casey -- Achievements of research in the field of biology of lactation / Author: Mohan Mondal -- Achievements of research in the field of immunology and endocrinology / Authors: N.A. Karrow and E. James Squires -- Achievements of research in the field of livestock systems / Authors: John E. Hermansen, Troels Kristensen, and Niels Halberg -- Achievements of research in the field of environment and waste management / Author: Seerp Tamminga -- Achievements of research in the field of dairy cattle / Author: Peter J. Hansen -- Achievements of research in the field of beef cattle / Author: Kepler Euclides Filho -- Achievements of research in the field of swine / Authors: Kwang-Youn Whang and Jong-Gun Kim -- Achievements of research in the field of sheep and goat / Authors: Francesca Sarti, Francesco Panello, and Emiliano Lasagna -- Achievements of research in the field of horses / Authors: William Martin-Rosset, Dominik Burger, Martine Hau sberger, and Bertrand Langlois -- Achievements of research in the field of camelids / Author: Han Jianlin -- Achievements of research in the field of buffalo / Author: Antonio Borghese -- Achievements of research in the field of rabbits / Authors: Agustin Blasco, Pilar Hernández, Juan-José Pascual, Joan Rosell, and José Salvador -- Achievements of research in the field of companion animals / Author: Katariina Mäki -- Food prices and animal welfare / Author: Michael C. Appleby -- Management of farm animal genetic diversity: opportunities and challenges1 / Authors: Irene Hoffmann and Beate Scherf -- Grazing livestock and the environment: the role of ruminants in salinity management and greenhouse gas production / Authors: David G. Masters and André-Denis G. Wright -- The role of ethnoveterinary medicine in livestock production / Author: Evelyn Mathias -- Economic relevance of animal diversity conservation / Author: Louis Ollivier -- Poverty and livestock agriculture / Authors: Joachim Otte and Martin Upton -- The changes in management and use of livestock farming systems in Former Soviet Union region / Authors: Arunas Svitojus, Tamara Kartverishvili, and Ivan Kyssa -- Antibiotic use in animal production and consequences on food safety / Authors: Bernard Vallat, J. F. Acar, and A. Schudel -- Livestock population / Authors: A. Rosati, A. Tewolde, and C. Mosconi -- Livestock production / Authors: A. Rosati, A. Tewolde, and C. Mosconi -- Human population / Authors: A. Rosati, A. Tewolde, and C. Mosconi -- Supplies per caput/per year / Authors: A. Rosati, A. Tewolde, and C. Mosconi.