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Author: R. T. Wilson
Publisher: MacMillan Education, Limited
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 156
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis practical textbook examines how individual species of domestic livestock can be integrated into the whole concept of sustainable agriculture in the tropics. A wide range of different case studies from tropical countries provide practical models for livestock husbandry
Author: Grahame Williamson
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Published: 1959
Total Pages: 490
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBasic principles: The effect of climate; Maintenance of health; Nutrition; Breeding; Husbandry: Cattle; Dairy cattle; Beef cattle; Buffalo; Sheep; Goats; Pigs;Camels; Poultry; Animal products; Milk and milk products; The preparation of meat and carcase by products; Appendices; The african nomad; Marking livestock for identification; Head-yoke for single draft-ox; Index.
Author: C. P. Peacock
Publisher: Oxfam
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780855982690
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten for both livestock specialists and for development workers who have not been formally trained in animal production, this book explains the theory of goat-keeping using practical, step-by-step guidelines. It also takes into account the social, economic and organizational context in which the technology has to function.
Author: Miodrag Ristic
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-03-14
Total Pages: 800
ISBN-13: 9401190348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost of the future increase in livestock production is expected to occur in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Cattle are the most numerous of the ruminant species in the tropics and provide the largest quantity of animal food products. More than one-third of the world's cattle are found in the tropics. Disease is the major factor which prohibits full utilization of these regions for cattle production. Various infectious and transmissible viral, rick ettsial, bacterial, and particularly protozoan and helminthic diseases, are widespread in the tropics and exert a heavy toll on the existing cattle industry there. This uncontrolled disease situation also discourages investment in cattle industries by private and government sectors. In Africa alone, it is estimated that 125 million head of cattle could be accommodated in the tropical rainbelt if the disease and other animal husbandry factors could be resolved. The potential of efficient cattle production under more favorable conditions prompted various international agencies to establish a multi million dollar International Laboratory for Research in Animal Diseases (ILRAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. In South America, principal sites for raising cattle are shifting to the savannah lands because the more fertile soils are being used for crop produc tion, however, in the savannahs also, disease remains the most powerful deterrent in implementing the cattle industry.
Author: Bo Göhl
Publisher:
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 558
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeed; Grasses; Legumes; Fruits e vegetables; Root crops; Cereals; Oil-bearing seeds and oilcakes; Feeds of animal origin.
Author: C. Devendra
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Streator Templeton
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Published: 1946
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ralph L. Watts
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2013-01-31
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1447482956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume looks at the different varieties of livestock to be found in the tropics, as well as the products that they can produce for profit. Dealing with everything from cattle and swine to Zebu and more exotic examples, this book is highly recommended for those with an interest in tropical livestock farming. Contents include: “Farming”, “Livestock and Animal Products”, “Dairying”, “Beef Cattle”, “Zebu”, “Buffalo”, “Horses and Mules”, “Swine”, “Sheep”, “Goats”, “Camel”, “Llama and Alpaca”, “Elephant”, “Poultry”, “Ostriches”, “Silk”, “Bees”, “Shellac”, “Cochineal”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on farming.
Author: John Moran
Publisher: Landlinks Press
Published: 2005-12-08
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 064309976X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTropical Dairy Farming is a manual designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock. It shows how to provide dairy cows with cost-effective feeds that match small holder farming systems and discusses the major obstacles to improving feeding management in the humid tropics. The author shows the benefits and drawbacks of various feed components and the calculation of balanced diets based mainly on forages combined with some supplementary feeding. Diseases and problems associated with unbalanced diets are also covered, as well as important information on growing and conserving quality forages as silage. The book draws on examples from a variety of countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, East Timor and the Philippines.
Author: Veerasamy Sejian
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-03-31
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 8132222652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume addresses in detail both livestock’s role in climate change and the impacts of climate change on livestock production and reproduction. Apart from these cardinal principles of climate change and livestock production, this volume also examines the various strategies used to mitigate livestock-related GHG emissions, and those which can reduce the impacts of climate change on livestock production and reproduction. Presenting information and case studies collected and analyzed by professionals working in diversified ecological zones, the book explores the influence of climate change on livestock production across the globe. The most significant feature of this book is that it addresses in detail the different adaptation strategies and identifies targets for different stakeholders in connection with climate change and livestock production. Further, it puts forward development plans that will allow the livestock industries to cope with current climate changes and strategies that will mitigate the effects by 2025. Lastly, it provides researchers and policymakers several researchable priorities to help develop economically viable solutions for livestock production with less GHG emissions, promoting a cleaner environment in which human beings and livestock can live in harmony without adverse effects on productivity. Given that livestock production systems are sensitive to climate change and at the same are themselves a contributor to the phenomenon, climate change has the potential to pose an increasingly formidable challenge to the development of the livestock sector. However, there is a dearth of scientific information on adapting livestock production to the changing climate; as such, well-founded reference material on sustaining livestock production systems under the changing climate scenarios in different agro-ecological zones of the world is essential. By methodically and extensively addressing all aspects of climate change and livestock production, this volume offers a valuable tool for understanding the hidden intricacies of climatic stress and its influence on livestock production.
