Environmental Stress and Amelioration in Livestock Production

Book Overview

Introduction.- Factors influencing livestock productivity.- Heat stress impact on livestock production.- Walking stress influence on livestock production.- Environmental stresses and livestock reproduction.- Concept of multiple stresses and its significance on livestock productivity.- Ameliorative measures to counteract environmental stresses.- Nutritional manipulations to optimize productivity during environmental stresses in livestock.- Role of pineal gland in relieving environmental stress.- Basic principles involved in adaption of livestock to climate change.- Neuroendocrine regulations of adaptive mechanisms in livestock.- Molecular mechanisms of livestock adaptation.- Genetic adaptability of livestock to environmental stresses.- Genes involved in the thermal tolerance of livestock.- Impact of climate change on livestock production.- Global climate changes: Enteric methane reduction strategies in livestock.- Conclusions and Researchable Priorities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642443451
• ISBN13: 9783642443459
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"