Animal Husbandry: Introduction
by Parvez Siraj, Falguni Kamble
ISBN: 9789371708845
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Imprint : Agri Horti Press
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 8990.00
Biblio : viii+188p., figs., tbls., 25cm
About The Book
The book covers basic concepts of animal breeding methods, genetic control of wellness in dairy cattle, leveraging livestock production systems and effect of
on- and off-farm factors on animal stress and meat quality characteristics etc.
Knowledge of animal welfare and animal wellness is of great help in controlling animal health issues and in economic production.
This book also explores the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their importance in animal nutrition.
This book is useful for students, researchers, teachers, livestock extension specialists and administrators interested in the study of Animal Husbandry.
Table of Contents
Preface v
1. Basic Animal Breeding Methods 3
2. Design and Development of Self-Made Cost-Effective Microsoft Excel Visual Basic Application for Livestock Ration Formulation 19
3. Genetic Control of Wellness in Dairy Cattle 41
4. Leveraging Livestock Production Systems for Human Nutrition in Developing Countries 59
5. Importance of Monitoring the Peripartal Period to Increase Reproductive Performance in Dairy Cattle 75
6. Effect of on- and off-Farm Factors on Animal Stress and Meat Quality Characteristics 105
7. Social Dominance in South African Indigenous Zulu Rams 117
8. Laterally Coordinated Gaits in the Modern Horse (Equus ferus caballus) 125
9. Microbial Diversity and Community Dynamics in the Intestines of Broiler Chicken Raised in an Open-Sided House 157
10. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Their Importance in Animal Nutrition 175
Index 185
