Author(s): Rosati, A.; Tewolde, A.; Mosconi, C. [Editors]

Publisher address: PO Box 220, NL-6700 AE Wageningen, Netherlands; Wageningen Academic Publishers. Tel. +31 317 47 65 14. Fax +31 317 45 34 17. E-mail sales@WageningenAcademic.com. www.WageningenAcademic.com. Price EUR 99.00, USD 148.00

Publication Year: 2008

Language(s): English

ISSN: 1574-1125

ISBN: 9789086860685

This World Association for Animal Production (WAAP) publication, now in its 4th vol., provides updates on the animal industry and livestock science worldwide. It is aimed at animal scientists, industry representatives, animal breeders and extension service personnel. The book is divided into 4 sections: Development of livestock systems (livestock production systems in Africa, North America and South America; a brief history of the Japanese Society of Animal Science (JSAS) and recent achievements published in the official journal of the JSAS); Achievements of research (molecular genetics, reproduction sciences, animal growth and development, immunology and endocrinology, lactation biology, milk-cheese products, beef cattle, sheep and goats, swine, camelids, ostriches and rhea, rabbits, fur animals); Contemporary issues (past, present and future of milk recording; animal farming and GIS service; productive achievement in commercial rhea breeding in Argentina; the existing level of uptake of molecular techniques in animal breeding; camelid breeding in the Andean region); and Statistics (livestock population, livestock production, human population, animal food consumption per caput/per yr).

Section: Meat, poultry and game

Keywords: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOODS; ANIMALS; BOOKS; BREEDING; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ECONOMICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION; REARING

Pages: 264pp.

Book

Accession number: 2010-01-Sa0072

Date added: 19-Oct-2009

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