Environmental Physiology of Livestock.
Environmental stress is one of the most significant factors affecting livestock performance and health, and it is only expected to increase with effects of global warming. Environmental Physiology of Livestock brings together the latest research on environmental physiology, summarizing progress in t...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Environmental Physiology of Livestock; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; 1 From Heat Tolerance to Heat Stress Relief: An Evolution of Notions in Animal Farming; 2 Physiological Basics of Temperature Regulation in Domestic Animals; 3 Heat Stress and Evaporative Cooling; 4 Regulation of Acclimation to Environmental Stress; 5 Environment and Animal Well-Being; 6 Effects of Environment on Metabolism; 7 Impact of Hot Environment on Nutrient Requirements; 8 Effects of Environment on Animal Health: Mechanisms and Regulatory Inputs; 9 Effect of Environment on Immune Functions.
- 10 Strategies for Improvement of Thermal and Reproductive Responses under Heat Stress11 Prospects for Improving Fertility during Heat Stress by Increasing Embryonic Resistance to Elevated Temperature; 12 Environmental Heat Stress Impairs Placental Function, Fetal Growth and Development, and Postnatal Performance in Livestock; 13 Effects of Photoperiod on Domestic Animals; 14 Rethinking Heat Index Tools for Livestock; 15 Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Heat and Cold Stress in Dairy Cattle Facilities; 16 Genotype by Environment Interactions in Commercial Populations.
- 17 Responses of Poultry to Environmental ChallengesIndex.