Animal Production and Animal Science Worldwide is a reference tool for the animal scientific community and for policy makers worldwide.

The first section has six articles, describing the changing conditions of livestock systems in each of the six continents.

The second section has more than twenty papers, describing the development of the many sectors in which the animal science field has been divided.

The third section, dealing with contemporary issues, describes current and significant issues important in these last years for the animal science and production sectors. The statistics produced in the previous volume are updated and enhanced with new figures in this book to form the fourth section.

Contents

Development of Livestock Systems

• Development of Animal Production Systems in North America
• Development of Animal Production Systems in South America
• Development of Animal Production Systems in Europe: Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources
• Development of Animal Production Systems in Asia

Achievements of Research

• Achievements of Research in the Field of Animal Breeding and Selection
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Molecular Genetics
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Reproduction Science
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Ruminant Nutrition
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Monogastric Nutrition
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Growth and Development
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Biology and Lactation
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Livestock Systems
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Environmental Aspect and Waste Management
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Immunology and Endocrinology
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Livestock Systems
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Environment and Wast Management
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Dairy Cattlw
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Beef Cattle
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Swine
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Sheep and Goats
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Horses
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Camelids
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Buffalo
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Rabbits
• Achievements of Research in the Field of Companion Animals

Contemporary Issues

• Food Prices and Animal Welfare
• Management of Farm Animal Getetic Diversity: Opportunities and Challenges
• Grazing Livestock and the Environment: The Role of Ruminants in Salinity Management and Greenhouse Gas Production
• The Role of Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Livestock Production
• Economic Relevance of Animal Diversity Conservation
• Poverty and Livestock Agriculture
• The Changes in Management and Use of Livestock Farming Systems in Former Soviet Union Region
• Antibiotic Use in Animal Production and Consequences on Food Safety

Statistics

• Livestock Population
• Livestock production
• Human Population
• Supplies Per Caput/Per Year

Index

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