Tropical Cattle Origins Breeds And Breeding Policies

Author : William J. A. Payne
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780632040483
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Cattle: Origins, Breeds and Breeding Policies written by William J. A. Payne and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1997-08-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises of three distinct but closely related parts. The first consists of an account of the origin and distribution of cattle throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world, citing contemporary evidence from anthropological, archaeological, historical, linguistic, livestock husbandry and genetic studies. It is a first, and therefore controversial, attempt to provide a comprehensive overview as to the origin of the very large number of tropical cattle breeds. In the second part an attempt is made to classify and describe all major tropical and sub-tropical cattle breeds in Afria, The Americas, Asia and Oceania. The primary reasons for classification are to facilitate conservation of all these breeds and to provide basic information for the selection of those breeds most suitable for inclusion in breeding projects. Requirements for future breeding strategies and policies are discusses in the third part of the book, together with the role that biotechnology could play in future tropical cattle breeding plans.

Author : Miodrag Ristic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401190348
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diseases of Cattle in the Tropics written by Miodrag Ristic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the future increase in livestock production is expected to occur in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Cattle are the most numerous of the ruminant species in the tropics and provide the largest quantity of animal food products. More than one-third of the world's cattle are found in the tropics. Disease is the major factor which prohibits full utilization of these regions for cattle production. Various infectious and transmissible viral, rick ettsial, bacterial, and particularly protozoan and helminthic diseases, are widespread in the tropics and exert a heavy toll on the existing cattle industry there. This uncontrolled disease situation also discourages investment in cattle industries by private and government sectors. In Africa alone, it is estimated that 125 million head of cattle could be accommodated in the tropical rainbelt if the disease and other animal husbandry factors could be resolved. The potential of efficient cattle production under more favorable conditions prompted various international agencies to establish a multi million dollar International Laboratory for Research in Animal Diseases (ILRAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. In South America, principal sites for raising cattle are shifting to the savannah lands because the more fertile soils are being used for crop produc tion, however, in the savannahs also, disease remains the most powerful deterrent in implementing the cattle industry.

Author : Ian Lauder Mason
Publisher : Conran Octopus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breeding Plans for Ruminant Livestock in the Tropics written by Ian Lauder Mason and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1982 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Valerie Porter
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1789241537
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties, 6th Edition written by Valerie Porter and published by CABI. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties, now in its sixth edition, has a long history as a reliable and authoritative source of key livestock breed information. Intended as a list of livestock names and synonyms for breeds, groups, types and varieties worldwide, the dictionary aims to include all names found in the literature, 'defining' each breed or type with a brief indication of identifying characteristics, uses and source of origin.

Author : Mario Melletti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 110703664X
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle written by Mario Melletti and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated reference work on the biology, ecology, conservation status and management of all thirteen species of wild cattle and buffalo. This book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals in animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation biology.

Author : Robert W. Wilcox
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477311165
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cattle in the Backlands written by Robert W. Wilcox and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brazil has the second-largest cattle herd in the world and is a major exporter of beef. While ranching in the Amazon—and its destructive environmental consequences—receives attention from both the media and scholars, the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul actually host the most cattle. A significant beef producer in Brazil beginning in the late nineteenth century, the region served as a laboratory for raising cattle in the tropics, where temperate zone ranching practices do not work. Mato Grosso ranchers and cowboys transformed ranching’s relationship with the environment, including the introduction of an exotic cattle breed—the Zebu—that now dominates Latin American tropical ranching. Cattle in the Backlands presents a comprehensive history of ranching in Mato Grosso. Using extensive primary sources, Robert W. Wilcox explores three key aspects: the economic transformation of a remote frontier region through modern technical inputs; the resulting social changes, especially in labor structures and land tenure; and environmental factors, including the long-term impact of ranching on ecosystems, which, he contends, was not as detrimental as might be assumed. Wilcox demonstrates that ranching practices in Mato Grosso set the parameters for tropical beef production in Brazil and throughout Latin America. As the region was incorporated into national and international economic structures, its ranching industry experienced the entry of foreign investment, the introduction of capitalized processing facilities, and nascent discussions of ecological impacts—developments that later affected many sectors of the Brazilian economy.

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Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN 13 : 9789291460946
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zebu Cattle of Kenya written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Minghao Lin
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031155351
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of Cattle Traction and the Making of Early Civilisations in North China written by Minghao Lin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to apply systematic palaeopathological, archaeological and historical investigations (using bones as a focus as well as other supporting lines of information) to Chinese osteological materials in order to answer the question about the origins of cattle labour. Structurally, this monograph flows from an introduction and review of previous scholarship and questions, through employed theory and developed methods, to analyses of archaeological materials, and finally finishes by overall discussion and closing remarks. Topics covered in this monograph include the significance of the study of cattle traction in North China, understanding and research into cattle traction within history, art and archaeology, and identifying traction in cattle bones. The author also uses the Pathological Index-refined (PIr) and morphometrics to test the reliability of both methods in identifying traction in cattle bones. The author applies both methods to archaeological sites in the Yellow River region. This book is of interest to researchers studying the Late Bronze Age and zooarchaeology.

Author : Marleen Felius
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cattle Breeds written by Marleen Felius and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The taxonomic system for cattle breeds is based on morphological, geographical and historical data. Maps show the areas in which the various breeds are found.

Author : Valerie Porter
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 085199430X
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties written by Valerie Porter and published by CABI. This book was released on 2002 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is an essential reference book for all those concerned with domestic livestock, in animal breeding and genetics."--BOOK JACKET.