Environmental physiology of livestock [[electronic resource] /] / edited by R.J. Collier, with J.L. Collier

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.2
• Soggetto topico: Cattle - Ecophysiology; Livestock - Metabolism
• Altri autori: CollierR. J (Robert J.) CollierJ. L
• Note generali: "The concept for this text arose from the 18th Discover Conference on Effect of the Thermal Environment on Nutrient and Management Requirements of Cattle, which was held at the Brown County Inn in Nashville, Indiana November 2-5, 2009"--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 the field and providing directions for future research. Recent developments in estimating heat stress loads are discussed, as well as key studies in metabolism, reproduction, and genetic expressions. Environmental Physiology of Livestock begins with a survey of current heat indexing t
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental physiology of livestock
• ISBN: 1-119-94907-6; 1-283-40472-9; 9786613404725; 1-119-94909-2; 1-119-94906-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139745203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II