Microlivestock : little-known small animals with a promising economic future / / Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (469 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 338.1/76
• Soggetto topico: Small animal culture; Livestock; Livestock breeds; Zoology, Economic
• Note generali: "S-184"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-392) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: MICROLIVESTOCK -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- THE MICROLIVESTOCK ADVANTAGES -- Economic -- Feed -- Reproduction -- Adaptability and Hardiness -- MICROLIVESTOCK LIMITATIONS -- High Energy Requirements -- Increased Labor Requirements -- Diseases -- Predation -- Lack of Research -- Complex Logistics -- Legislative Restrictions -- Lack of Markets -- Resistance to New Species -- Opposition to Smallness -- FUTURE OF MICROLIVESTOCK -- Part I Microbreeds -- 1 Microcattle -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF MICROCATTLE -- Dwarf West African Shorthorn -- N'Dama -- Rodope -- Zebu -- CRIOLLO -- SANGA -- Chadian "Native" and Dwarf Black Cattle -- "Arab Cattle" -- Hill Cattle -- Tibetan Dwarf -- Yellow Cattle -- Cheju Hanwoo -- Madura -- Dexter Cattle -- 2 Microgoats -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- REPRESENTATIVE BREEDS OF MICROGOATS -- West African Dwarf (Djallon) -- Nubian Dwarf -- American Pygmy -- Sudanese Nubian -- Sudanese Dwarf -- Small East African -- Mauritian -- Criollo -- Chapper -- Barbari -- Gaddi (White Himalaya) -- Changthangi (Ladakh) -- Terai -- Southern Hill Goat -- Black Bengal (Teddy, Bangladesh Dwarf) -- Katjang -- Chinese Dwarf (Tibetan, Jining, Fuyang, or Chengdu Grey) -- Heuk Yumso -- Hejazi -- Sinai (Black Bedouin) -- 3 Microsheep -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS. ; REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF MICROSHEEP -- West African Dwarf -- Landim (Small East African) -- Berber -- Arab -- Southern Sudan Dwarf -- Hejazi -- Zel (Iranian Thin-Tailed) -- Greek Zackel -- Sitia -- Common Albanian -- Zeta Yellow -- Pag -- Roccia (Steinschaf) -- Corsican -- Entre Douro e Minho -- Churra do Campo -- Galician -- Soay -- North Ronaldsay (Orkney) -- Criollo -- Virgin Islands White Hair (St. Croix) -- Magra (Chokhla) -- Marwari -- Mandya (Bandur) -- Hu (Huyang, Lake Sheep) -- Javanese Thin-Tail -- 4 Micropigs -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF MICROPIGS -- West African Dwarf (Nigerian Black, Ashanti) -- Chinese Dwarfs -- Criollo -- Other Laboratory Breeds -- Ossabaw -- Kunekune (Pua'a, Poaka) -- Part II Poultry -- 5 Chicken -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- High Hatching Mortality -- Chronic and Acute Disease -- Low Egg Production -- Low Egg Consumption -- Crop Damage -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- Disease Control -- Management -- Nutrition -- Genetic Improvement -- Conservation -- 6 Ducks -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 7 Geese -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 8 Guinea Fowl -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION. ; STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS6 -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 9 Muscovy -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 10 Pigeon -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 11 Quail -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 12 Turkey -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 13 Potential New Poultry -- CHACHALACAS -- GUANS -- CURASSOWS -- PARTRIDGES AND FRANCOLINS -- PHEASANTS -- QUAIL -- TINAMOUS -- SAND GROUSE -- TRUMPETERS -- Part III Rabbits -- 14 Domestic Rabbit -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- Part IV Rodents -- 15 Agouti -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 16 Capybara -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS. ; RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 17 Coypu -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 18 Giant Rat -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 19 Grasscutter -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 20 Guinea Pig -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 21 Hutia -- POTENTIAL AREA OF USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 22 Mara -- POTENTIAL AREA OF USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 23 Paca -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 24 Vizcacha -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 25 Other Rodents -- CHINCHILLAS -- PACARANA -- SPRINGHARE. ; ROCK CAVY -- SALT-DESERT CAVY -- OTHERS -- Solomon Islands Rodents -- Giant New Guinea Rat -- Porcupines -- Kiore -- Soft-Furred Rat -- Giant Squirrels -- Squirrels -- Cloud Rat -- Spiny Rat -- Bamboo Rat -- Part V Deer and Antelope -- ANTELOPE RANCHING AND FARMING -- 26 Mouse Deer -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 27 Muntjac -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 28 Musk Deer -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 29 South America's Microdeer -- PUDU -- BROCKET -- HUEMUL -- 30 Water Deer -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 31 Duikers -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 32 Other Small Antelope -- AREA OF POTENTIAL USE -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- HUSBANDRY -- USES -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- Part VI Lizards -- 33 Green Iguana -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS -- HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT -- BIOLOGY -- BEHAVIOR -- USES -- HUSBANDRY -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS -- 34 Black Iguana -- APPEARANCE AND SIZE -- DISTRIBUTION -- STATUS. ; HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT.
• Altri titoli varianti: Micro-livestock
• Titolo autorizzato: Microlivestock
• ISBN: 1-280-21239-X; 9786610212392; 0-309-56853-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825671103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II