Livestock production and climate change / edited by P.K. Malik (National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India), R. Bhatta (National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India), J. Takahashi (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan), R.A. Kohn (University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA), C.S. Prasad (National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India).

Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015.
Copyright Date: ©2015
Physical Description: xi, 395 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Additional Creators: Malik, P. K. (Pradeep K.)

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CABI climate change series ; 6.

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1. Overview -- Section 1: Livestock Production -- 2. Feed Resources vis-a-vis Livestock and Fish Productivity in a Changing Climate / Michael Blummel, Amare Haileslassie, Mario Herrero, Malcolm Beveridge, Michael Phillips and Petr Havlik -- 3. Strategies for Alleviating Abiotic Stress in Livestock / v. Sejian, Iqbal Hyder, P.K. Malik, N.M. Soren A. Mech, A. Mishra and J.P. Ravindra -- 4. Nitrogen Emissions from Animal Agricultural Systems and Strategies to Protect the Environment / Richard A. Kohn -- 5. Nutritional Strategies for Minimizing Phosphorus Pollution from the Livestock Industry / P.P. Ray and K.F. Knowlton -- 6. Metagenomic Approaches in Harnessing Gut Microbial Diversity / A. Thulasi, Lyju Jose, M. Chandrasekharaiah, D. Rajendran and C.S. Prasad -- 7. Proteomics in Studying the Molecular Mechanism of Fibre Degradation / N.K. Singh -- Section 2: Climate Change -- 8. Perspective on Livestock-Generated GHGs and Climate / J. Takhashi -- 9. Carbon Footprints of Food of Animal Origin / Gerhard Flachowsky -- 10. Carbon Sequestration and Animal-Agriculture: Relevance and Strategies to Cop with Climate Change / C. Devendra -- 11. Climate Change: Impacts on Livestock Diversity in Tropical Countries / S. Banik, P.K. Pankaj and S. Naskar -- 12. Climate Change: Effects on Animal Reproduction / Jyotirmoy Ghosh, Sujoy K. Dhara and P.K. Malik -- 13. Climate Change: Impact of Meat Production / Levi Mugalavai Musalia -- 14. Indigenous Livestock Resources in a Changing Climate: Indian Perspective / S.P.S. Ahlawat, Pushpendra Kumar, Kush Shrivastava and N.R. Sahoo -- Section 3: Enteric Methane Amelioration -- 15. Enteric Methan Emission: Status, Mitigation and Future Challenges -- An Indian Perspective / Raghavendra Bhatta, P.K. Malik and C.S. Prasad -- 16. Thermodynamic and Kinestic Control of Methane Emissions from Ruminants / Richard A. Kohn -- 17. Ionophores: A Tool for Improving Ruminant Production and Reducing Environmental Impact / Natasha Bell, Tryon Wickersham, Vijay Sharma and Todd Callaway -- 18. Residual Feed Intake and Breeding Approaches for Enteric Methan Mitigation / D.P. Berry, J. Lassen and Y. de Haas -- 19. Acetogenesis as an Alternative to Methanogenesis in the Rumen / Emma J. Gagen, Stuart E. Denman and Christopher S. McSweeney -- 20. Immunization and Tannins in Livestock Enteric Methane Amelioration / Yutaka Uyeno -- 21. Phage Therapy in LIvestock Methan Amelioration / Rosalind A. Gilbert, Diane Ouwerkerk and Athol V. Klieve -- 22. Feed-based Approaches in Enteric Methane Amelioration / P.K. Malik, R. Bhatta, N.M. Soren, V. Sejian, A. Mech, K.S. Prasad and C.S. Prasad -- 23. Methanotrophs in Enteric Methane Mitigation / N.M. Soren, P.K. Malik and V. Sejian -- 24. Summary / P.K. Malik, R. Bhatta, M. Saravanan and L. Baruah.

Summary

In a changing climate, livestock production is expected to exhibit dual roles of mitigation and adaptation in order to meet the challenge of food security. This book approaches the issues of livestock production and climate change through three sections: I. Livestock production, II. Climate change and, III. Enteric methane amelioration. Section I addresses issues of feed quality and availability, abiotic stress (heat and nutritional) and strategies for alleviation, livestock-generated nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, and approaches for harnessing the complex gut microbial diversity. Section II discusses the effects of climate change on livestock diversity, farm animal reproduction, impact of meat production on climate change, and emphasizing the role of indigenous livestock in climatic change to sustain production. Section III deals with the most recent approaches to amelioration of livestock methane such as breeding for low methane emissions, reductive acetogenesis, immunization/vaccine-based concepts and archaea phage therapy. --Provided by publisher.

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9781780644325 (hbk : alk. paper)
1780644329 (hbk : alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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