Sheep production adapting to climate change

• Other Authors: Sejian, Veerasamy (Editor), Bhatta, Raghavendra (Editor), Gaughan, John (Editor), Malik, P. K. (Editor), Naqvi, S. M. K. (Editor), Lal, R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer, [2017]
• Subjects: Animal culture > Environmental aspects.; Animal industry > Environmental aspects.; Global warming.; Sheep.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789811047145; 9789811047138
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book presents a compilation of the latest findings from reputed researchers around the globe, covering in detail climate change and its effects on sheep production. In the current global climate change scenario, information related to its impact on livestock agriculture is lacking. The negative...

Table of Contents:

• Abbreviations; Contributors; Editors Biography; 1: Adapting Sheep Production to Climate Change; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Climate Change and Livestock Production; 1.1.2 Climate Change and Types of Environmental Stresses; 1.2 Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production; 1.2.1 Sheep Production in the Changing Climate Scenario; 1.2.2 Impact of Climate Change on Sheep Production; 1.2.3 Climate Change Impact on Immune Response; 1.2.4 Sheep Adaptive Mechanisms to Climate Change; 1.2.5 Genetic Diversity and Breed Differences for Sheep Adaptation.
• 1.2.6 Sheep Production and Water Stress1.3 Role of Sheep to Climate Change and Its Mitigation; 1.3.1 Enteric Methane Emission in Sheep; 1.3.2 Heat Stress Influence on Rumen Functions and Diet Digestibility in Sheep; 1.3.3 Methane Quantification Methods in Sheep; 1.3.4 Enteric Methane Reduction in Sheep; 1.4 Alleviation of Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production; 1.4.1 Measuring Severity of Heat Stress in Sheep; 1.4.2 Biological Markers for Climate Change Impact in Sheep; 1.4.3 Ideal Housing Pattern for Sheep; 1.4.4 Management Strategies to Improve Sheep Production.
• 1.4.5 Nutritional Interventions to Improve Sheep Production1.4.6 Sheep Body Condition Scoring; 1.4.7 Adaptation Strategies to Sustain Sheep Production; 1.5 Research and Developmental Priorities; References; 2: Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production: Growth, Milk, Wool, and Meat; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Climate Change and Sheep Husbandry; 2.1.2 Significance of Sheep from Climate Change Perspective; 2.2 Stress of Changing Climate in the Near Future; 2.2.1 Increase in the Environmental Temperature; 2.2.2 Drought and Variation in Rainfall Prediction and Volume.
• 2.2.3 Cyclones and Flood Threat2.2.4 Susceptibility to New Pathogens; 2.3 Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production: Present Status and Forecast; 2.3.1 Growth; 2.3.1.1 Growth Traits and Their Estimates; 2.3.1.2 Estimates of Genetic Variance for Growth; 2.3.1.3 Impact of Climate Change on Growth Traits and Mitigation Strategies; 2.3.2 Carcass Characteristics; 2.3.2.1 Sheep Meat Production and Climate Change; 2.3.2.2 Meat Production Status and Carbon Footprint; 2.3.2.3 Stressors in Relation to Mutton Quality; 2.3.2.4 Mitigating Impact on Carcass Characteristics.
• 2.3.3 Wool Production and Climate Change2.3.3.1 Climate Change and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); 2.3.3.2 Climate Change Impact on Wool; 2.3.3.2.1 Impact on Wool Quality; 2.3.3.2.2 Impact on Wool Yield; 2.3.3.2.3 Impact on Wool Products; 2.3.3.3 Mitigation Strategies; 2.3.3.3.1 GHG Emission Reduction; 2.3.3.3.2 Sustainability Improvement; 2.3.3.3.3 Productivity and Profitability; 2.3.4 Sheep Milk and Climate Change; 2.3.4.1 Climate Change and Dairy Sheep; 2.3.4.2 Effect of Climate Change on Milk Production; 2.3.4.3 Mitigation.