Poultry Production in Hot Climates

Poultry Production in Hot Climates

Author: N. J. Daghir
ISBN: 9781845932589
Pages: 464
Format: 18 Χ 25
Binding: Paperback
Pub. Year: 2008

Main Description

The poultry industry continues to expand in the warm regions of the world at a much faster rate than in temperate zones. Not only can it be quickly and easily developed in these hot climates but poultry meat and eggs can serve as important sources of animal protein in those areas of the world that have protein insufficiency. Fully revised and updated, this new edition describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, nutrition and management, and includes new contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl, and breeding fast-growing broilers.

Readership

Essential reference for advanced students and researchers in poultry science, as well as professionals in the industry.
Main Contents
• Present Status and Future of the Poultry Industry in Hot Regions, N J Daghir
• Breeding for Resistance to Heat Stress, R S Gowe and R W Fairful
• Broiler Strains for Hot Regions, A Cahaner
• Behavioural, Physiological, Neuroendocrine and Molecular Responses to Heat Stress, R J Etches, T M John and A M Verrinder Gibbins
• Poultry Housing for Hot Climates, M Czarick III and B D Fairchild
• Nutrient Requirements of Poultry at High Temperatures, N J Daghir
• Feedstuffs Used in Hot Regions, N J Daghir
• Mycotoxins in Poultry Feeds, N J Daghir
• Broiler Feeding and Management in Hot Climates, N J Daghir
• Replacement Pullet and Layer Feeding and Management in Hot Climates, N J Daghir
• Breeder and Hatchery Management in Hot Climates, N J Daghir and R Jones
• Waterfowl Production in Hot Climates, J F Huang, Y H Hu and J C Hsu