Foreword.- Part 1. Animal-environment interaction.- New approaches to investigate the genetic basis of animal adaptation to different environments.-Investigation into the presence of genotype by environment (G×E) interactions in Scottish Blackface lamb weaning traits.-Do plant secondary compounds induce epigenetic changes that confer resistance or susceptibility to toxicosis in animals?.-Importance of plants with medicinal properties in herbivore diets.-Ammonia and methane emissions from a dairy farm in Segovia (Spain).-Effects of fennel (Foeniculum vulgareL.) on consumption of two MediterraneanJuniperusspecies by goats.-Effect of climate change on seasonal performance of feed-lot beef cattle in the west mediterranean region of Turkey.-Influence of temperature-humidity index (THI) on daily production of dairy cows in Mediterranean region in Croatia.-Part 2. Environmental impact of human activities on livestock systems.- Extensive livestock production systems and the environment.-Goat farming and landscape management: from controlled research to controlled grazing.-Sheep production and conservation of wild birds in birds special protection areas in North East of Spain.-Temporal and spatial simulation of vegetation dynamics in a Mediterranean protected mountain area under different farming management scenarios.-The possibility of utilisation of forest pastures for sustainableanimal production purposes in the West Mediterranean region of Turkey.-Effect of water deprivation during pregnancy and lactation of Barbarine ewes on mammary secretions and lamb?s growth.-Current aspects and recommendations in health management of organic sheep and goat farming in karst areas of Croatia.-Part 3. Environmentally sustainable livestock production.- Indicators of sustainability in pasture-based livestock systems.-Sustainable intensive farming systems.-Geographic indication of animal products and farm animal biodiversity: case of twelve Northern and five Mediterranean Member States of the European Union.-Alpine dairy farming in connection with the Slovenian autochthonous Cika cattle.-Comparison of two rearing systems on productive performance and welfare parameters in Limousine cattle.-Clinical, productive and welfare parameters in Zerasca sheep treated with homeopathy.-Carcass and lamb meat quality from improved Jezersko-Sol?ava flocks in Slovenia.-Control of mycotoxins in feeds by novel more environmental friendly strategies.-Part 4. Interaction animal-water in aquaculture.- Sex ratio ofPhoxinellus pseudalepidotusBogutskaya& Zupan?i? 2003 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), from Mostarsko blato area.-Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of aeromonads from maricultured gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata).-Part 5. Management and production issues of Mediterranean farming systems.- The farm model production in Mediterranean Croatia.-An example of reproduction management in organic sheep farming.-Milk production of crossbred Istrian × East Friesian dairy ewes in Mediterranean region of Croatia.-Reproductive response of Barbarine ewes to supplementation with alternative feed prior to and during mating under semi-arid extensive conditions.-Socio-cultural factors determining roles and responsibilities in traditional cattle production systems within rural communities of Upper Egypt.-Variation of somatic cell count (SCC) of dairy cattle in conditions of Mediterranean region in Croatia.-Lactation characteristics of Littoral Dinaric donkeys in an extensive pasture system.-Some factors affecting piglet survival.-Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) as partial replacement of corn and soy in the laying hen diet.-Author index.
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Animal farming and environmental interactions in the Mediterranean region von Isabel Casasús - mit der ISBN: 9789086867417
Animal farming; Environmental interactions; Mediterranean region; B; Life Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences, Online-Buchhandlung
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