Biotech's Dictionary of Animal Husbandry/edited by Dinesh Arora. Delhi,
Biotech, 2005, 328 p., ISBN 81-7622-122-8.
Biotech's Dictionary of Animal Husbandry/edited by Dinesh Arora. Delhi,
Biotech, 2005, 328 p., ISBN 81-7622-122-8.
From the preface: "This dictionary is an up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive book on the development and production of domestic livestock. Some of the key features of this book include: recent developments in nutrition and feeding, emphasis on sustainable and integrated systems of production, due attention to the conservation and rational use of the vast stock of breeds and types of domestic animals that contribute to the world's biological diversity; and discussion on different animal species and microlivestock, animal fibres and other products including hides and skins, the sustainable production of forage, and the contribution of animals to farm energy supplies in the form of draught, transport and other power functions.
This is a splendid attempt to present alphabetically the farming practices, terminologies with their meanings or interpretations (glosses) in various animal husbandry contexts. Here, in this magnificent creation, a wide range of integrated farming practices has been discussed. The topics include basic practices, the effect of climate, maintenance of health, nutrition and feeding, reproduction and breeding, conservation of farm animal genetic resources, sustainable livestock production systems; about cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, domesticated birds; milk and milk products, meat and carcass by-products; animal fibres, marking livestock for identification and many other topics of real importance. We need to ensure that animals are free from thirst, hunger and malnutrition. They are free from discomfort, pain, injury and disease. Animals should also be kept free from fear. It should also be ensured that animals can engage in relatively normal patterns of animal behaviour . Therefore, in every respect, this work can be considered as one of the most authoritative and comprehensive lexicons on the development and production of domestic livestock at present."