Handbook of Animal Husbandry

Contents: Preface. 1. Cattle and buffalo breeding. 2. Sheep production. 3. Goat production. 4. Poultry production. 5. Pigs. 6. The Indian camel. 7. Equines. 8. Rabbitry. 9. Laboratory animals. 10. Livestock management. 11. Animal nutrition, fodder feeds and feed technology. 12. Diseases caused by viruses. 13. Diseases caused by bacteria and fungi. 14. Avian diseases. 15. Miscellaneous pathological conditions and other diseases. 16. Parasites and parasitic diseases. 17. Reproductive disorders of livestock. 18. Embryo transfer in cattle and buffalo. 19. Artificial insemination and sterility. 20. Veterinary public health. 21. Advances in veterinary medicine. 22. Dairying. 23. Biotechnology in animal health and production. 24. Meat and byproducts. 25. Economics of livestock keeping. 26. Beekeeping. 27. Animal science education in India. 28. Fish and fisheries in India. 29. Postmortem examination. 30. Legislations in veterinary and animal sciences. 31. Informatics in animal husbandry. Index. Annexures.

From the Preface: "This new revised and enlarged edition of Handbook of Animal Husbandry deals with nearly all aspects of animal husbandry under a single cover. This book includes seventeen updated and revised chapters and fourteen new chapters. Chapters on the camel, equines, rabbitry, small laboratory animals and economics of livestock keeping have been included considering the requirements of young entrepreneurs. Chapters on avian diseases, reproductive disorders, and biotechnology in animal health and production have also been included due to their direct effect on poultry and livestock production production economics. Veterinary public health has always been important but recent bioterrorism threats have highlighted its relevance in the modern times. In post-GATT era the world has shrunken where country\'s legislation knowledge is must for further trade interactions. Taking this into view a new chapter--Legislations in veterinary and animal sciences--has been included. Another new chapter--Informatics in Animal Husbandry deals with role of information in animal husbandry. Keywords, websites and bioinformatics have also been included in this chapter."