An Introduction to Animal Husbandry in the

The fifth edition of this book has been completely revised and brought up-to-date, with a new co-author. It is still the most authoritative and comprehensive book on the development and production of domestic livestock in the tropics.

William J. A. Payne and R. Trevor Wilson are the authors of An Introduction to Animal Husbandry in the Tropics, 5th Edition, published by Wiley.

Preface

vii

Acknowledgements

viii

Contributing Authors

ix

Part I Basic Principles

1

(174)

The Effect of Climate

3

(21)

Health

24

(35)

Maintenance of Health

24

(21)

Dr Lindsay Tyler

Parasitology

45

(14)

Professor M.M.H. Sewell

Nutrition and Feeding

59

(38)

Reproduction and Breeding

97

(44)

Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources

141

(13)

Sustainable Livestock Production Systems

154

(21)

Part II Husbandry

175

(532)

Cattle

177

(148)

Buffaloes

325

(80)

Dr P.N. Bhat

Sheep

405

(42)

Goats

447

(38)

Old World Camels

485

(36)

New World Camelidae

521

(25)

Donkeys, Horses and Mules

546

(30)

Pigs

576

(40)

Domesticated Birds

616

(52)

Game

668

(19)

Microlivestock

687

(20)

Part III Animal Products

707

(92)

Milk and Milk Products

709

(29)

Anne Chamberlain

Dr Tom Cowan

Meat and Carcase By-products

738

(31)

H.P. Ledger

Animal Fibres

769

(13)

Dr Ruth M. Gatenby

Work-Animal Power

782

(17)

Dr R. Anne Pearson

Appendix I Marking Livestock for Identification

799

(4)

Index

803

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An Introduction to Animal Husbandry in the Tropics

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