Animal Health and Production for the 21st Century PDF places Australia’s efforts in selected areas of animal biotechnology in the context of research developments occurring internationally. The topics chosen for discussion are relevant for the development of animal production industries into the next century. The book is divided into three sections: genetic technologies; immunological-based technologies; and intensive animal production.
It is intended for animal geneticists, agriculturalists and students.
Table of Contents
GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES
Transgenics
Progress towards the introduction of new metabolic pathways to sheep
Genetic manipulation in livestock improvement
Embryo Manipulation
Pre-determination of progeny sex in livestock
Embryonic stem cells in animal breeding
Practical aspects of sheep embryo transfer
Nuclear transplantation in cow embryos
Mapping Complex Genomes
MHC as a candidate gene for resistance to Trichostrongylus infection in sheep
Recent developments in human gene mapping
IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Vaccine Technology
Immunology of parasitism and the molecular vaccine objective
The development of vaccines to protect mucosal surfaces
Sites of antigenic stimulation
Immunophysiology
Mechanisms and molecules which regulate lymphocyte migration
Novel immune approaches to the manipulation of growth
Inhibin: A novel fecundity vaccine
Hormone receptors and their role in growth
INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
Intensive Livestock Production
Factors affecting livestock production in the 21st Century
