Main description:

This book reviews concepts and recent advances of biotechnological approaches for livestock production. Indeed, biotechnologies have recently emerged as powerful tools for animal breeding, genetics, production, nutrition, and animal health. Applications to the production of livestock such as cattle, camel, and poultry are detailed. Chapters also present biotechnological applications for diagnostics, animal nutrition, and animal food production.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Artificial insemination program in cattle; Marcelo Marcondes Seneda
Chapter 2 Reproduction management and artificial insemination in dromedary camel; Djallel Eddine Gherissi
Chapter 3 Biotechnological advancements in livestock production; Anil Kumar Verma
Chapter 4 Applications of stem cells technology in livestock production; Dhruba Malakar
Chapter 5 Metabolomic and proteomic signatures associated with feed efficiency in beef and dairy cattle; Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem
Chapter 6 Biotechnological applications in food production, processing, packaging and safety; Kiran Ambatipudi
Chapter 7 On-farm point-of-care diagnostic technologies for monitoring health, welfare, and performance in livestock production systems; Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem
Chapter 8 Biotechnological applications in production, processing and safety of poultry origin food; S. M. LutfulKabir