Veterinary, Dairy and Fisheries Science
Goat Production
Description
Goat Production has been written to the requirements of the syllabus of B.V.Sc. and B.Sc. (Agriculture) students at under-graduates and post-graduate levels following Veterinary Council of India approved course curriculum. Advanced chapters have been added for the benefits of teachers, research scholars and policy planner in such way that It will benefit all sectors of livestock production and industry. This book has been written from the point of view of developing countries economies and their needs.
Table of Contents
Introduction, Classification, Origin and Domestication, Ecology, Habitat and Distribution, Goat Breeds and their Description, Production Performance , Genetics: Breeding, Reproduction, Nutrition and Feeding of Goats, Management and Housing, Goat Production and Land Degradation, Meat Production, Milk Production, Utilization of By-products, Goat Records, Goat Diseases, Economics of Goat Rearing, Marketing of Goats and their Products, Goat Hair Processing and Technology, Biotechnological Approaches for Enhancing Goat, Conservation of Goat Genetic Resources