Overview
Describes several indigenous goat breeds from around the globe
Explores adverse eco-agro systems
Summarizes trends and challenges of genetic improvement
Provides new insights into goat production systems
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Europe and America
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About this book
This book covers more than 40 indigenous goat breeds and several ecotypes around the globe and describes genotypic and phenotype traits related to species adaptation to harsh environments and climate change. It also addresses sustainable global farming of local goat breeds in different production systems and agro-ecosystems. Discussing three main global regions: Asia, Africa, and Europe, it particularly focuses on adverse environments such as mountain, semiarid and arid regions.
The topic of this highly readable book includes the disciplines of animal physiology, breeding, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and veterinary science, and as such it provides valuable information for academics, practitioners, and general readers with an interest in those fields.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
João Simões
Born in 1967 in Portugal and son of small farmers, João Simões soon developed an affinity for agriculture and livestock that was to shape his professional life and career. From 1993, as a DVM he mainly worked in large-animal clinics. Simultaneously, he joined the Portuguese academy as a professor at the School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. His academic research is focused on goat reproduction, and he obtained his PhD degree in Veterinary Science on the subject in 2004. He has written numerous scientific and technical publications in collaboration with veterinary students, producers and national agricultural associations. He lives with his wife and two small children in the mountain region of northeast Portugal.
Carlos Gutiérrez
Carlos Gutiérrez received the DVM in 1986, Diploma in Public Health in 1988, PhD in 1995, M.Sc. in 2003, and Diplom ECSRHM in 2013. Currently, he is a professor at the School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, and Head of the Large Animal Unit, Teaching Veterinary Hospital. He is particularly interested in tropical animal diseases (trypanosomosis in particular), zoonosis and metabolic diseases affecting dairy goats.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II
Book Subtitle: Local Goat Breeds
Editors: João Simões, Carlos Gutiérrez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71294-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71293-2Published: 29 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89059-3Published: 04 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71294-9Published: 09 January 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 273
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 65 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Vertebrates, Animal Physiology, Biodiversity