Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate

Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate aims to make the global scientific and academic communities aware of the potential of goats as a livestock of the future. When compared to more popular meat sources like cattle and swine, goats have a lower carbon footprint and can aid in mitigating the effects of climate change and even improve food production, poverty, and equity issues. The book provides insights into the implication of climate change on goat production systems in addition to emphasizing the physiological potential of goats to adapt towards erratically changing climatic conditions. Finally, some of the advanced technological interventions used to assess the impact of heat stress in goats is covered. Written and edited by an international team of experts on goats, livestock, animal agriculture, and climate-smart food systems, this book will appeal to a broad audience, from researchers and livestock specialists to veterinarians and policymakers in food and sustainability. Explores the potential of goats as future livestock species for animal-origin foodsSummarizes the impact of climate change on goats and goat production systemsProposes technological interventions, ranging from management to bio-technological solutionsIdentifies gaps in technology transfer activities and policymaking and provides solutions INDICE: Section I: Climate Change and Goat welfare1. Heat stress associated welfare indicators based on behavioural, physiological, endocrine, and biochemical response2. Transportation of goats during summer seasonSection II: Impact of Climate Change on Goat Production3. Heat stress impact on growth performance in goats4. Heat stress impact on reproductive performance in goats5. Heat stress impact on meat characteristics and quality in goats6. Climate change impact on products quality in goats7. Heat stress impact on immune response in goats8. Climate change associated nutritional stress on goat performance9. Walking stress impact on goat production10. Climate change associated water stress impact on goat production11. Climate change associated disease occurrences in goatsSection III: Molecular mechanisms governing Goat Adaptation to climate change12. Role of molecular chaperons governing heat stress response in goats13. Heat stress mediated changes in the rumen microbiota in goats14. Heat stress associated changes in the whole transcriptomics profile in goats15. Epigenetic changes associated with goat adaptationSection IV: Strategies to sustain goat production in the changing climate scenario16. Enteric methane emission and strategies for mitigation in goats17. Management strategies to sustain goat production18. Challenges associated with controlling internal parasites in goats19. Nutritional interventions to augment goat production20. Biotechnological tools and genetic approaches to optimize goat production in changing climate scenario21. Climate resistant technologies for goat production22. Extension strategies in adaptation to climate change with a special reference to goat farming23. Strengthening Climatic research-Extension-Farmers linkages to promote climate resilience goat production system24. Climate change associated economic implications of goat farming and role of women in mitigating the effects25. Adaptation of livestock services delivery system to mitigate the effects of climate change on goat farming26. Policies upscaling for future goat productionSection V: Conclusion and Future Projections27. Concluding remarks and future researchable priorities

• ISBN: 978-0-443-13525-5
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 375
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés