Animal farming and environmental interactions in the Mediterranean region

Content: 
Front Matter....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
New approaches to investigate the genetic basis of animal adaptation to different environments....Pages 15-22
Investigation into the presence of genotype by environment (G×E) interactions in Scottish Blackface lamb weaning traits....Pages 23-31
Do plant secondary compounds induce epigenetic changes that confer resistance or susceptibility to toxicosis in animals?....Pages 33-44
Importance of plants with medicinal properties in herbivore diets....Pages 45-56
Ammonia and methane emissions from a dairy farm in Segovia (Spain)....Pages 57-61
Effects of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare L.) on consumption of two Mediterranean Juniperus species by goats....Pages 63-66
Effect of climate change on seasonal performance of feed-lot beef cattle in the west mediterranean region of Turkey....Pages 67-69
Influence of temperature-humidity index (THI) on daily production of dairy cows in Mediterranean region in Croatia....Pages 71-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Extensive livestock production systems and the environment....Pages 81-88
Goat farming and landscape management: from controlled research to controlled grazing....Pages 89-95
Sheep production and conservation of wild birds in birds special protection areas in North East of Spain....Pages 97-100
Temporal and spatial simulation of vegetation dynamics in a Mediterranean protected mountain area under different farming management scenarios....Pages 101-107
The possibility of utilisation of forest pastures for sustainable animal production purposes in the West Mediterranean region of Turkey....Pages 109-113
Effect of water deprivation during pregnancy and lactation of Barbarine ewes on mammary secretions and lamb’s growth....Pages 115-120
Current aspects and recommendations in health management of organic sheep and goat farming in karst areas of Croatia....Pages 121-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Sustainable intensive farming systems....Pages 129-137
Geographic indication of animal products and farm animal biodiversity: case of twelve Northern and five Mediterranean Member States of the European Union....Pages 139-143
Alpine dairy farming in connection with the Slovenian autochthonous Cika cattle....Pages 145-155
Comparison of two rearing systems on productive performance and welfare parameters in Limousine cattle....Pages 157-160
Front Matter....Pages 161-167
Clinical, productive and welfare parameters in Zerasca sheep treated with homeopathy....Pages 127-127
Carcass and lamb meat quality from improved Jezersko-Solčava flocks in Slovenia....Pages 169-176
Control of mycotoxins in feeds by novel more environmental friendly strategies....Pages 177-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-198
Sex ratio of Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus Bogutskaya & Zupančić 2003 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), from Mostarsko blato area....Pages 199-199
Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of aeromonads from maricultured gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)....Pages 201-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-209
The farm model production in Mediterranean Croatia....Pages 211-211
An example of reproduction management in organic sheep farming....Pages 213-221
Milk production of crossbred Istrian × East Friesian dairy ewes in Mediterranean region of Croatia....Pages 223-227
Reproductive response of Barbarine ewes to supplementation with alternative feed prior to and during mating under semi-arid extensive conditions....Pages 229-234
Socio-cultural factors determining roles and responsibilities in traditional cattle production systems within rural communities of Upper Egypt....Pages 235-239
Variation of somatic cell count (SCC) of dairy cattle in conditions of Mediterranean region in Croatia....Pages 241-247
Lactation characteristics of Littoral Dinaric donkeys in an extensive pasture system....Pages 249-254
Some factors affecting piglet survival....Pages 255-260
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) as partial replacement of corn and soy in the laying hen diet....Pages 261-266
Back Matter....Pages 267-273
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