The Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) - Production and Research

The Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) - Production and Research
Author: Giorgio A. Presicce
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2017-03-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1681084171

This handbook aims at focusing on the husbandry of the common water buffalo, (Bubalis bubalis). The book covers a broad range of topics such as the buffalo’s genetic evolution, cytogenetics, subspecies, breed diversification, feeding and metabolic specificity, adaptable response to environmental stress factors, welfare, dairy requirements and production, reproduction and embryo technologies, cryopreservation, sperm cell sexing, somatic cell cloning and transgenesis. Chapters presented and reviewed in this book have been by contributed by renowned scientists that have devoted years of research to the understanding of this species, and highlight the most recent advances in basic and applied science to unveil the understanding of physiological facets intrinsic to this animal species. The depth of the selected topics makes this book especially suited for readers of all academic levels of study. Researchers, students and professionals will find this book a useful guide to breeding and farming the water buffalo.

Studies of Bubalus Bubalis and Their Behaviors

Studies of Bubalus Bubalis and Their Behaviors
Author: Hugh Louineaux
Publisher:
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2021
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781536197761

"This book presents five chapters describing the characteristics and behaviors of Bubalus bubalis, or domestic water buffalo. Chapter One provides an update on recent developments in the approaches for estrus detection in buffalo. Chapter Two explains the pelvimetry of the female buffalo reproductive system and the biometry of the reproductive system of male and female buffaloes. Chapter Three assesses the effect of slow-release subcutaneous exogenous melatonin implant on hematological profiles, endocrinological profiles, biochemical profiles and antioxidant and oxidative stress profiles in anestrus buffalo cows during the summer season to improve reproductive efficiency. Chapter Four consists of a study of Andaman local buffaloes that may serve as the reference values in which alterations due to metabolic, nutrient deficiency, physiological and health status can be compared for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Lastly, Chapter Five focuses mainly on the impact of heat stress on buffalo's behavior, physiology, metabolism, and acclimatization"--

The Photo Ark

The Photo Ark
Author: Joel Sartore
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2017
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1426217773

This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.

The Husbandry and Health of the Domestic Buffalo

The Husbandry and Health of the Domestic Buffalo
Author: W. Ross Cockrill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1974
Genre: Animal welfare
ISBN: 9780836425550

The water buffalo: specialized studies; Species, types and breeds; Observations on skin colour and hair patterns; Genetics; Blood groups and protein polymorphisms; Environmental physiology; Reproduction; Observations on the physiology of reproduction; Nutrition; Aspects of disease; Parasites and parasitic diseases; Management, conservation and use; The working buffalo; Milk and milk production; Meat and meat production; The water buffalo: world distribution and potential; The buffaloes of Oceania; Australia; Guam and New Guinea; The buffaloes of Asia; Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey; The buffaloes of the far east; Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Hong Kong; India; Indonesia, Khmer Republic; Laos, Malaysia (West Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak), Nepal, Okinawa; Pakistan; Philippines; Portuguese Timor, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet-Nam; The buffaloes of the Near East; Arab Republic of Egypt; The water buffalo in Africa; Madagascar, Mozambique and former Portuguese African territories, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire and the Congo; The buffaloes of Latin America; Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela; The buffaloes of Europe; Albania; Bulgaria; Greece and Hungary; Romania and Yugoslavia.