TY - BOOK AU - Daghir,N.J. ED - C.A.B. International, TI - Poultry production in hot climates AV - SF487 .P8645 2008eb U1 - 636.5 23 PY - 2008/// CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Poultry industry KW - Poultry KW - Climatic factors KW - Meat Producing Animals KW - Egg Producing Animals KW - Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000) KW - Animal Behaviour KW - Animal Nutrition (General) KW - Animal Nutrition (Production Responses) KW - Animal Physiology and Biochemistry (Excluding Nutrition) KW - Feed Contamination, Residues and Toxicology KW - Feed Composition and Quality KW - Ducks KW - cabt KW - Fowls KW - Geese KW - Animal behaviour KW - Animal breeding KW - Animal housing KW - Animal physiology KW - Animal production KW - Behaviour KW - Body temperature KW - Breeding programmes KW - Broilers KW - Environmental temperature KW - Feeds KW - Fowl feeding KW - Heat resistance KW - Heat stress KW - Hens KW - Mycotoxicoses KW - Mycotoxins KW - Neurohormonal control KW - Nutrient requirements KW - Poultry housing KW - Stress KW - Stress response KW - Thermoregulation KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Present status and future of the poultry industry in hot regions / N.J. Daghir -- Breeding for resistance to heat stress / R.S. Gowe and R.W. Fairfull -- Breeding fast-growing, high-yield broilers for hot conditions / A. Cahaner -- Behavioural, physiological, neuroendocrine and molecular responses to heat stress / R.J. Etches, T.M. John and A.M. Verrinder Gibbins -- Poultry housing for hot climates / M. Czarick III and B.D. Fairchild -- Nutrient requirements of poultry at high temperatures / N.J. Daghir -- Feedstuffs used in hot regions / N.J. Daghir -- Mycotoxins in poultry feeds / N.J. Daghir -- Broiler feeding and management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir -- Replacement pullet and layer feeding and management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir -- Breeder and hatchery management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir and R. Jones -- Waterfowl production in hot climates / J.F. Huang, Y.H. Hu and J.C. Hsu; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - The first edition of this book was published in 1995 that deals with various sectors of the poultry industry in hot climates. The new second edition includes 12 chapters, wherein three are new and not included in the first edition. Chapter 1 covers an overview of the poultry industry in the warm region which is completely revised with new tables of production and consumption figures. Chapters 2 and 4 are not revised or changed in any way that discusses the breeding for heat resistance, and the behavioural, physiological, neuroendocrine and molecular responses of chickens to heat stress, respectively. Chapter 3 discusses breeding fast-growing, high-yield broilers for hot climates and serves as an update of Chapter 2. Chapter 5 discusses housing improvement and designs for hot climates. The Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are all updated that discusses the topics on nutrient requirements, feedstuffs used in hot regions, mycotoxins in poultry feeds, broiler feeding and management in hot climates, and replacement pullet and layer feeding and management in hot climates, respectively. Chapter 12 which is new to this edition discusses waterfowl production in hot climates. The second edition has over 300 new references in addition to the 950 that were included in the first edition. This book is intended for veterinarians, animal scientists, animal nutritionists, geneticists, farm owners, farm managers and students UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781845932589.0000 ER -