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Poultry Production in Hot Climates
N.J. Daghir
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Description for Poultry Production in Hot Climates
hardcover. Describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, and nutrition and management. This book contains contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl, and breeding fast-growing broilers. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: TVHB; TVHP; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1021.
The poultry industry continues to expand in the warm regions of the world at a much faster rate than in temperate zones. Not only can it be quickly and easily developed in these hot climates but poultry meat and eggs can serve as important sources of animal protein in those areas of the world that have protein insufficiency. Fully revised and updated, this new edition describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, nutrition and management, and includes new contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl, and breeding fast-growing broilers.
The poultry industry continues to expand in the warm regions of the world at a much faster rate than in temperate zones. Not only can it be quickly and easily developed in these hot climates but poultry meat and eggs can serve as important sources of animal protein in those areas of the world that have protein insufficiency. Fully revised and updated, this new edition describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, nutrition and management, and includes new contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl, and breeding fast-growing broilers.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Publication date
2008
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845932589
SKU
V9781845932589
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for Poultry Production in Hot Climates
"Poultry Production in Hot Climates contains a good deal of useful information and includes an important compilation of references to primary sources. It should be on the shelf of all libraries where poultry science is taught." - T R Morris"