Advances in dairy cattle breeding to improve longevity

Advances in dairy cattle breeding to improve longevityImproving longevity of dairy cows has long been of economic interest. There is also a societal interest in improving longevity and evidence suggests it is an important factor in mitigating greenhouse gases. Longevity is a complex trait to record and to improve genetically, despite considerable genetic variation being present. In most cases the farmer decides to cull a cow, and it is often for a number of reasons. Also, for animal breeders it takes too

Through detailed empirical studies of development in Asia the chapters cast new light on the entanglements between religion and politics in this diverse region

artificial ripening and ripening control are discussed in detail

This book examines the cultural impact of colonialism on both colonizer and colonized via analysis of the domestic interiors and public spaces of empire within the Indian Subcontinent

This book deals with a new set of triangular orthogonal functions

we review the recent trends in genetic editing biotechnologies

The Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature postulates defining aesthetic features and political functions of the genre in Colombia—from the nineteenth century to the present

`The art of poverty` is the first book in English to analyse depictions of beggars in sixteenth-century European art

the story details the crushing of the planet Earth by a heavyweight intruder from a distant galaxy – the dreaded Puma

The book will be of interest to those working on gender

agronomic practices (such as plant fertilization and nutrition)

The findings challenge conventional thinking on mettallurgy in ancient societies

income generation and health of African people