In this revised version of ‘Advances in Dairy Animal Production’, information has been updated and emerging areas in the field of animal production such as bypass nutrients, enhancement of CLA content in milk, interactions of minerals and vitamins, genetically modified foods, manufacturing complete feed and livestock in relation to environment have been delineated. Up to date information on current topics has been provided specially that generated from Indian Laboratories. In the era of globalization and commercialization, animal production can not remain uninfluenced especially when our country; being top milk producer in the world, is witnessing a white revolution and our livestock is contributing significantly in the notional economy. Therefore, WTO, GATT and Codex Alimentarious committee recommendations in relation to animal production have been discussed. Issues such as sustainable animal production and pollution in relation to animal performance, which are being currently debated at international forums, have been thoroughly presented. Regional variations in animal productivity have been highlighted and supported with the latest data in a completely revised chapter. It is expected that the book will provide latest knowledge about various facets of animal production to students and research workers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR D.D. Sharma
Prof. D.D. Sharma (b. 1924) is a renowned scholar of Sanskrit and Linguistics. Besides a PhD in Sanskrit from the Benaras Hindu University, PhD and D.Litt in Linguistics from the Panjab University, Chandigarh - where he served or nearly 28 years - he holds diplomas in French, German and Persian. He also earned the highest Oriental title of Sahityacarya.Prof. Sharma is well acquainted with nearly two dozen Indian and foreign languages and has to his credit 48 research volumes and scores of research papers on the subjects of different languages, cultures and literatures.He was awarded the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship (1984-86) to undertake the linguistic survey of the Himalayan languages from Ladakh in the west to Bhutan in the east.On his retirement (1989), he was awarded Emeritus Fellowship by the UGC for the completion of his 12-volume research project on Himalayan languages, of which 10 volumes have already appeared. He is also working on a 9-volume project on Socio-Cultural History of Uttarakhand, of which 5 volumes have already been published. His ambitious project, Cultural Encyclopaedia of Uttarakhand (5 Vols.) is also under preparation.The present volume is an outcome of the research project for which he was awarded the Indira Gandhi Memorial Fellowship for the years 2001-2003 by IGNCA.
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