Advances in Dairy Production: Management for Precision Output

Contents: Preface. Section I: Dairy Production Issues. 1. Indian dairy scenario. 2. Local breeds of cattle for milk production. 3. Milestones in intensive dairy production. 4. Relationship of dairy animal system and dairy trade with environment. 5. Biostatistical tools in monitoring the dairy trade. Section II: Genetics and Breeding. 6. Trends in sire evaluation methodology. 7. An overview of modern biotechnological tools for dairy production. 8. Genomic selection and its effect on dairy cattle breeding. 9. Genetic improvement of dairy animals in India through conventional and modern genomic approaches. 10. Genomics and its role in diseases resistance in dairy animals. Section III: Nutrition. 11. Nutritional importance of microbial protein production in the rumen for dairy animals. 12. Rumen bypass protein requirement for sustainable milk production in high yielding dairy animals. 13. Nutrient budgeting for milk production. 14. Influence of environment on metabolism and milk production in dairy animals. 15. Concept focused feeding management of dairy animals. Section IV: Shelter and Waste Management. 16. Shelter management to counter environmental stress. 17. Livestock waste management: environment protection and value addition. 18. Application of mechatronics to dairy cattle production. Section V: Reproduction. 19. Endocrine interactions in dairy animals in relation to reproduction and lactation and practices to improve conception rate. 20. Aided reproductive technologies for augmenting production in dairy animals. 21. Nutritional impact and interactions in dairy animals during pregnancy and lactation. Section VI. Health and Immunity. 22. Control of livestock diseases – brucellosis as a model. 23. Latest trends in usage of veterinary drugs in livestock. 24. Immune system of dairy cow: impact of reproduction, lactation stress on immunity. Section VII. Dairy Trade and Product. 25. Entrepreneurship development in dairy sector. 26. Dairy trade policies and issues of dairy development. 27. Chemical and nutritional quality of milk. 28. Microbiology of milk and their effect on quality of milk and milk products. 29. Therapeutic value of milk and milk production in AYUSH. 30. Energy management and waste water treatment in the dairy industry. Glossary.