Table of contents
Chapter 1 - Advances in dairy cattle breeding to improve heat tolerance:
Thuy T. T. Nguyen, Agriculture Victoria, Australia;
1 Introduction
2 Utilisation of tropically adapted breeds for cross-breeding
3 Selection for heat-tolerant dairy cattle
4 Future perspectives on breeding for heat tolerance
5 Conclusion
6 Acknowledgements
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Chapter 2 - Genetic selection for dairy cow welfare and resilience to climate change:
Jennie E. Pryce, Agriculture Victoria and La Trobe University, Australia; and Yvette de Haas, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands;
1 Introduction
2 Selection indices
3 Selection for milk production, energy balance and fertility
4 New breeding objectives: health traits
5 New breeding objectives: dairy cows and climate change
6 Genomic selection, inbreeding and gene editing
7 Summary
8 Where to look for further information
9 Acknowledgements
10 References
Chapter 3 - Improving smallholder dairy farming in tropical Asia:
John Moran, Profitable Dairy Systems, Australia;
1 Introduction
2 Dairy farming in Asia
3 Supporting smallholder dairy farmers
4 Key constraints facing smallholder dairy farmers in tropical Asia
5 Benchmarking performance
6 Case study: cow colonies
7 Summary and future trends
8 Where to look for further information
9 References and further reading
Chapter 4 - Improving smallholder dairy farming in Africa:
J. M. K. Ojango, R. Mrode, A. M. Okeyo, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya; J. E. O. Rege, Emerge-Africa, Kenya; M. G. G. Chagunda, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK; and D. R. Kugonza, Makerere University, Uganda;
1 Introduction
2 Sub-Saharan Africa
3 Management practices in smallholder dairy systems
4 Improving dairy production via breeding under smallholder systems
5 Improving productivity in smallholder dairy systems
6 Key organizations supporting smallholders
7 Future trends
8 Where to look for further information
9 Acknowledgements
10 References
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