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Sustainable goat production in the changing climate /

Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate aims to make the global scientific and academic communities aware of the potential of goats as a livestock of the future. When compared to more popular meat sources like cattle and swine, goats have a lower carbon footprint and can aid in mitigatin...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Sejian, Veerasamy (Editor), Silpa, M.V (Editor), Thirunavukkarasu, D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Cambridge, MA : Academic Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Goat farming.
Goat industry.
Goats > Climatic factors.
Chèvres > Élevage.
Chèvres > Industrie.
Chèvres > Facteurs climatiques.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Section I Climate change and goat welfare
  • Chapter 1 Heat stress-associated welfare indicators based on behavioral, physiological, endocrine, and biochemical responses
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Behavioral changes in goats during heat stress
  • 1.3 Shade-seeking behaviors during heat stress in goats
  • 1.3.1 Urination and defecation during heat stress in goats
  • 1.3.2 Changes in posture during heat stress in goats
  • 1.3.3 Changes in feed, rumination time, and water intake during heat stress in goats
  • 1.4 Changes in cardinal physiology of goats during heat stress
  • 1.4.1 Changes in respiratory rate during heat stress in goats
  • 1.4.2 Changes in heart rate during heat stress in goats
  • 1.4.3 Changes in sweating rate during heat stress in goats
  • 1.4.4 Changes in rectal temperature during heat stress in goats
  • 1.4.5 Changes in skin temperature during heat stress in goats
  • 1.5 Biochemical changes during heat stress
  • 1.5.1 Relationship between dietary digestibility and blood nutrients in goats during heat stress
  • 1.5.2 Blood glucose and heat stress in goats
  • 1.5.3 Gluconeogenesis in goats during heat stress
  • 1.5.4 Blood lipids and heat stress in goats
  • 1.5.5 Blood proteins and heat stress in goats
  • 1.5.6 Changes in heat shock proteins and other proteins during heat stress
  • 1.5.7 Blood urea and heat stress in goats
  • 1.5.8 Blood creatinine and heat stress in goats
  • 1.5.9 Changes in liver and other tissue enzymes in heat stress in goats
  • 1.5.10 Changes in enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants in heat stress in goats
  • 1.6 Endocrine changes during heat stress in goats
  • 1.6.1 Thyroidal system and heat stress in goats
  • 1.6.2 Cortisol and heat stress in goats
  • 1.6.3 Aldosterone and heat stress in goats.
  • 1.6.4 Growth hormone and heat stress in goats
  • 1.6.5 Insulin-like growth factors and heat stress in goats
  • 1.6.6 Insulin and heat stress in goats
  • 1.6.7 Adipokines and heat stress in goats
  • 1.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Transportation of goats during summer season
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Economic significance of goats
  • 2.3 Significance of minimizing transportation stress in goats
  • 2.4 Types of transportation stress in goats
  • 2.4.1 Sea route transportation stress
  • 2.4.2 Road route transportation stress
  • 2.4.3 Short-distance transportation stress
  • 2.4.4 Long-distance transportation stress
  • 2.4.5 Comparative assessment of transportation stress of sea and road route in goats
  • 2.5 Impact of transportation stress on goat welfare
  • 2.5.1 Behavioral response
  • 2.5.2 Physiological response
  • 2.5.3 Biochemical response
  • 2.5.4 Molecular response
  • 2.6 Effect of transportation stress on goat production
  • 2.6.1 Growth
  • 2.6.2 Reproduction
  • 2.6.3 Meat quality
  • 2.7 Different biomarkers for transportation stress in goats
  • 2.8 Different ways to prevent transportation stress in goats
  • 2.9 Strategies to minimize transportation stress in goats
  • 2.10 Conclusion
  • 2.11 Future perspectives
  • References
  • Section II Impact of climate change on goat production
  • Chapter 3 Heat stress impact on growth performance in goats
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Significance of studying climate change impact on livestock production
  • 3.3 Heat stress as the major factor negatively influencing livestock production
  • 3.4 Importance of goat for securing the economy of poor and marginal farmers
  • 3.5 Heat stress impact on growth performance in goats
  • 3.5.1 Impact on body weight gain
  • 3.5.2 Impact on average daily gain
  • 3.5.3 Impact on allometric measurements
  • 3.5.4 Impact on blood growth hormone concentration.
  • 3.5.5 Impact on blood IGF-1 concentration
  • 3.5.6 Impact on blood thyroid hormone concentration
  • 3.5.7 Impact on the expression patterns of genes governing growth performance
  • 3.6 Breed differences for heat stress associated growth performance in goats
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  • 3.8 Future perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Heat stress impact on reproductive performance in goats
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.1.1 Temperature humidity index as an index of heat stress on reproductive functions
  • 4.1.2 Heat stress and ovarian activity
  • 4.1.3 Estrous period and follicular growth
  • 4.1.4 Fertility
  • 4.1.5 Embryonic growth and development
  • 4.1.6 Heat stress and cortisol hormone
  • 4.1.7 Heat stress and cellular changes
  • 4.1.8 Heat stress and milk production performance
  • 4.1.9 Impact of heat stress on spermiograms
  • 4.1.10 Spermatogenesis and semen quality characteristics
  • 4.1.11 Scrotal and testicular activities
  • 4.1.12 Heat stress mechanisms and spermatogenic activity
  • 4.1.13 Ameliorative measures to heat stress for optimum benefits by goats
  • 4.2 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Heat stress impact on meat characteristics and quality in goats
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Climate change and heat stress
  • 5.3 Goat as ideal climate-resilient animal species
  • 5.4 Heat stress economic consequences in goat production
  • 5.5 Impact of heat stress on meat production characteristics in goats
  • 5.6 Major carcass traits
  • 5.7 Primal cuts
  • 5.8 Linear carcass measurements
  • 5.9 Non-carcass components and edible offals
  • 5.10 Impact of heat stress on meat quality in goats
  • 5.10.1 Physicochemical attributes
  • 5.11 Quantitative expression patterns of meat quality governing genes during heat stress exposure in goats
  • 5.12 Different heat stress-associated biomarkers for meat production in goats
  • 5.13 Conclusion
  • 5.14 Future perspectives.
  • 8.6 Practical implications and future perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 9 Walking stress impact on goat production
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Animal responses to walking stress
  • 9.2.1 Physiological alterations
  • 9.2.2 Hormonal changes and their impact on productivity
  • 9.2.3 Alterations in energy metabolism and declined growth performance
  • 9.2.4 Impaired reproduction
  • 9.2.5 Decreased milk and meat production
  • 9.3 Monitoring of walking stress
  • 9.3.1 Behavioral indicators
  • 9.3.2 Physiological indicators
  • 9.3.3 Productional indicators
  • 9.4 Management practices to reduce walking stress
  • 9.4.1 Modifying handling and infrastructure design
  • 9.4.2 Providing rest areas and shade in the grazing field
  • 9.4.3 Proper stocking density and pasture management
  • 9.4.4 Environmental modifications to reduce walking distances
  • 9.4.5 Minimizing the translocation stress
  • 9.4.6 Training and acclimatization of goats to reduce stress
  • 9.4.7 Adoption of improvised nutrition and feeding strategies
  • 9.5 Future directions and research needs
  • 9.5.1 Adopting latest real-time monitoring technologies
  • 9.5.2 Employing novel biotechnological and genetic tools to develop walking stress-resilient breeds
  • 9.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 10 Climate change-associated water stress impact on goat production
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Climate change impacts on goat production
  • 10.3 Water stress metabolism of goats
  • 10.3.1 Feed consumption in water scarcity
  • 10.3.2 Body weight changes in water scarcity
  • 10.3.3 Milk production in water scarcity
  • 10.3.4 Physiological responses to water scarcity
  • 10.3.5 Blood parameters in water scarcity
  • 10.3.6 Digestibility in water scarcity
  • 10.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Section III Molecular mechanisms governing goat adaptation to climate change.