Livestock sector of India is one of the largest in the world and provides significant contribution to the national economy and socio-economic development of the country. It plays an important role in providing employment, nutritional and livelihood security to majority of the rural farming community. The vast genetic diversity of livestock provides better scope for increasing the productivity and so continuous efforts are being made for the genetic improvement of various livestock species of the country. It is well understood that the traditional livestock production system being followed in the country for a long period, now needs to be modified according to the availability of farm and natural resources. For this, the scientific and technical advancements made in the fields of breeding, nutrition, reproduction and health management need to be applied under field conditions holistically to overcome the constraints faced by the farmers in livestock rearing. This book deals with the major and important aspects of advancements made in the field of animal nutrition and management,breeding and reproduction,health management for animal welfare and biotechnological approaches for productivity enhancement. The chapters given in the book are contributed by the eminent teachers/ scientists / experts in the respective fields who have prepared in a simple and organized manner. Hope this book will be very useful to the students, scientists, researchers, teachers, development agencies, policy planners and other workers engaged in cattle research and development programme in the country
1. Indigenous Livestock Diversity and its Conservation Under Indian Context ...................................................................... 1 Arjava Sharma
2. Impact of Crossbreeding of Cattle for Improving Milk Production in India ................................................................ 11 Sushil Kumar, Rani Alex, T.V. Raja and Rajib Deb
3. Genetic Improvement of Cattle Through Selection of Breeding Bulls ............................................................. 31 Umesh Singh, Rani Alex and T.V. Raja
4. Approaches for Improvement of Livestock Production System as Affected by Climate Change in Dry Lands ............. 41 N.V. Patil and Rajendra Prasad
5. Traditional Wisdom for Sustainable Agricultural and Livestock Production: An Opportunity for Better Animal, Human and Environment Health................................. 63 M.J. Saxena and Anup Kalra
6. Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics are Effective Tools and its Applications for Optimum Livestock Health and Production ................................................................... 73 S.K. Saha, Sadhan Bag and Triveni Dutt
7. Sexed ULTRA™ Bovine Sex Sorted Sperm - A Viable Breeding Option in India that Delivers High Fertility and Over 90% Gender Purity ................................................................ 81 C. González-Marín, R. Vishwanath, P. Kalarickal and J.F. Moreno
8. Heat Stress Management in Dairy Animals ............................... 89 Ajayvir Singh Sirohi, N. Chand, S.Tyagi, M. Pande and S. Mahajan
9. Prospects and Challenges in Sustainability of Small Ruminant Production Under Arid Climatic Conditions ......... 99 A.K. Patel
10. Role of Sheep Production for Livelihood Security of Farmers .......................................................................117 Arun Kumar, G.R. Gowane and S.S. Misra
11. Approaches in Poultry Nutrition to Improve Productivity and Profitability......................................................133 R.K. Mishra, V.D. Lonkar, V.P. Belsare and N.J. Bhagora
12. Stem Cells: A Promising Regenerative Medicine Therapy for Treatment of Diseases of Animals .......................141 Sikander Saini, Vishal Sharma and Dhruba Malakar
13. Alternative Medicines in Veterinary Practice ..........................155 Umesh Dimri and Subodh Kumar Saha
14. Surgical Intervention for Livestock Production .......................173 Mozammel Hoque
15. Economic Losses due to Common Problems of Dairy Animals vis-a-vis their Management .........................................181 H.K. Verma, M.H. Malik and Jaswinder Singh
16. Sustainable Management of Stray Cattles ................................193 V.P. Belsare, R.J. Modi and N.R. Patel
17. Rabbit Farming for Livelihood Improvement of Farmers ......201 G. Nagarajan and A.S. Rajendiran
18. Empowering Women Farmers with Livestock Extension for Entrepreneurship Development ...........................................213 Hema Tripathi
19. Convergence of Stakeholders for Dairy Development in Haryana ......................................................................................221 V.B. Dixit
