Table Of ContentInteractions between climate
and animal production
EAAP Technical Series No. 7
Interactions between climate and animal production
Interactions between climate
and animal production
Editors:
N.Lacetera
U.Bernabucci
H.H.Khalifa
B.Ronchi
A.Nardone
EAAP Technical Series No.7
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Contents
Opening remarks.......................................................................................................................11
A. Nardone
Invited speakers
Bioclimatology and adaptation of farm animals in a changing climate...................................15
H.H. Khalifa
Perspective on development of thermal indices for animal studies and management.............31
G.L. Hahn, T.L. Mader & R.A. Eigenberg
Physiological and productive consequences of heat stress. The case of dairy ruminants........45
N. Lacetera, U. Bernabucci, B. Ronchi & A. Nardone
Novel approaches for the alleviation of climatic stress in farm animals..................................61
R.J. Collier, C. Coppola & A. Wolfgram
Contribution of animal husbandry to climatic changes............................................................73
J. Hartung
Strategies for reducing the effects of animal husbandry on climate.........................................81
G.J. Monteny
Short communications
The effects of high ambient temperature on certain physiological parameters on rabbits
in Greece..............................................................................................................................91
G. Antonakos, E. Xylouri, G. Frangiadakis, D. Kalogiannis & I. Menegatos
Oxidative status in transition dairy cows under heat stress conditions....................................92
U. Bernabucci, N. Lacetera, A. Nardone & B. Ronchi
The effect of climatic conditions on performances of dairy cows in Tunisia..........................93
R. Bouraoui, M. Lahmar, A. Majdoub & M. Djemali
Factors affecting some blood parameters and rectal temperature in cows in the Tropics........94
F. Cerutti, R. Rizzi, M. Faustini & C. Colombani
Genetic characterisation of Nellore and Criolla cattle: preliminary results.............................95
S. Conti, R. Bozzi, D. Marletta, A. Giorgetti & A. Martini
The effect of environmental temperature and humidity on cashmere yield, secondary
active follicles and thyroid hormones in cashmere goats....................................................96
A. Di Trana, P. Celi & R. Celi
Ultrastructural characterization of rabbit sperm abnormalities under heat stress conditions......97
A.M. Fausto, A.R. Taddei, G. Kuzminsky & P. Morera
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Categorizing heat load in grain-fed beef cattle – New approaches..........................................98
J.B. Gaughan & R.A. Eigenberg
Using panting scores to assess heat load in cattle....................................................................99
J.B. Gaughan
Seasonal variations of milk quality in Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese manufacture on a
period of 10 years..............................................................................................................100
M. Malacarne, E. Fossa, S. Sandri, F. Tosi, A. Summer & P. Mariani
Macrominerals in buffalo at different physiological state during winter and summer..........101
Zia-ur-Rahman, M. Ashraf & A. Khan
Microminerals in buffalo at different physiological state during winter and summer...........102
Zia-ur-Rahman, M. Ashraf & A. Khan
A higher susceptibility of hyperthermic animals to infectious disease..................................103
Masaaki Shibata
Heat stress parameters in Azawak (Bos indicus) and Modicana (Bos taurus) cattle.............104
M. Zecchini, S. Bordonaro, S. Barbieri, D. Marletta, G. D’Urso & C. Crimella
Cooling non-lactating dairy cows reduces stress and improves postpartum performance.....105
L. Avendaño-Reyes, F.D. Alvarez-Valenzuela, A. Correa-Calderón, J.S. Saucedo-
Quintero, F. Rivera-Acuña, F.J. Verdugo-Zárate, C.F. Aréchiga-Flores & P.H. Robinson
Use of different shelter in summer for dairy sheep: lamb birth and weaning weight............106
L. Biondi, G. Cascone, G. Piccione & P. Pennisi
Shade effects on physiological responses of feeder cattle......................................................107
T.M. Brown-Brandl, R.A. Eigenberg, J.A. Nienaber & G.L. Hahn
Productive and metabolic response of dairy cows raised in barn equipped with fans and
misters during the summer season.....................................................................................108
L. Calamari, M. Speroni, E. Frazzi, L. Stefanini & G. Licitra
The effect of a combined progesterone (PRID) and ovosynch protocol on pregnancy
rate in Buffalo....................................................................................................................109
F. De Rensis, G. Ronci, P. Guarneri, A. Patelli, G.M. Bettoni & B.X. Nguyen
Cooling of dairy cows in Israel - Improving cows welfare and performance as well as
reducing environmental contamination.............................................................................110
I. Flamenbaum, E. Shoshani & E. Ezra
Behaviour of dairy cows in hot season in a barn equipped with automatic milking
system (AMS)....................................................................................................................111
E. Frazzi & F. Calegari
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Effect of short-term cooling on some physiological responses of buffaloes. 1. Pregnant
buffaloes.............................................................................................................................112
H.H. Khalifa, M.M. Youssef & M.M. Ghoneim
The covers for animals’ protection in warm areas.................................................................113
A. Gusman, A. Marucci & C. Bibbiani
Behavior of crossbred lactating cows grazing Pennisetum purpureum, Schumaker in
Southeastern Brazil under two feeding systems................................................................114
L. P. Novaes, M. F. A. Pires, C. L. Werneck & R. S. Verneque
Effects of silymarin on rumen metabolism and microbial population in goats exposed to
hot environment.................................................................................................................115
G. Acuti, S. Costarelli, I. Tomassetti, E. Chiaradia, L. Avellini & M. Trabalza-Marinucci
CH emissions from cubicle houses on dairy farms with advanced nutrient management....116
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J.W.H. Huis in ’t Veld & G.J. Monteny
Effects of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration on floristic composition
and forage quality of a Mediterranean grassland...............................................................117
A. Raschi, A. Martini, A. Pezzati, F. Albanito, M. Lanini & F. Selvi
A new abatement technique to reduce gaseous and particulate emissions from farm
animal house......................................................................................................................118
J. Schulz, L. Formosa, S. Koch, H. Snell & J. Hartung
Physiological responses of Holstein and Holstein x Jersey cattle in a grazing system in
Argentina............................................................................................................................ 119
P.E. Leva, M.S. García, M.A. Veles, J. Gandolfo & S.E. Valtorta*
Author index 121
Keyword index 123
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