Livestock Bioclimatology and Ecology
KLS G609: LIVESTOCK BIOCLIMATOLOGY AND
ETHOLOGY
• Livestock adaptation to environmental effects of heat, humidity, light, pressure and latitude. Biological rhythms and photo-periodism.
• Effects of environment on Livestock reproduction, nutrition, and health.
• Livestock ethology and physiological basis of Livestock behaviour, behaviour patterns including social behaviour and management of behaviour.
• Livestock welfare and requirements in housing, transportation and slaughter, management practices to achieving desirable welfare standards, impact of welfare on marketing and consumers.
References
• Philip N. Lehner, 1998. Handbook of Ethological
Methods. Cambridge University Press. Pp 694.
• J. R. Krebs and N. B. Davies 1993. An Introduction to
Behavioural Ecology. Blackwell Publishers. Pp 432.
• R. J. Collier and J. L. Collier (Eds) 2012. Environmental
Physiology of Livestock. Wiley-Blackwell. Pp 368.
• C. C. Webster and P. N. Wilson (Eds) 1998. Agriculture in the Tropics, 3 edition. Wiley-Blackwell. Pp 552
• Others will be posted later
Why study livestock bioclimatology?
• Because ability of livestock to breed, grow, and lactate to their maximal genetic potential, and their capacity to survive and keep healthy is influenced by biological and climatic factors and their interaction with the environment.
Definitions:
• Livestock usually refers to cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys and horses. This may vary nationally and regionally. For public good there are natural laws and statutes that regulate the obligations of livestock owners.
• Bioclimatology derived from two words, bio which stands for biology and climatology which stands for climate.
• Bio is derived from biology which is the study of living matter.
• So Bioclimatology is the study of the effects of climatic conditions on living organisms. • Lately is also referred as Biometeorology which is more inclusive because it is the study
ETHOLOGY
• Livestock adaptation to environmental effects of heat, humidity, light, pressure and latitude. Biological rhythms and photo-periodism.
• Effects of environment on Livestock reproduction, nutrition, and health.
• Livestock ethology and physiological basis of Livestock behaviour, behaviour patterns including social behaviour and management of behaviour.
• Livestock welfare and requirements in housing, transportation and slaughter, management practices to achieving desirable welfare standards, impact of welfare on marketing and consumers.
References
• Philip N. Lehner, 1998. Handbook of Ethological
Methods. Cambridge University Press. Pp 694.
• J. R. Krebs and N. B. Davies 1993. An Introduction to
Behavioural Ecology. Blackwell Publishers. Pp 432.
• R. J. Collier and J. L. Collier (Eds) 2012. Environmental
Physiology of Livestock. Wiley-Blackwell. Pp 368.
• C. C. Webster and P. N. Wilson (Eds) 1998. Agriculture in the Tropics, 3 edition. Wiley-Blackwell. Pp 552
• Others will be posted later
Why study livestock bioclimatology?
• Because ability of livestock to breed, grow, and lactate to their maximal genetic potential, and their capacity to survive and keep healthy is influenced by biological and climatic factors and their interaction with the environment.
Definitions:
• Livestock usually refers to cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys and horses. This may vary nationally and regionally. For public good there are natural laws and statutes that regulate the obligations of livestock owners.
• Bioclimatology derived from two words, bio which stands for biology and climatology which stands for climate.
• Bio is derived from biology which is the study of living matter.
• So Bioclimatology is the study of the effects of climatic conditions on living organisms. • Lately is also referred as Biometeorology which is more inclusive because it is the study
References: • Philip N. Lehner, 1998. Handbook of Ethological Methods