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Interactions 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 ISBN: 978-90-76998-26-8 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are e-ISBN: 978-90-8686-517-8 reserved, whether the whole or part of the DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-517-8 material is concerned. Nothing from this publication may be translated, reproduced, stored in a computerised system or published ISSN 1570-7318 in any form or in any manner, including electronic, mechanical, reprographic or photographic, without prior written permission Subject headings: from the publisher, Wageningen Academic Livestock Publishers, P.O. Box 220, 6700 AE Wageningen, Hot environment the Netherlands, Welfare www.WageningenAcademic.com The individual contributions in this publication First published, 2003 and any liabilities arising from them remain the responsibility of the authors. © Wageningen Academic Publishers The designations employed and the The Netherlands, 2003 presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Association for Animal Production concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. WWaaggeenniinnggeenn AAccaaddeemmiicc PPPP uuuu bbbbb llll iiii ssssss hhhh eeeeee rrrr ssssss The publisher is not responsible for possible damages, which could be a result of content derived from this publication. 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 7 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 8 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 4 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 9
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