The book review the various milk production system according to agro-climate and technical, economical and sociological conditions, review new knowledge in ruminant digestion nutrition and physiology, match milk production systematic available and potential feed resources, taking into account their nutritional characteristics. The book make recommendations for the development of sustainable milk production systems based on locally available feed resources. Contents Chapter 1: Medium Terms Outlook for Dairying in the Developing Countries by W Krostitz, Chapter 2: The Lactating Cow in the Various Ecosystems: Environmental Effects on Its Productvity by H D Johnson, Chapter 3: Physiological Constraints to Milk Production: Factors which Determine Nutrient Partitioning, Lactation Persistency and Mobilization of Body Reserves by Y Chillard, Chapter 4: Influence of Nutrition on Reproductive Performance of the Milking/Gestating Cow in the Tropics by K H Lotthamer, Chapter 5: The Role and Mechanisms of Genetic Improvement in Production Systems Constrained by Nutritional and Environmental Factors by O Syrstad, Chapter 6: Matching Livestock Systems with Available Resources by T R Preston, Chapter 7: Nutritional Characteristics of Tropical Feed Resources: Natural and Improved Grasslands, Crop Residues and Agro Industrial by Products by M Chenost and R Sansoucy, Chapter 8: Feeding Strategies for Improving Milk Production of Dairy Animals Managed by Small Farmers in the Tropics by R A Leng, Chapter 9: Feeding Riverine Buffaloes for Milk/Dual Purpose Production by A M El Serafy, Chapter 10: Feeding Swamp Buffalo for Milk Production by S Khajarern and J M Khajarern, Chapter 11: Future Prospects for Fodder and Pasture Production by A Aminah and C P Chen, Chapter 12: Forage and Legumes as Proteing Supplements for Pasture Based Systems by F A Moog, Chapter 13: The Development of Dairy Farming in Thailand by S Pichet, Chapter 14: Milk Production Systems Based on Pasture in the Tropics by Roberto Garcia Trujillo, Chapter 15: Dairy Production in the Semi Arid Rangelands of West Africa by Modibo Traore, Chapter 16: Feeding Systems and Problems in he Indo Ganges Plain: Case Study by V C Badve, Chapter 17: Feeding Dairy Cattle in Tropical Region of China by Cheng Naging, Chapter 18: Milk Production Systems in Tropical Latin America by J I Restrepo, E Murgueitio and T R Preston, Chapter 19: Restricted Suckling in Dual Purpose Systems, Chapter 20: Heifer Rearing in the Tropics by J Ugarte, Chapter 21: Feeding Cows for Milk Production in the Arusha/Kilimanjaro Coffee/Banana Belt of Tanzania FAO Project: Assistance to Smallholders in Dairy Development: Case Study by L S Morungu, Chapter 22: Milk Production From Tropical Fodder and Sugarcane Residues Case Study: on Farm Research in Mauritius by A A Boodoo, Chapter 23: Training in the Development of Feed Resources by R W Froemert.

Tropical Dairy Farming is a manual designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock. It shows how to provide dairy cows with cost-effective feeds that match small holder farming systems and discusses the major obstacles to improving feeding management in the humid tropics. The author shows the benefits and drawbacks of various feed components and the calculation of balanced diets based mainly on forages combined with some supplementary feeding. Diseases and problems associated with unbalanced diets are also covered, as well as important information on growing and conserving quality forages as silage. The book draws on examples from a variety of countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, East Timor and the Philippines.

This manual is designed for use by dairy production advisors working in tropical areas, especially in South-East Asia. It aims to increase the productivity of small holder dairy farmers in the humid tropics by improving the feeding management of their livestock.

This book, Tropical Animal Health, describes the problems of animal diseases in the tropics, in the tropical environment, and in relation to particular production systems. In Part I, those basic scientific facts of the special host defence mechanism and of the host-pathogen relationship in the tropics, which hardly play any part in animal husbandry in temperate climates, are explained. Of special importance are the resistance mechanisms of autochthonous breeds and in contrast to them, the high susceptibility of exotic breeds in the tropics. It is explained how immuno- and chemoprophylaxis can be used as instruments for animal health measures if they are adapted to the socio-economic and ecological conditions of both the tropics and developing countries. Scientific details of immunology are presented as far as they are necessary to understand the epizo otiology of tropical diseases and diagnostic techniques for recognizing tropical diseases as well as the execution of prophylactic measures. Vector-borne diseases are the disease complexes most difficult to control since they are bound to the tropical environment, thanks to the biology of their vectors. Therefore, a special chapter has been dedicated to the description of biology and eradication of vectors of vector-borne diseases. The extent of the description varies according to the importance of the specific vector. The acaricides, insecticides and alternative methods used to control vectors are dis cussed in detail. The author has tried to present a world-wide picture, but it is not possible to cover every aspect completely.