(1) The Small Farm and its Management (2) Farm Management (3) Types and Breeds of Farm Animals

Stress and its impact on farm animals.

This article presents a brief overview of stress and its impact on growth, production, reproduction and disease susceptibility in farm animals. A single measure of stress might not be a reliable indicator and it is usually more informative to combine multiple indicators of stress to assess animal welfare. Popular measures of stress such as alterations in hormonal profiles can be complemented wi...

Farm Management Information Systems

The fast changing environment, including difficult market conditions and a high exposure to financial risks are major reasons for changing production policy. Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) appear to be a powerful tool to deal with the new conditions. However, farmers still rely more on their intuition than on proper management tools, when it comes to running a farm business. Many fa...

Transgenesis in farm animals

The production of transgenic animals has many biotechnological applications; however, available techniques still remain inefficient. This review summarizes the contributions of our group to transgenesis in domestic animal. One of the most traditional transgenesis techniques in farm animals is somatic cell nuclear transfer using genetically modified somatic cells. Using this technique, we produc...

Nutrigenomics in Farm Animals

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: PUFA: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid; PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction; DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid; RNA: Ribonucleic Acid; SFA: Saturated Fatty Acid; MUFA: Monounsaturated Fatty Acid; SCD: Δ9-desaturase; FASN: Fatty Acids Synthase; STAT5: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5; CEBPA: CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding protein (alpha); CLA:...

Minerals for Farm Animals