Nutrition and Care of Livestock During Natural Disaster
Contents: Preface. 1. Natural disaster and its impact on livestock in India/N. Das. 2. Livestock in drought and flood prone areas in India/Anil Kumar and K.K. Singh. 3. Economic importance of livestock in vulnerable zones/AK. Misra, K.K. Singh and M.M. Das. 4. Earthquake and its impact on animals/S.K. Nag and N. Das. 5. Feed and fodder requirement and availability in the vulnerable zones of India/K.K. Singh, Anil Kumar and A.K. Misra. 6. Revitalizing feed-fodder resources during natural calamities/Sunil Kumar and S.K. Das. 7. Ensuring forage availability for livestock during natural disasters: options and strategies/M.M. Roy. 8. Feeding strategies: meeting the challenges during natural calamities/M.M. Das, S.K. Mahanta and A.K. Misra. 9. Meeting water requirement of livestock during natural disaster/S.K. Mahanta, Sultan Singh and M.M. Das. 10. Animal care during disaster/N. Das and K.S. Das. 11. Preparedness for upkeep of livestock during calamity/S.K. Mahanta, N. Das and Bindu Madhuri. 12. Livestock health management during natural calamities/S.B. Maity. 13. Disaster management of poultry in flood/R.P. Singh and A.B. Mandal. 14. Potential and problems of non-conventional feed resources and the strategies for their efficient utilization/K.K. Singhal. 15. Plant secondary metabolites as feed additives for dairy animals/S.K. Tomar and Bhupinder Singh. 16. Impact of thermal stress on physiological adaptability and reproductive efficiency of animals/V.P. Maurya, V. Sejian and S.M.K. Naqvi. 17. Response of drought stress on fodder insect pests and pathogens and their management/Sharmila Roy and Pradeep Saxena. 18. Handling veterinary emergency during natural disaster/P. Das. 19. Livestock breeds prevalent in disaster prone areas/B.P. Kushwaha. 20. Strategies for disaster mitigation and management/N. Das. Subject index.
Natural disaster is an event that is responsible for a social, economical, cultural and political devastation and affects people and communities at large. During natural calamities attention usually goes primarily towards human welfare, however, welfare of animal is also of paramount importance considering their causalities from draught and flood prone diseases, epidemics and different feed poisoning. Livestock rearing in developing countries is a source of employment of many more people than in developed countries. Notwithstanding grave implications of natural calamities on both the livestock and their owners, disaster management of livestock has yet to receive any serious attention in India as also many other developing countries of the world. In this complex scene, the book, which is a collection of 20 chapters, attempts to place a perspective on the challenges and options available in the area of disaster management of livestock. The scientists from different animal science research institute like Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Central Avian Research Institute (CARI), Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB), Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI) and National Research Centre on Agro-forestry (NRCAF) have contributed articles on various subjects reflecting their experience and voicing concern about the importance and challenges of animal rearing especially after the occurrence of natural disaster.
The book will immensely help the planner, administrator, research and development workers to understand the impact of natural disasters on livestock productivity and also help them to make a plan of action for dealing with natural calamities in advance. A state of preparedness and ability to respond quickly to natural disasters will definitely mitigate the suffering and loss of livestock to a great extent. The book may serve as a powerful tool in the hands of those who are seriously engaged in the disaster related activities, this book is a comprehensive reference manual. This book will also be useful for progressive farmers and the graduate students in the disciplines of animal nutrition, livestock production and management and agronomy. (jacket)
Natural disaster is an event that is responsible for a social, economical, cultural and political devastation and affects people and communities at large. During natural calamities attention usually goes primarily towards human welfare, however, welfare of animal is also of paramount importance considering their causalities from draught and flood prone diseases, epidemics and different feed poisoning. Livestock rearing in developing countries is a source of employment of many more people than in developed countries. Notwithstanding grave implications of natural calamities on both the livestock and their owners, disaster management of livestock has yet to receive any serious attention in India as also many other developing countries of the world. In this complex scene, the book, which is a collection of 20 chapters, attempts to place a perspective on the challenges and options available in the area of disaster management of livestock. The scientists from different animal science research institute like Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Central Avian Research Institute (CARI), Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB), Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI) and National Research Centre on Agro-forestry (NRCAF) have contributed articles on various subjects reflecting their experience and voicing concern about the importance and challenges of animal rearing especially after the occurrence of natural disaster.
The book will immensely help the planner, administrator, research and development workers to understand the impact of natural disasters on livestock productivity and also help them to make a plan of action for dealing with natural calamities in advance. A state of preparedness and ability to respond quickly to natural disasters will definitely mitigate the suffering and loss of livestock to a great extent. The book may serve as a powerful tool in the hands of those who are seriously engaged in the disaster related activities, this book is a comprehensive reference manual. This book will also be useful for progressive farmers and the graduate students in the disciplines of animal nutrition, livestock production and management and agronomy. (jacket)
