Poultry production in hot climates  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Nuhad J. Daghir. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Wallingford, UK ;  Cambridge, MA :  Cabi,  c2008. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 387 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-375) and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Present status and future of the poultry industry in hot regions / N.J. Daghir -- Breeding for resistance to heat stress / R.S. Gowe and R.W. Fairfull -- Broiler strains for hot regions / A. Cahaner -- Behavioural, physiological, neuroendocrine and molecular responses to heat stress / R.J. Etches, T.M. John and A.M. Verrinder Gibbins -- Poultry housing for hot climates / M. Czarick III and B.D. Fairchild -- Nutrient requirements of poultry at high temperatures / N.J. Daghir -- Feedstuffs used in hot regions / N.J. Daghir -- Mycotoxins in poultry feeds / N.J. Daghir -- Broiler feeding and management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir -- Replacement pullet and layer feeding and management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir -- Breeder and hatchery management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir and R. Jones -- Waterfowl production in hot climates / J.F. Huang, Y.H. Hu and J.C. Hsu. Present status and future of the poultry industry in hot regions / N.J. Daghir -- Breeding for resistance to heat stress / R.S. Gowe and R.W. Fairfull -- Broiler strains for hot regions / A. Cahaner -- Behavioural, physiological, neuroendocrine and molecular responses to heat stress / R.J. Etches, T.M. John and A.M. Verrinder Gibbins -- Poultry housing for hot climates / M. Czarick III and B.D. Fairchild -- Nutrient requirements of poultry at high temperatures / N.J. Daghir -- Feedstuffs used in hot regions / N.J. Daghir -- Mycotoxins in poultry feeds / N.J. Daghir -- Broiler feeding and management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir -- Replacement pullet and layer feeding and management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir -- Breeder and hatchery management in hot climates / N.J. Daghir and R. Jones -- Waterfowl production in hot climates / J.F. Huang, Y.H.Hu and J.C. Hsu. 
<br/><br/> This edition describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, nutrition and management, and includes new contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl and breeding fast-growing broilers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1845934172 (electronic bk.)  US$180.00 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007042039 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poultry.<br/>Poultry industry.<br/>Poultry--Climatic factors.<br/>Poultry--Climatic factors.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF487  / .P78 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.5 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>SF487  / .P78 2008