Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies

7Knowledge‐Intensive Livestock Resource Management in a Changing Environment

Avijit Haldar¹, Indranil Samanta², and Amlan Kumar Patra³

¹ Department of Animal Reproduction, ICAR‐Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Kolkata, West Bengal, India

² Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

³ Department of Animal Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

CONTENTS

• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Sources GHGs From Livestock Sector
  • 7.2.1 Different Livestock Activities
  • 7.2.2 Different Livestock Species
  • 7.2.3 Livestock Feeds
  • 7.2.4 Enteric Fermentation
  • 7.2.5 Livestock Manure
  • 7.2.6 Livestock Products
• 7.3 Effect of Climate Change on Livestock Production System
  • 7.3.1 Nutritional Stress
  • 7.3.2 Water Stress
  • 7.3.3 Heat Stress
  • 7.3.4 Productive Stress
  • 7.3.5 Reproductive Stress
  • 7.3.6 Livestock Diseases
• 7.4 Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies to Combat Climate Change Effects on Livestock
  • 7.4.1 Livestock Production System Approaches
  • 7.4.2 Species and Breed Selection
  • 7.4.3 Livestock Production Management Technologies
  • 7.4.4 Grazing and/or Fodder Land Management and Carbon Sequestration
  • 7.4.5 Shelter Management
  • 7.4.6 Enteric Methane Mitigation
  • 7.4.7 Precision Livestock Farming
  • 7.4.8 Livestock Reproduction Management
  • 7.4.9 Livestock Disease Surveillance and Health Management
  • 7.4.10 Manure Management
• 7.5 Awareness and Capacity Development of the ...