TY - BOOK ID - 65151135 TI - Lactation in Farm Animals : Biology, Physiological Basis, Nutritional Requirements, and Modelization AU - M'Hamdi, Naceur AU - Payan-Carreira, Rita PY - 2020 SN - 1789845475 1839685603 1789845467 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Livestock productivity. KW - Animal nutrition. KW - Lactation. KW - Livestock KW - Reproduction. KW - Reproduction KW - Milk KW - Milk secretion KW - Milk yield KW - Physiology KW - Breastfeeding KW - Breast milk KW - Prolactin KW - Animals KW - Domestic animals KW - Nutrition KW - Productivity, Livestock KW - Agricultural productivity KW - Secretion KW - Veterinary medicine UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65151135 AB - Greater knowledge of lactation allows us to alter environmental, nutritional, and milking procedures, or general management to maximize production. This book, focusing on lactation in farm animals (biology, physiological basis, nutritional requirements, and modelization), presents invited papers from internationally recognized scientists. This volume contains seven chapters covering the key topics related to milk production and lactation biology and physiology. The authors show that animals raised on a well-controlled nutrition regimen may have significant enhancement of succeeding lactations. Furthermore, the usefulness of a milk yield prediction system depends upon how accurately it can predict daily milking patterns and its ability to adjust to factors affecting supply. Milk yield prediction models have proven helpful for genetic analysis and for bio-economic modeling. On the whole, this book serves as an inspirational basis for both scientists and farmers. ER -