Applications of Gene-Based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Health in Developing Countries

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Application of Gene-Based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Health in Developing Countries
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   Chapter 2 Opening Address
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   Chapter 3 Opening Address
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   Chapter 4 Opening Address
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   Chapter 5 Gene-based Technologies for Livestock Industries in the 3 rd Millennium
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   Chapter 6 Challenges and Opportunities for Controlling and Preventing Animal Diseases in Developing Countries through Gene-based Technologies
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   Chapter 7 Molecular Genetics and Livestock Selection
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   Chapter 8 First Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources
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    Chapter 9 Development of Germline Manipulation Technologies in Livestock
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    Chapter 10 DNA Polymorphisms in the Sahiwal Breed of Zebu Cattle Revealed by Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probes
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    Chapter 11 Genetic Diversity and Relationships of Vietnamese and European Pig Breeds
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    Chapter 12 Combining Gene-Based Methods and Reproductive Technologies to Enhance Genetic Improvement of Livestock in Developing Countries
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    Chapter 13 Evaluation of the Utility of the FecB Gene to Improve the Productivity of Deccani Sheep in Maharashtra, India
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    Chapter 14 Effect of Pregnancy on Endometrial Sex Steroid Receptors and on Prostaglandin F 2α Release after Uterine Biopsy in Heifers
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    Chapter 15 Inventory Analysis of West African Cattle Breeds
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    Chapter 16 A Review of Gastrointestinal Microbiology with Special Emphasis on Molecular Microbial Ecology Approaches
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    Chapter 17 Gene-Based Vaccine Development for Improving Animal Production in Developing Countries
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    Chapter 18 Current and Future Developments in Nucleic Acid-Based Diagnostics
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    Chapter 19 Reverse Genetics with Animal Viruses
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    Chapter 20 Viral Subversion of the Immune System
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    Chapter 21 The Molecular Basis of Livestock Disease as Illustrated by African Trypanosomiasis
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    Chapter 22 Vaccination Against Ticks and the Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Disease
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    Chapter 23 Development of Marker Vaccines for Rinderpest Virus Using Reverse Genetics Technology
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    Chapter 24 Evaluation of Diagnostic Tools for Epidemiological Purposes — Application To FMD
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    Chapter 25 Virus Evolution in the Face of the Host Response
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    Chapter 26 Rumen Microbial Genomics
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    Chapter 27 Transgenesis and Genomics in Molecular Breeding of Pasture Grasses and Legumes for Forage Quality and other Traits
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    Chapter 28 Investigation of the Rumen Microbial Community Responsible for Degradation of a Putative Toxin in Acacia Angustissima
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    Chapter 29 Application of Molecular Microbial Ecology Tools to Facilitate the Development of Feeding Systems for Ruminant Livestock that Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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    Chapter 30 Effect of Secondary Compounds in Forages on Rumen Micro-organisms Quantified by 16S And 18S rRNA
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    Chapter 31 Nutrition-Gene Interactions (Post-Genomics)
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    Chapter 32 Genetic Opportunities tyo Enhance Sustainability of Pork Production in Developing Countries: A Model for Food Animals
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    Chapter 33 Ethical, Social, Environmental and Economic Issues in Animal Agriculture
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    Chapter 34 Risks of Gene Transfer from GMOs to Livestock, and Consequences for Health and Nutrition
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    Chapter 35 Regulatory and Biosafety Issues in Relation to Transgenic Animals in Food and Agriculture, Feeds Containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and Veterinary Biologics
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    Chapter 36 Intellectual Property Rights and Gene-Based Technologies for Animal Production and Health
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    Chapter 37 Antibiotic Resistance and Plasmid Carriage among Escherichia Coli Isolates From Chicken Meat in Malaysia
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    Chapter 38 Comparison of DNA Probe, PCR Amplification, ELISA and Culture Methods for the Rapid Detection of Salmonella in Poultry
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    Chapter 39 Control of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy by Genetic Engineering: Possible Approaches and Regulatory Considerations
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    Chapter 40 Genetically Modified Organisms in New Zealand and Cultural Issues
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    Chapter 41 Objectives, Capabilities and Dangers in the Role of International Organizations and Funding Agencies in Promoting Gene-Based Technologies for Livestock in Developing Countries
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    Chapter 42 Suitability of Blood Protein Polymorphisms in Assessing Genetic Diversity in Indigenous Sheep in Kenya
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    Chapter 43 Preliminary Investigation of Genetic Characterization of Native and Endemic Fowl Types of Sri Lanka
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    Chapter 44 Transgenic Rabbits as a Model Organism for Production of Human Clotting Factor VIII
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    Chapter 45 Parentage Determination in Three Breeds of Indian Goat Using Heterologous Microsatellite Markers
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    Chapter 46 DNA Polymorphism of Arabian, Thoroughbred and Anglo-Arab Horses in Morocco
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    Chapter 47 In Vitro Culture of Skin Fibroblast Cells for Potential Cloning by Nuclear Transfer
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    Chapter 48 Genetic Diversity in Algerian Sheep Breeds, Using Microsatellite Markers
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    Chapter 49 Somatic Cell Banking — An Alternative Technology for the Conservation of Endangered Sheep Breeds
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    Chapter 50 The Vaccine Properties of a Brazilian Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Strain with an Induced Deletion of the gE Gene
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    Chapter 51 Obtaining Classical Swine Fever Virus E2 Recombinant Protein and DNA-Vaccine on the Basis of One Subunit
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    Chapter 52 Development of Thermostable Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Virus Vaccine and Assessment of Molecular Changes in the F Gene
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    Chapter 53 Molecular Cloning of a Bangladeshi Strain of very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus of Chickens and its Adaptation in Tissue Culture by Site-Directed Mutagenesis
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    Chapter 54 Tapping the World Wide Web for Designing Vaccines for Livestock Diseases
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    Chapter 55 Complementing Nuclear Techniques with DNA Vaccine Technologies for Improving Animal Health
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    Chapter 56 Use of DNA From Milk Tank for Diagnosis and Typing of Bovine Leukaemia Virus
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    Chapter 57 Molecular Marker Studies in Riverine Buffaloes, for Characterization and Diagnosis of Genetic Defects
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    Chapter 58 Host-Range Phylogenetic Grouping of Capripoxviruses
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    Chapter 59 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for Rapid Diagnosis and Differentiation of Parapoxvirus and Orthopoxvirus Infections in Camels
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    Chapter 60 Development of a New Live Rough Vaccine Against Bovine Brucellosis
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    Chapter 61 The Application of Gene-Based Technologies in the Study of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from Uganda
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    Chapter 62 Marker Discovery In Trypanosoma vivax Through GSS and Comparative Analysis
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    Chapter 63 The Centaur Network’s Contribution to Gene-Based Technology