There has been a tremendous increase in the production of livestock products and this is expected to continue in the coming future. This is especially in developing countries. The greatest increase is in the production of poultry and pigs, as well as eggs and milk. Livestock production can make good use of resources, some of which may otherwise not be used, and contributes high quality protein and important micronutrients to the human diet.

Sunil Kumar: Department of Animal Science, GBPUA &T Hill Campus, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand – 249 199, India

01. Recent Advances and Future Prospects of Embryo TransferTechnology Rajesh Kumar Sharma and Rajinder Singh Kishtwaria 02. Application of Molecular Markers in Livestock Improvement Vikas Mahajan and Dhirendra Kumar 03 Bioinformatics in Livestock Production and Management Dhirendra Kumar, Pranav Kumar and Vibha Raj Shanti 04. Laboratory Animals in Animal Breeding: A Review Bharat Bhushan, Manjit Panigrahi and GK Gaur 05. Impact of Nutrition on Reproductive Efficiency of Small RuminantsV P Maurya, V Sejian, Gyanendra Singh and Mihir Sarkar 06. Cactus (Opuntia) as a Strategic Source of Feed for Farm Animals in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Abed M Al-Bial, Jai Singh and Ram Niwas 07. Computation of Ration for Cattle and Buffaloes Shalik Gram Shukla 08. Minerals: An Important Micronutrient in Livestock Enterprises Ravindra Kumar Tiwari and Sunil Kumar 09. Heat Stress and Livestock: Impact and Adaptive Mechanisms V Sejian, VP Maurya and Gyanendra Singh 10. Examination of Sick Animals and Management of Diseases Ajay Kumar Upadhyay 11. Livestock for Sustainable Agriculture Manish Kumar, Sunil Kumar and Teena Rani 12. Nutraceuticals in Livestock Practices Ravindra Kumar and Prabhat Tripathi 13. Goat Improvement for Milk Production Rajendra Kumar Pandey 14. Guinea Fowl as an Alternative Source of Chicken Brijesh Singh 15. Dairy Farm Management for Profit — An OverviewB K Mishra 16. Handling and Processing of Animal By-Products for Economic Returns Vikas Pathak and V P Singh 17. Vermibiotechnology: A Micro Enterprise for Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture Ran Veer Singh 18. Vaccines: A Boon for the Animals Ram Niwas, DP Singh and Abed M Al-Bial 19. Ethnoveterinary Management of Livestock Diseases by Inhabitants of Central Himalaya Lalit Tiwari, Nitin Rai, Rajeev Kumar Sharma and P C Pande 20. Quality Standards on Medicinal Plants with Special Reference to Regulatory Aspects Nitin Rai, Lalit Tiwari and Rajeev Kumar Sharma