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Abbreviations; Contributors; Editors Biography; 1: Adapting Sheep Production to Climate Change; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Climate Change and Livestock Production; 1.1.2 Climate Change and Types of Environmental Stresses; 1.2 Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production; 1.2.1 Sheep Production in the Changing Climate Scenario; 1.2.2 Impact of Climate Change on Sheep Production; 1.2.3 Climate Change Impact on Immune Response; 1.2.4 Sheep Adaptive Mechanisms to Climate Change; 1.2.5 Genetic Diversity and Breed Differences for Sheep Adaptation.

1.2.6 Sheep Production and Water Stress1.3 Role of Sheep to Climate Change and Its Mitigation; 1.3.1 Enteric Methane Emission in Sheep; 1.3.2 Heat Stress Influence on Rumen Functions and Diet Digestibility in Sheep; 1.3.3 Methane Quantification Methods in Sheep; 1.3.4 Enteric Methane Reduction in Sheep; 1.4 Alleviation of Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production; 1.4.1 Measuring Severity of Heat Stress in Sheep; 1.4.2 Biological Markers for Climate Change Impact in Sheep; 1.4.3 Ideal Housing Pattern for Sheep; 1.4.4 Management Strategies to Improve Sheep Production.

1.4.5 Nutritional Interventions to Improve Sheep Production1.4.6 Sheep Body Condition Scoring; 1.4.7 Adaptation Strategies to Sustain Sheep Production; 1.5 Research and Developmental Priorities; References; 2: Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production: Growth, Milk, Wool, and Meat; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Climate Change and Sheep Husbandry; 2.1.2 Significance of Sheep from Climate Change Perspective; 2.2 Stress of Changing Climate in the Near Future; 2.2.1 Increase in the Environmental Temperature; 2.2.2 Drought and Variation in Rainfall Prediction and Volume.

2.2.3 Cyclones and Flood Threat2.2.4 Susceptibility to New Pathogens; 2.3 Climate Change Impact on Sheep Production: Present Status and Forecast; 2.3.1 Growth; 2.3.1.1 Growth Traits and Their Estimates; 2.3.1.2 Estimates of Genetic Variance for Growth; 2.3.1.3 Impact of Climate Change on Growth Traits and Mitigation Strategies; 2.3.2 Carcass Characteristics; 2.3.2.1 Sheep Meat Production and Climate Change; 2.3.2.2 Meat Production Status and Carbon Footprint; 2.3.2.3 Stressors in Relation to Mutton Quality; 2.3.2.4 Mitigating Impact on Carcass Characteristics.

2.3.3 Wool Production and Climate Change2.3.3.1 Climate Change and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); 2.3.3.2 Climate Change Impact on Wool; 2.3.3.2.1 Impact on Wool Quality; 2.3.3.2.2 Impact on Wool Yield; 2.3.3.2.3 Impact on Wool Products; 2.3.3.3 Mitigation Strategies; 2.3.3.3.1 GHG Emission Reduction; 2.3.3.3.2 Sustainability Improvement; 2.3.3.3.3 Productivity and Profitability; 2.3.4 Sheep Milk and Climate Change; 2.3.4.1 Climate Change and Dairy Sheep; 2.3.4.2 Effect of Climate Change on Milk Production; 2.3.4.3 Mitigation.

This book presents a compilation of the latest findings from reputed researchers around the globe, covering in detail climate change and its effects on sheep production. In the current global climate change scenario, information related to its impact on livestock agriculture is lacking. The negative impacts of climate change are already being felt by all livestock species. Further, the mitigation and amelioration strategies that are applicable for one species may not hold true for another. As such, concerted research efforts are needed to identify species-specific strategies for mitigation and adaptation. With that goal in mind, this book is the first of its kind to gather comprehensive information pertaining to the impact of climate change on various aspects of sheep production. It also sheds light on the role of sheep with regard to the global greenhouse gas pool. The book highlights the status quo of sheep production from climate change perspectives and projects the significance of adapting future sheep production to the challenges posed by climate change. It addresses in detail the various adaptations, methane mitigation and amelioration strategies needed to sustain sheep production in the future. In addition, the book presents development plans and policies that will allow the sheep industry to cope with current climate changes and strategies that will lessen future impacts. Bringing together essential information prepared by world-class researchers hailing from different agro-ecological zones, this book offers a unique resource for all researchers, teachers and students associated with sustaining the sheep production in the face of global change.