Dairy farming is part of agriculture forever. Historically it has been one part of small, diverse farms. Animal husbandry activity is considered as livelihood for the rural producers. More number of small farms is in developed countries and large number of small farms is in developing countries. In the last century, the management practices have been developed in animal husbandry activity. This handbook will be useful for the producers of emerging new farms.

Nowadays, parthenogenesis has attracted wide attention due to the potential of deriving pluripotent lines. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), typically derived from the inner cell mass of the mammalian blastocyst, are in fact of fundamental value for developmental research and in both cell and tissue replacement therapy. In this context, a better understanding of the molecular events occurring during the various developmental stages is essential. This book address the in vitro developmental competence of preimplantation ovine embryos produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and Parthenogenetic...