Applications of gene based technologies for improving animal production and health in developing countries editors makkar harinder ps fao iaea international symposium on application of gene based technologies for improving animal production and health in developing countries pages 1 21 preview opening address pages 23 25 burkart w preview buy chapter 2595 eur opening address . In order to fully realize the benefits of this technology in developing countries there is a need to identify characterize and apply appropriate gene based technologies for these regions these proceedings present peer reviewed state of the art papers describing the achievements in the areas of animal breeding and genetics animal nutrition animal health and environment ethics safety . Applications of gene based technologies for improving animal production and health in developing countries edited by harinder ps makkar and gerrit j viljoen animal production and health section joint fao iaea division of nuclear techniques in food and agriculture international atomic energy agency vienna austria. Applications of gene based technologies for improving animal production and health in developing countries edited by harinder ps makkar and gerrit j viljoen springer publishers summary this book provides a compilation of peer reviewed scientific contributions from authoritative researchers attending an international symposium convened by the animal production and health sub programme of . Applications of gene based technologies for improving animal production and health in developing countries will help in bridging the wide gap between developed and developing countries in the development and use of gene based technologies and to elucidate the current and future roles of such technologies in the developing world it is a good reference source for researchers students and