editors:
H. Jianlin, C. Richard, O. Hanotte, C. McVeigh and J.E.O. Rege
Tibeatan Academy of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
Lhasa 850000, Tibet, P.R. China
International Yak Information Centre
Gansu Agricultural University
Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, P.R. China
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
GPO 3226, Kathamandu, Nepal
Yak and Camel Foundation of Germany
P.O. Box 10, D-25359 Krempe, Federal Republic of Germany
Yak Congress
International Livestock Research Institute
Nairobi, Kenya
© 2002 ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute)
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ISBN 92–9146–102–0
Correct citation: Jianlin H., Richard C., Hanotte O., McVeigh C. and Rege J.E.O. (eds). 2002. Yak production in central Asian highlands. Proceedings of the third international congress on yak held in Lhasa, P.R. China, 4–9 September 2000. ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute), Nairobi, Kenya. 572 pp.
Towards a global approach to the study of yak research and development
C. Jest and J. Bonnemaire
The potential for rangeland development in yak-rearing areas of the Tibetan Plateau
C. Richard
Climatic and grazing controls on vegetative aboveground biomass: Implications for the rangelands on the north-eastern Tibetan Plateau
J. Klein, Zh. Xinquan and J. Harte
Yak grazing and forest dynamics in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
B. Brower and A. Dennis
Integrated ecological studies of pasture problems in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, P.R. China
W. Holzner, M. Kriechbaum, C. Ramble and H. Diemberger
Development dynamics of fragile pastoral systems of the south-eastern Tibetan Plateau
B. Weikai, W. Ning and L. Zhaoguang
The yak population in Mongolia and its relation with snow leopards as a prey species
B. Lhagvasuren and B. Munkhtsog
Recent results of yak research in Western High Asia
H. Kreutzmann
The cultural ecology of yak production in Dolpo, West Nepal
K. Bauer
Yak pastoralism in Pakistan
G. Rasool, B.A. Khan and A.W. Jasra
Grazing resources for yak production systems in Bhutan
W. Roder
Pastoral management and yak rearing in Manang's Nar-Phu valley
G. Gurung and C. McVeigh
A probe into the pastoral production system in Hongyuan, eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Y. Zhaoli, L. Guangrong and W. Ning
Nomadism: A socio-ecological mode of culture
R. Merkle
Economics of yak farming with relation to tourism in Nepal
B.K.P. Shaha
The economic comparison on yak production in two types of cold season grassland in Tianzhu, China
P. Xiaopen, Zh. Degang, X. Changlin and Ch. Jiangang
Yak hybridisation in the central upper slope region of Nepal: A community resource management strategy
S.L. Pradhan, D.K. Hitchcock and D. Miller
Current rangeland management in Zhongdian County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, P.R. China
X. Hongyan, C. Richard, X. Jianchu and W. Jianhua
Sustainable development of rangeland resources on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, P.R. China
L. Yingchun and Zh. Qingping
Production and use of an illustrated handbook for sheep and yak herders in Qinghai
N.M. van Wageningen and S. Wenjun
Genetic variation of mitochondrial DNA within domestic yak populations
J.F. Bailey, B. Healy, H. Jianlin, L. Sherchand, S.L. Pradhan, T. Tsendsuren,
J.M. Foggin, C. Gaillard, D. Steane, I. Zakharov and D.G. Bradley
Low level of cattle introgression in yak populations from Bhutan and China: Evidences from Y-specific microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA markers
H. Jianlin, J.W. Ochieng, J.E.O. Rege and O. Hanotte
Genetic diversity in Bhutanese yak (Bos grunniens) populations using microsatellite markers
T. Dorji, M. Goddard, J. Perkins, N. Robinson and W. Roder
Introgression makes yak populations genetically different: Evidence from Beta-lactoglobulin variations
Q. Xuebin and H. Jianlin
Milk protein genetic polymorphisms: A comparison between Maiwa yak and Jiulong yak
Zh. Yucai, Zh. Guanghui, M. Yongjiang, P. Xianwen, J. Mingfeng, W. Yong, Z. Sixiang and Ch. Jie
Population genetic variations of haemoglobin in yak, cattle and their hybrids
T. Shixin and H. Jianlin
Genetic variants at the H subunit of the lactate dehydrogenase protein in milk of Maiwa and Jiulong yak
M. Yongjiang, Zh. Yucai, Zh. Guanghui, P. Xianwen, J. Mingfeng
Cloning and sequencing of 5'-flanking region of kappa-casein gene in yak
F. Boaliong, L. Ning, Zh. Xinbo, and W. Changxin
Opportunities for the improvement of yak production with particular reference to genetic options
G. Wiener and S.C. Bishop
Advances in yak nutrition research
H. Linghao, L. Shujie and Ch. Shatuo
Urea enriched finger millet (Elensine coracana) straw: Effect of feeding on yak
R.N. Pal, S. Pattanaik and T.K. Mohanty
Peptide and amino acid metabolism in the gastro-intestinal tract of yak
H. Xingtai, X. Bai, D. Jizeng and H. Linghao
Grass and legume variety trials in eastern Tibet
W.E. Limbach, L. Yingchun and M. Yushou
Availability and utilisation of shrubs as protein sources for yak grazing on alpine meadow on the
Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, P.R. China
D. Shikui, L. Ruijun, P. Xiaopeng and H. Zizhi
Seasonal changes in forage nutrients and mineral contents in water resources, forage and yak blood
Y. Ping, Zh. Dejuan, X. Xishan, P. Heping and Ch. Shengli
Utilisation of alpine shrubs in yak farming in Qilian mountain regions
G. Yanjun, L. Ruijun, Zh. Degang and Ch. Jiangang
Monitoring of traits for yak and yak hybrids
M.R. Goe and G. Stranzinger
Resources of yak production in Tibet and reasons for the degeneration of productive performances
J. Qiumei, B. Chong, D. Yongla, T. Degyi, D. Chyegi, Zh. Yongqing and L. Sang
Analyses of breeding traits in Maiwa yak
Zh. Jincheng, Ch. Zhihua, Z. Xiangdong and W. Yongli
Some genetic parameters of body weight in yak of the Buryat ecotype
E. Katzina
Possibility of increasing yak number and productive efficiency in Kyrgyzstan
B. Chertkov and M. Kasmaliev
Review of the research and development of Bayingolin yak in Xinjiang, P.R. China
T. Abudula, L. Hongyun, Zh. Changrui and Ch. Jingbo
A study on the improvement of yak reproductive performance by introducing wild yak blood
Y. Shoudong
Present situation and suggestions of yak improvement in Sichuan Province, P.R. China
F. Changxiu, W. Jianwen and P. Jiabi
Heifer Project International's yak project and some proposals for the improvement of the yak industry in Sichuan Province
P. Jiabi, Sh. Yongjie and G. Jiyun
Yak production and strategy for its further development in Naqu Prefecture of Tibet, P.R. China
Y. Xuqing
Experimental results of oestrus synchronisation in yak
M. Davaa, D. Badamdorj, B. Erdenebaatar, A. Magash, Y. Zagdsuren and N. Altankhuag
Experiment on oestrous synchronisation for artificial insemination with frozen semen in yak
Zh. Yun
Preliminary experiment to induce superovulation in yak
M. Davaa, N. Altankhuag, Y. Zagdsuren, D. Badamdorj, A. Magash and B. Erdenebaatar
Light microscopic investigations of frozen-thawed yak semen—A pilot study
S. Nagy, Q. Xuebin, H. Jianlin and A. Kovács
Experiments on sexing yak spermatozoa by fluorescence in situ hybridisation using bovine Y-chromosome specific DNA probe
R. Tamás, Q. Xuebin, P.T. Erika, N. Szabolcs, H. Jianlin, K. András, T. András and S. András
Artificial insemination trial in yak in Bhutan
L. Tshering, D.B. Rai, M.R. Gurung and Chungsila
Fertility of Mongolian female yak inseminated with frozen semen of wild yak
D. Badamdorj, M. Davaa, B. Erdenebaatar, B. Dagviikhorol, L. Batsuuri, J. Gombojaw and B. Amarsanaa
Use of herbal medicine for anoestrus management in yak (Poephagus grunniens L.)
T.K. Mohanty, R.N. Pal, K.V.H. Sastry and B.P. Singh
Adaptation of yak to non-typical environments: A preliminary survey of yak in North America
G. Wiener
Endocrine changes and their relationships with bodyweight of growing yak
G. Wiener
Physiological responses of yak under different environments
M. Sarkar, B.C. Das, D.B. Mondal and A. Chatterjee
Productivity of yak in southern Qinghai Province
X. Xiaolin, Y. Rongzhen, X. Jington, L. Quan and W. Yaping
Ecological and physio-biochemical parameters of yak in highland conditions of Kyrgyzstan
M. Asylbekov, S. Abdukaimov and J. Tynaev
Insulin, prolactin and growth hormone concentrations in yak colostrum and milk
Zh. Yucai, Z. Sixiang, Zh. Guanghui, Ch. Weihua, L. Wenjing, P. Xianwen, M. Yongjiang and W. Yong
Anatomical characteristic of placenta and its relationship with calf birth weight in yak
T.K. Mohanty, M.R. Ansari and R.N. Pal
Effect of milking methods on early growth and development of Huandhu yak calves in Qinghai, P.R. China
X. Jingtao, Y. Rongzhen and Sh. Shengzhong
Dentition in yak
R.N. Pal, S. Patnaik and T.K. Mohanty
Body weight growth model of Datong yak in Qinghai
W. Minqiang, Zh. Huiling, L. Pingli, T. Yongqiang, L. Jiye and L. Zonglin
Growth patterns of F1 calves of × wild domestic yak
B. Amarsanaa, B. Erdenebaatar, V. Dagviikhorol and D. Badamdoji
Analysis of growth pattern and production function of yak around the Qinghai Lake, P.R. China
X. Bai, W. Jingzhong and Ch. Qi
Drug susceptibility test of Escherichia coli isolates from healthy yak of Qinghai
T. Yun, L. Chengping and X. Luzhong
Serological survey on infectious diseases of a White yak herd in the Gansu Province
H.E. Geilhausen
Treatment of bovine mastitis with medicinal herbs and acupuncture
H. Songhua
Mastitis control in ruminants
K.P. Waller
A diagnosis study of brucellosis and Chlamydia infection in yak
M. Lizhong
Effect of Japanese Kampo medicines on in vitro preservation of bovine spermatozoa and
in vitro fertilisation
N. Yumiko, Zh. Rong, X. Yongmei and F. Noboru
The role of community animal health workers in an efficient animal health management system
P.J. Horber
The role of community animal health workers in an efficient animal health management system
P.J. Horber
Test of enterotoxicity of Escherichia (E) coli isolated from yak
Z. Qunhui, Ch. Mingyong, Zh. Bing, S. Qinye and W. Jiemei
Beef production of three yak breeds in Tibet
J. Qiumei, B. Chong, D. Yongla, T. Degyi, D. Chyegi, Zh. Yongqing and L. Sang
Diversification in processing and marketing of yak milk based products
T.B. Thapa
Development of yak veal and related technology as a means of increasing overall yak productivity
M. Zhengchao, L. Jiye, H. Kai and Zh. Longquan
Composition, quality and consumption of yak milk in Mongolia
R. Indra and A. Magash
Development of yak products and their processing and marketing
K. Kachkynbaeva
The characteristics and problems of leather making with yak hide
Sh. Shuangxi
Processing and use of yak slaughter by-products
H. Jiang
Third International Congress on Yak
Programme of the Third International Congress on Yak
Brief introduction to agricultural and animal husbandry development in Tibetan Autonomous Region
Address on the opening dinner of the Third International Congress on Yak