| Preface | |
| The variability of Mediterranean climate as an ecological condition of livestock production systems | p. 3 |
| Adaptation a la secheresse et gestion de la contrainte hydrique | p. 13 |
| Sauvegarde et protection du cheptel en periode de secheresse. Cas du Maroc | p. 27 |
| L'elevage et l' alea climatique en Tunisie | p. 35 |
| Strategie de l'U.E. en matiere de lutte contre la secheresse pour le secteur de l'elevage | p. 43 |
| Role of woody forage plants and cactus in livestock feeding in arid and semi-arid Mediterranean areas | p. 55 |
| Adaptation of Mediterranean breeds to heat stress and water deprivation | p. 63 |
| The role of body reserves in the metabolic adaptation of different breeds of sheep to food shortage | p. 75 |
| Effect of climate uncertainty on feed intake and digestion in ruminants | p. 95 |
| The potential of using non conventional feed resources during dry years in the Mediterranean region | p. 107 |
| Effects combines d'une sous-alimentation energetique et proteique sur la digestion des bovins | p. 117 |
| Adaptations physiologiques de la digestion chez certains herbivores et ruminants en climat aride et chaud | p. 121 |
| Utilisation des fientes de volaille dans des rations de taurillons a l'engraissement, Performances et qualite de la viande | p. 125 |
| The relationship between colour and chemical composition and IgG level in colostrum | p. 129 |
| Primary results of the effects of maternal-filial relationship absence in IgG concentrations of colostrum and kids serum | p. 133 |
| First studies into the effects of live weight slaughter in kids' meat colour | p. 137 |
| Effect of feeding ensiled grasses on feed utilization and performance of lambs under arid conditions in Sinai | p. 141 |
| Effect of dehydration on bone metabolism in camels | p. 145 |
| The effect of supplement on the grazing behaviour and performances of sheep on mature rangeland in Tunisia | p. 149 |
| Metabolic adjustments in the camel and sheep during food deprivation and re-feeding | p. 157 |
| Dryland wheat and barley stubble utilization by sheep supplemented with saltbush foliage: selective intake of stubble fractions and body weight change | p. 163 |
| The potential for using the by-product from the new "two stage" technology of olive oil extraction as a source of nutrients for goats and sheep | p. 167 |
| Performance of lactating dairy ewes fed only forages | p. 171 |
| Complementation des ovins sur chaumes dans le bour defavorable du Maroc | p. 175 |
| Effet de la sous-alimentation et de la realimentation sur le poids du cinquieme quartier de la brebis Barbarine | p. 179 |
| The genetic improvement of dairy cows in warm climates | p. 185 |
| Sheep and goat genetic improvement strategies. North and East Mediterranean | p. 193 |
| Sheep genetic improvement strategies. South Mediterranean | p. 205 |
| Aptitudes et strategies d'amelioration genetique des bovins au Maghreb | p. 213 |
| Genetic improvement of beef cattle. A perspective from the Northern Mediterranean countries | p. 221 |
| Analyse des risques sanitaires du cheptel lies a la secheresse en zone mediterraneenne | p. 229 |
| Plasticity of sheep and goat reproduction in the Mediterranean Basin | p. 237 |
| Comparaison de l'effet des alleles de la caseine asl sur le taux proteique du lait entre deux races caprines et deux milieux | p. 247 |
| Influence des aleas climatiques sur la fertilite de l'elevage equin dans la region du Maroc Oriental | p. 251 |
| Conduite de la reproduction des ovins dans une zone semi-aride du Maroc | p. 255 |
| Nutrition and "rain effect" on ovarian activity in Sardi ewe lamb | p. 261 |
| Estimation of whole lactation milk yields of goats under a maternal nursing system | p. 265 |
| Effect of feed block supplementation on the reproductive performance of Awassi ewes grazing cereal stubble | p. 269 |
| Sheep fertility in the dry area of Iraq. Current status and improvement plans | p. 273 |
| Milk production on Istrian Pramenka sheep in Slovenia | p. 277 |
| Forage resources of Greece and their relation to grazing animals | p. 283 |
| Intensive sheep production systems on irrigated areas of the Mediterranean Basin | p. 291 |
| L'evolution des systemes d'elevage et la gestion de l'alea au Maroc | p. 299 |
| Gestion des parcours et des troupeaux en regions steppiques et reponse a l'alca climatique | p. 307 |
| L'elevage laitier en zone irriguee et sa sensibilite a l'alea climatique cas du Maroc | p. 321 |
| Systemes d'elevage et aleas climatique: une approache par modelisation | p. 329 |
| Etude d'un systeme fourrager pour brebis laitieres en zone mediterraneenne seche | p. 339 |
| Caracteristiques des conditions agro-climatiques dans la region du Centre Nord de l'Algerie | p. 343 |
| Seasonal variations of milk rennetability: summertime worsening of curd firming rate of Friesian herd milk yielded in the Po Valley plain | p. 347 |
| L'adaptation du dromadaire a l'environnement climatique du sud Tunisien | p. 351 |
| Evolution d'un systeme pastoral dans le nord ouest de la Tunisie: cas de la region de Sejenane | p. 355 |
| Le parcours et de developpement durable des ressources forestieres en zones arides et semi-arides | p. 363 |
| Exploration du savoir local des eleveurs de l'Oriental du Maroc concernant les variations climatiques | p. 367 |
| Les parcours annuels des troupeaux d'ovins dans la region de montagne de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, au Portugal | p. 371 |
| Conditions d'hebergement hivernal des ovins au Moyen-Atlas | p. 375 |
| Diversity of small ruminant systems in Lebanon marginal lands. A response to constraints | p. 379 |
| Crop/livestock integration in the arid zones of Morocco | p. 381 |
| Conclusions | p. 387 |
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