Gene-based Technologies for Livestock Industries in the 3rd Millennium Challenges and Opportunities for Controlling and Preventing Animal Diseases in Developing Countries through Gene-based Technologies Molecular Genetics and Livestock Selection First Report on the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources Development of Germline Manipulation Technologies in Livestock DNA Polymorphisms in the Sahiwal Breed of Zebu Cattle Revealed by Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probes Genetic Diversity and Relationships of Vietnamese and European Pig Breeds Combining Gene-Based Methods and Reproductive Technologies to Enhance Genetic Improvement of Livestock in Developing Countries Evaluation of the Utility of the FecB Gene to Improve the Productivity of Deccani Sheep in Maharashtra, India Effect of Pregnancy on Endometrial Sex Steroid Receptors and on Prostaglandin F2a Release after Uterine Biopsy in Heifers Inventory Analysis of West African Cattle Breeds A Review of Gastrointestinal Microbiology with Special Emphasis on Molecular Microbial Ecology Approaches Gene-Based Vaccine Development for Improving Animal Production in Developing Countries Current and Future Developments in Nucleic Acid-Based Diagnostics Reverse Genetics with Animal Viruses Viral Subversion of the Immune System The Molecular Basis of Livestock Disease as Illustrated by African Trypanosomiasis Vaccination Against Ticks and the Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Disease Development of Marker Vaccines for Rinderpest Virus Using Reverse Genetics Technology Evaluation of Diagnostic Tools for Epidemiological Purposes – Application to FMD Virus Evolution in the Face of the Host Response Rumen Microbial Genomics Transgenesis and Genomics in Molecular Breeding of Pasture Grasses and Legumes for Forage Quality and Other Traits Investigation of the Rumen Microbial Community Responsible for Degradation of a Putative Toxin in Acacia angustissima Application of Molecular Microbial Ecology Tools to Facilitate the Development of Feeding Systems for Ruminant Livestock that Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Effect of Secondary Compounds in Forages on Rumen Micro-organisms Quantified by 16S and 18S rRNA Nutrition-gene Interactions (Post-genomics) Genetic Opportunities to Enhance Sustainability of Pork Production in Developing Countries: a Model for Food Animals Ethical, Social, Environmental and Economic Issues in Animal Agriculture Risks of Gene Transfer from GMOs to Livestock, and Consequences for Health and Nutrition Regulatory and Biosafety Issues in Relation to Transgenic Animals in Food and Agriculture, Feeds Containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and Veterinary Biologics Intellectual Property Rights and Gene-Based Technologies for Animal Production and Health Antibiotic Resistance and Plasmid Carriage among Escherichia coli Isolates from Chicken Meat in Malaysia Comparison of DNA Probe, PCR Amplification, ELISA and Culture Methods for the Rapid Detection of Salmonella in Poultry Control of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy by Genetic Engineering: Possible Approaches and Regulatory Considerations Genetically Modified Organisms in New Zealand and Cultural Issues Objectives, Capabilities and Dangers in the Role of International Organizations and Funding Agencies in Promoting Gene-based Technologies for Livestock in Developing Countries Suitability of Blood Protein Polymorphisms in Assessing Genetic Diversity in Indigenous Sheep in Kenya Preliminary Investigation of Genetic Characterization of Native and Endemic Fowl Types of Sri Lanka Transgenic Rabbits as a Model Organism for Production of Human Clotting Factor VIII Parentage Determination in Three Breeds of Indian Goat Using Heterologous Microsatellite Markers DNA Polymorphism of Arabian, Thoroughbred and Anglo-Arab Horses in Morocco In vitro Culture of Skin Fibroblast Cells for Potential Cloning by Nuclear Transfer Genetic Diversity in Algerian Sheep Breeds, Using Microsatellite Markers Somatic Cell Banking – an Alternative Technology for the Conservation of Endangered Sheep Breeds The Vaccine Properties of a Brazilian Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Strain with an Induced Deletion of the gE Gene Obtaining Classical Swine Fever Virus E2 Recombinant Protein and DNA-vaccine on the Basis of One Subunit Development of Thermostable Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Virus Vaccine and Assessment of Molecular Changes in the F Gene Molecular Cloning of a Bangladeshi Strain of Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus of Chickens and its Adaptation in Tissue Culture by Site-directed Mutagenesis Tapping the World Wide Web for Designing Vaccines for Livestock Diseases Complementing Nuclear Techniques with DNA Vaccine Technologies for Improving Animal Health Use of DNA from Milk Tank for Diagnosis and Typing of Bovine Leukaemia Virus Molecular Marker Studies in Riverine Buffaloes, for Characterization and Diagnosis of Genetic Defects Host-range Phylogenetic Grouping of Capripoxviruses Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for Rapid Diagnosis and Differentiation of Parapoxvirus and Orthopoxvirus Infections in Camels Development of a New Live Rough Vaccine Against Bovine Brucellosis The Application of Gene-based Technologies in the Study of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from Uganda Marker Discovery in Trypanosoma vivax through GSS and Comparative Analysis The CENTAUR Network's Contribution to Gene-Based Technology