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| Preface | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| The Poultry Industry--An Overview | |
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| Domestication and Early Use of Chickens | |
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| Transformation of the American Poultry Industry | |
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| Domestication and Early Use of Turkeys | |
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| Development of American Poultry Production | |
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| Poultry Products: Basics for Good Nutrition | |
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| Health Issues and Poultry Products | |
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| Poultry Products to Feed the Hungry | |
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| World Poultry Distribution | |
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| U.S. Poultry Industry | |
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| Poultry Biology | |
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| Evolution and Classification of Birds | |
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| Integument | |
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| Structural Systems | |
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| Circulatory System | |
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| Respiratory System | |
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| Digestive System | |
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| Excretory System | |
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| Reproductive System | |
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| Integration of Body Processes | |
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| Incubation | |
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| Poultry Reproduction | |
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| Incubation | |
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| Brooding | |
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| Poultry Genetics and Breeding | |
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| Genetics | |
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| Breeding of Chickens | |
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| Breeds and Breeding Turkeys | |
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| Fundamentals of Poultry Nutrition | |
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| Nutrient Composition of Poultry and Eggs | |
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| Classification of Nutrients | |
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| Functions of Nutrients | |
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| Nutrients | |
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| Feeds and Additives | |
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| Feeds for Poultry | |
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| Evaluating Poultry Feeds | |
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| Buying Feeds | |
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| Feed Substitutions | |
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| Feed Preparation | |
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| Presence of Substances Affecting Product Quality | |
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| Toxic Levels of Inorganic Elements for Poultry | |
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| Poultry Feeding Standards-Diet Formulation and Feeding Programs | |
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| Factors Involved in Formulating Poultry Diets | |
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| Nutrient Requirement Determination | |
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| Feeding Standards | |
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| How to Balance Diets | |
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| Feeding Programs | |
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| Feeding Turkeys | |
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| Feeding Ducks | |
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| Feeding Geese | |
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| Feeding Ostriches | |
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| Feeding Pigeons | |
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| Feeding Game Birds | |
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| Poultry Management | |
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| The Poultry Enterprise | |
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| Management | |
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| Improving Efficiency | |
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| Management of Poultry | |
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| Caponizing | |
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| Cannibalism | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Computers | |
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| Communication System | |
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| Management of Light | |
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| Brooding | |
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| Save Energy, Save Costs | |
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| Control Pests | |
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| Rodents | |
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| Litter | |
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| Animal Waste and Other Environmental Issues | |
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| Animal (Poultry) Waste | |
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| Poultry Behavior, Stress, and Welfare | |
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| Animal Behavior | |
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| Stress | |
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| Welfare | |
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| Poultry Health | |
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| Normal Mortality and Morbidity Losses | |
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| Monitoring Health | |
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| Causes of Avian Diseases | |
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| Pathogenic or Infectious Diseases | |
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| Parasites | |
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| Immunity and Other Defenses Against Disease | |
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| Infectious Disease Prevention and Control | |
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| Metabolic Diseases | |
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| Environmental Stress | |
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| Behavioral Problems | |
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| Food Safety | |
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| Government and Food Safety | |
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| Pathogens and Microorganisms and Food Safety | |
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| Food Safety Aspects of Eggs and Poultry Meat | |
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| Role of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service | |
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| Irradiation | |
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| Antibiotics | |
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| Poultry Houses and Equipment | |
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| Location | |
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| Space Requirements of Buildings and Equipment | |
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| Other Poultry Facilities and Equipment | |
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| Specialized Buildings and Equipment for Specialized Purposes | |
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| Housing and Equipment for Layers | |
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| Brooder Houses and Equipment for Chicks | |
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| Housing and Equipment for Replacement (Started) Pullets | |
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| Houses and Equipment for Broilers | |
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| Houses and Equipment for Turkeys | |
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| Eggs and Layers | |
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| The Composition of the Egg | |
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| Biology of the Production of the Egg | |
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| Commercial Production of Eggs-Layers | |
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| Management of Egg Production | |
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| Marketing Eggs | |
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| Chicken Meat and Its Production (Broilers) | |
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| Marketing of Chicken Meat | |
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| Composition of Chicken Meat | |
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| The Biology of Meat Production | |
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| Commercial Production of Broilers | |
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| Broiler Management | |
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| Broiler Breeders and Reproduction | |
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| Harvesting and Processing | |
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| Roasters | |
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| Capons | |
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| Turkeys and Turkey Meat | |
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| Marketing of Turkey Meat | |
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| Composition of Turkey Meat | |
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| The Biology of Meat Production | |
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| Commercial Production of Turkeys | |
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| Breeding and Genetics | |
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| Nutrition and Feeding | |
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| Turkey Management | |
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| Processing Turkeys | |
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| Turkey Breeders (Turkey Poult Production) | |
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| Marketing and Grading | |
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| Poultry and Egg Consumption and Prices | |
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| Market Value of Poultry and Eggs | |
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| Factors Affecting the Price of Poultry Products | |
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| Market Changes | |
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| Market Channels and Selling Arrangements | |
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| Marketing Eggs | |
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| Grading and Sizing of Eggs | |
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| Marketing Poultry Meat | |
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| Current and Emerging Issues in Marketing (Consumer Trends) | |
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| Trends Ahead in Marketing | |
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| Poultry Industry and Business | |
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| Vertical Coordination of the Poultry Industry | |
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| Vertical Integration | |
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| World Trade in Poultry and Eggs | |
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| International Competitiveness | |
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| Poultry Business Issues | |
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| Records and Databases | |
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| Allied Poultry Industries | |
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| Poultry Research | |
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| Careers for Poultry Science Graduates | |
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| Other Poultry-Ducks, Geese, Pigeons, Ratites (Ostriches Plus Emus and Rheas), Game, and Ornamental Birds | |
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| Ducks and Geese | |
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| The Ratites-Ostriches, Emus, and Rheas | |
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| Pigeons | |
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| Game and Ornamental Birds | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Business Suggestions for Small- and Moderate-Sized Poultry Producers | |
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| Raising Ducks and Geese in Free-Range Conditions | |
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| Raising Ostriches | |
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| Raising Pigeons | |
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| Raising Game and Ornamental Birds | |
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| Index | |