Scientific Farm Animal Production, Student Value Edition

Name: Scientific Farm Animal Production, Student Value Edition
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ISBN: 9780135111567

ISBN-10: 0135111560

ISBN-13: 9780135111567

Edition: 10th 2012

Authors: Robert W. Taylor, Thomas G. Field

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Scientific Farm Animal Production: An Introduction to Animal Science, Tenth Edition,offers students a comprehensive, science-based approach to managing livestock for food, fiber, and recreation. This best-selling text examines the biological principles, scientific relationships, and management practices of livestock production, providing students the context and foundation upon which they can determine their academic and career focus. Updated with new figures, color photos, and current demographic data, the tenth edition is the best reference and resource available to teachers and students at the introductory level in animal sciences.

Book details

List price: $123.80
Edition: 10th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/4/2011
Binding: Looseleaf - sheets only
Pages: 672
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.816
Language: English




Animal Contribution to Human Needs



Overview of the Livestock and Poultry Industries



Red Meat Products



Poultry and Egg Products



Milk and Milk Products



Wool and Mohair



By-Products of Meat Animals



Market Classes and Grades of Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs



Visual Evaluation of Market Animals



Reproduction



Artificial Insemination, Estrous Synchronization, and Embryo Transfer



Genetics



Genetic Change through Selection



Mating Systems



Nutrients and Their Functions



Digestion and Absorption of Feed



Providing Nutrients for Body Functions



Growth and Development



Lactation



Adaptation to the Environment



Animal Health



Animal Behavior



Issues in Animal Agriculture



Beef Cattle Breeds and Breeding



Feeding and Managing Beef Cattle



Dairy Cattle Breeds and Breeding



Feeding and Managing Dairy Cattle



Swine Breeds and Breeding



Feeding and Managing Swine



Sheep and Goat Breeds and Breeding



Feeding and Managing Sheep and Goats



Horse Breeds and Breeding



Feeding and Managing Horses



Poultry Breeding, Feeding, and Management



Aquaculture


Glossary


Index