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| Animal Agriculture | |
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| Global Trends in Animal Product Consumption | |
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| Changes in American Farm Population, Numbers, and Size | |
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| US Land Resources | |
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| Why Are American Farmers So Productive? Animal Agriculture: The Role of Animals | |
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| The Gene Pool and Animal Classification | |
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| Animal Adaptation | |
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| Essential Factors of All Animal Enterprises | |
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| Characteristics of Specific Enterprises | |
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| Animal Agriculture and Animal Welfare | |
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| The Environment and Animal Waste Management | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| The Animal Industry | |
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| Livestock and Poultry Density | |
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| Feed Manufacturing | |
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| Veterinarians | |
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| Markets | |
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| Processors | |
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| The Animal Sciences | |
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| Governmental and Educational Agencies | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Nutrients and Their Sources | |
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| Classes of Nutrients | |
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| How Nutrients May Be Used | |
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| Carbohydrates | |
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| Lipids: Fats and Oils | |
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| Proteins (Amino Acids) | |
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| Water. Minerals | |
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| Vitamins | |
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| Nutrient Absorption and Formation by Plants | |
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| Feeds and Their Nutrient Content | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| The Digestive and Metabolic Systems | |
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| Nonruminant Digestive System | |
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| Prehension, Mastication, and Salivation | |
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| Enzymatic Digestion | |
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| Absorption | |
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| Digestive System of the Horse | |
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| Ruminant Digestive System | |
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| Nutrient Transport | |
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| Nutrient Storage | |
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| Nutrient Utilization in the Cell | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Nutrition of Nonruminants | |
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| Nutrient Requirements | |
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| Recommended Nutrient Levels | |
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| Formulating Rations | |
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| Feeds and Their Effect on Consumption | |
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| Feed Additives | |
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| Nutritional Imbalances and Deficiencies | |
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| Other Species | |
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| Nutrition and the Newborn | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Nutrition of Ruminants | |
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| Nutrient Requirements | |
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| Factors Affecting Feed Intake | |
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| Formulating Daily Rations for Cows and Ewes | |
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| Rations for Finishing Cattle and Lambs | |
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| Dairy Calves and Growing Heifers (Herd Replacements) | |
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| Dairy Cows | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Nutrition of Horses and Ponies | |
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| Nutrient Requirements | |
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| Feeds | |
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| Consumption and Influences | |
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| Nutrition and Performance | |
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| Pregnancy and the Foal | |
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| Other Feeding Management Precautions | |
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| Nutritional Deficiencies and Imbalances | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Evaluation of Feeder Animals | |
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| Inheritance and Range in Performing Ability | |
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| Feeder Cattle | |
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| Feeder Lambs | |
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| Feeder Pigs | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Animal Growth and Carcass Composition | |
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| Chronological Versus Physiological Growth | |
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| Measures of Growth | |
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| The Growth Curve and Its Phases | |
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| Hormonal Control of Growth | |
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| Factors Affecting Growth | |
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| Carcass | |
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| Composition | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| The Feeding Enterprise | |
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| Geographic Concentration | |
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| Feedlot Management | |
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| Capital and Costs | |
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| Influences on Animal Performance and Feedlot Profit | |
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| Profit Margin | |
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| Price Protection | |
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| Tax Considerations | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Animal Environment and Adaptation | |
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| Heat Loss and Heat Production | |
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| The Comfort Zone and Critical Temperature | |
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| Physiological Acclimatization to Temperature Stress | |
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| Controlling Heat Stress | |
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| Controlling Cold Stress | |
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| Ration Adjustments During Heat or Cold Stress | |
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| Other Environmental Factors | |
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| Ventilation | |
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| Flooring or Lot Surface | |
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| Space Requirements | |
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| Animal Waste Management | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Animal Health | |
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| Economic and Human Safety Concerns | |
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| Disease Defined and Classified | |
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| Predators and Injuries | |
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| Nutritional Deficiencies | |
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| Metabolic Disorders | |
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| Toxins and Poisons | |
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| Parasites and Protozoa | |
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| Types of Infectious Agents | |
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| Immunity and Vaccination | |
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| Reproductive and Respiratory Problems | |
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| Eradication and Repopulation Programs | |
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| Typical Herd Health Programs | |
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| Role of the Veterinarian. Diagnostic Services | |
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| Biosecurity | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Animal Behavior | |
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| Animal Behavior as a Science | |
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| Domestication and Genetic Influences on Behavior | |
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| Environmental Influences on Behavior | |
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| Physiology | |
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| Perception and the Sensory Systems | |
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| Learning and Training | |
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| Animal Communication | |
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| Understanding Animal Behavior | |
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| Group Behavior and Social Order | |
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| Grazing and Feeding Behavior | |
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| Sleeping and Resting Behavior | |
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| Sexual and Reproductive Behavior | |
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| Behavioral Problems and Abnormalities | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Physiology of Reproduction | |
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| Reproductive Performance and Profitability | |
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| The Male Reproductive System | |
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| The Female Reproductive System | |
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| Pregnancy | |
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| The Reproductive System in Domesticated Fowl | |
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| Artificial Insemination | |
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| Estrus Synchronization | |
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| Multiple Ovulation | |
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| Embryo Transplanting | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Management Regime and Reproductive Efficiency | |
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| Critical Nutrients for Reproduction | |
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| Growth and Development of Breeding Stock | |
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| Flushing and Other Nutritional Considerations | |
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| Other Influences on Conception | |
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| Nutritional Management During Pregnancy | |
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| Reproductive Efficiency in Poultry | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Lactation | |
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| Importance of Milk Production in Various Species | |
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| Hormonal Influences in Mammary Development and Lactation | |
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| Location, Number, and Appearance of Mammary Glands | |
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| Anatomy of the Udder | |
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| Milk Synthesis—Components of Milk | |
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| Rate of Milk Synthesis | |
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| Milk Let-Down | |
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| Nutrition and Milk Composition | |
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| Colostrum | |
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| Flavors and Odors | |
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| Appearance and Other Milk Quality Factors | |
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| Udder Health, Mastitis, and Mammary Gland Injuries | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Genetics | |
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| Genes and Chromosomes | |
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| Transmission of Genes | |
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| Single Gene Effects | |
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| Inheritance of Sex | |
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| Multiple Gene Effects | |
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| Cytoplasmic Inheritance | |
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| Genotype and Phenotype | |
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| Rules for Improvement by Selection | |
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| Genetic Variation | |
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| Examples of Genetic Improvement | |
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| Influence of Prolificacy and Generation Interval on Improvement Rate | |
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| Questions for Study Discussion | |
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| Heritability and Genetic Improvement | |
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| Heredity Versus Environmental Influences | |
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| The Meaning of Heritability | |
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| Heritability of Individual Traits | |
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| Level of Heritability and Selection Effort | |
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| Methods to Improve Selection Accuracy | |
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| Predicting Rate of Improvement | |
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| Multiple-Trait Selection and Rate of Improvement | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Evaluation of Breeding Animals | |
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| Desirable Traits | |
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| Identification Systems | |
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| Recording Birth Dates | |
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| Importance of Records | |
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| Growth and Feed Efficiency Performance Records | |
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| Measuring Meatiness or Muscling | |
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| Reproduction Efficiency | |
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| Conformation Traits | |
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| Other Production Traits | |
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| Using Selection Indexes | |
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| Using Relatives to Appraise Merit—Progeny Testing | |
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| Culling From the Breeding Herd or Flock | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Mating Systems | |
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| Random Mating | |
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| Inbreeding | |
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| Outbreeding | |
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| Crossbreeding | |
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| Crossing Lines or Strains | |
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| Rotational Crossbreeding Programs | |
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| The Future—Heterosis Versus Selection | |
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| The Animal Improvement Industry—Livestock and Poultry Breeders | |
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| Questions for Study and Discussion | |
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| Breeds | |