Biology of Growth of Domestic Animals

Name: Biology of Growth of Domestic Animals
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ISBN: 9780813829067

ISBN-10: 0813829062

ISBN-13: 9780813829067

Edition: 2003

Authors: Colin G. Scanes

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This fully illustrated text critically examines the physiological changes and growth factors of animals as they grow and mature. Advances in our knowledge of growth biology are here collected in a single volume.

Book details

List price: $155.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/15/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 424
Size: 7.30" wide x 10.30" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 2.310
Language: English



Contributing Authors


Acknowledgments


Preface



Origins of Domestic Animals and Their Importance to Man




Fundamental Concepts of Growth




Methods to Measure Animal Composition




Approaches to Assess Animal Growth Potential




Hormones and Growth




Growth Factors




Extracellular Matrix and Growth




Cellular and Developmental Biology of Skeletal Muscle as Related to Muscle Growth




Bone Growth




Adipose Growth




Modeling and Growth




Animal Growth and Meat Quality




Growth of the Mammary Gland




Nutrition and Growth




Genetics and Growth




Environment and Growth




Growth/Performance Enhancement




Immunological Manipulation of Growth




Growth of Livestock




Growth of Poultry




Growth of Companion Animals



Index