Buch, Englisch, 656 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1600 g
Buch, Englisch, 656 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1600 g
ISBN: 978-1-292-04226-8
Verlag: Pearson
For courses in Introductory Animal Science or Introductory Livestock Management.
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.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Animal Contribution to Human Needs
2. Overview of the Livestock and Poultry Industries
3. Red Meat Products
4. Poultry and Egg Products
5. Milk and Milk Products
6. Wool and Mohair
7. By-Products of Meat Animals
8. Market Classes and Grades of Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs
9. Visual Evaluation of Market Animals
10. Reproduction
11. Artificial Insemination, Estrous Synchronization, and Embryo Transfer
12. Genetics
13. Genetic Change through Selection
14. Mating Systems15. Nutrients and Their Functions
16. Digestion and Absorption of Feed
17. Providing Nutrients for Body Functions
18. Growth and Development
19. Lactation
20. Adaptation to the Environment
21. Animal Health
22. Animal Behavior
23. Beef Cattle Breeds and Breeding
24. Feeding and Managing Beef Cattle
25. Dairy Cattle Breeds and Breeding
26. Feeding and Managing Dairy Cattle
27. Swine Breeds and Breeding
28. Feeding and Managing Swine
29. Sheep and Goat Breeds and Breeding
30. Feeding and Managing Sheep and Goats
31. Horse Breeds and Breeding
32. Feeding and Managing Horses
33. Poultry Breeding, Feeding, and Management
34. Aquaculture
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