Growth of Farm Animals

Author: Lawrence   T.L.J.;Fowler   V.R.  

Publisher: CABI Publishing‎

Publication year: 2002

E-ISBN: 9780851997704

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780851994840

Subject: S852.21 livestock physiology

Language: ENG

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Description

This book provides a comprehensive picture of how animals grow, change in shape and in composition, and of the factors which affect growth processes and dictate the extent and direction of changes within the animal. growth and structure relative to product value for human consumption, mammary gland growth and product yield, and growth promoters, topics from the first edition expanded to form separate chapters dealing with the effects of hormones, genes and the immune system on growth.

Chapter

2 Cells

3 Tissues: Basic Structure and Growth

4 Tissues: Growth and Structure Relative to Product Value for Human Consumption

5 Mammary Gland Growth and Product Yield

6 Hormonal Influences on Growth

7 Genetic Influences on Growth

8 The Immune System and Growth

9 Gametes, Fertilization and Embryonic Growth

10 Prenatal and Postnatal Growth

11 Efficiency and Growth

12 Compensatory Growth

13 Growth and Puberty in Breeding Animals

14 Measuring Growth

15 ‘Growth Promoters’, Performance Enhancers, Feed Additives and Alternative Approaches

16 The Future

Index

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