Scientific Farm Animal Production (Επιστημονική εκτροφή παραγωγικών ζώων - έκδοση στα αγγλικά)

Scientific Farm Animal Production, 9th Edition

Συγγραφέας: Robert Taylor, Thomas Field
ISBN: 9780137010776
Σελίδες: 808
Σχήμα: 20 Χ 25
Εξώφυλλο: Μαλακό
Έτος έκδοσης: 2008

Contents
1 Animal Contributions to Human Needs
Contributions to Food Needs × Contributions to Clothing and Other Nonfood
Products × Contributions to Work and Power Needs × Animals for Companionship,
Recreation, and Creativity × Human Health Research × Other Animals
2 An Overview of the Livestock and Poultry Industries
U.S. Animal Industries: An Overview × The Beef Industry × The Dairy Cattle
Industry × The Horse Industry × The Poultry Industry × The Sheep and Goat
Industry × The Swine Industry × Industry Issues and Challenges
3 Red Meat Products
Production × Products × Kosher Meats × Composition × Nutritional Considerations ×
Consumption × Marketing
4 By-Products of Meat Animals
Edible By-Products × Inedible By-Products × The Rendering Industry × Export
Market
5 Milk and Milk Products
Milk Production × Milk Composition × Milk Products in the United States × Health
Considerations × Consumption × Marketing
6 Poultry and Egg Products
Poultry Meat and Egg Production × Composition × Poultry Products × Health
Considerations × Consumption × Marketing
7 Wool and Mohair
Growth of Hair, Wool, and Mohair × Factors Affecting the Value of Wool × Classes
and Grades of Wool × Production of Wool and Mohair × Uses of Wool and Mohair
8 Market Classes and Grades of Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs
Market Classes and Grades of Red Meat Animals × Market Classes and Grades of
Poultry Products
9 Visual Evaluation of Slaughter Red Meat Animals
External Body Parts × Location of the Wholesale Cuts in the Live Animal × Visual
Perspective of Carcass Composition of the Live Animal
10 Reproduction
Female Organs of Reproduction and Their Functions × Male Organs of
Reproduction and Their Functions × What Makes Testicles and Ovaries Function ×
Pregnancy × Parturition
11 Artificial Insemination, Estrous Synchronization, and Embryo Transfer
Semen Collecting and Processing × Insemination of the Female × Extent of
Artificial Insemination × Estrous Synchronization × Embryo Transfer
12 Genetics
Production of Gametes × Spermatogenesis × Oogenesis × Fertilization × DNA
and RNA × Genes and Chromosomes × Six Fundamental Types of Mating ×
Multiple Gene Pairs × Gene Interactions × Interactions Between Genes and
Environment × Biotechnology
13 Genetic Change Through Selection
Continuous Variation and Many Pairs of Genes × Predicting Genetic Change ×
Evidence of Genetic Change × Genetic Improvement Through Artificial
Insemination × Selection Methods × Basis for Selection
14 Mating Systems
Inbreeding × Outbreeding × Forming New Lines or Breeds
15 Nutrients and Their Functions
Nutrients × Proximate Analysis of Feeds × Digestibility of Feeds × Energy
Evaluation of Feeds × Feeds and Feed Composition
16 Digestion and Absorption of Feed
Carnivorous, Omnivorous, and Herbivorous Animals × Digestive Tract of
Monogastric Animals × Stomach Compartments of Ruminant Animals × Digestion
in Monogastric Animals × Digestion in Ruminant Animals
17 Providing Nutrients for Body Functions
Nutrient Requirements for Body Maintenance × Nutrient Requirements for ×
Growth × Nutrient Requirements for Fattening × Nutrient Requirements for
Reproduction × Nutrient Requirements for Lactation × Nutrient Requirements
for Egg Laying × Nutrient Requirements for Wool Production × Nutrient
Requirements for Work × Ration Formulation × Nutrient Requirements of
Ruminants
18 Growth and Development
Prenatal (Livestock) × Birth (Livestock) × Poultry × Basic Anatomy and
Physiology × Growth Curves × Carcass Composition × Age and Teeth Relationship
19 Lactation
Mammary Gland Structure × Mammary Gland Development and Function ×
Factors Affecting Milk Production × Milk Composition × Colostrum
20 Adaptation to the Environment
Major Environmental Effects × Changing the Environment × Changing the
Animals
21 Animal Health
Prevention × Detecting Unhealthy Animals × Major Diseases of Farm Animals
22 Beef Cattle Breeds and Breeding
What Is a Breed? × Major U.S. Beef Breeds × Improving Beef Cattle Through
Breeding Methods × Traits and Their Measurement × Bull Selection × Selecting
Replacement Heifers × Cow Selection × Crossbreeding Programs for Commercial
Producers
23 Feeding and Managing Beef Cattle
Cow-Calf Management × Management for Optimum Calf Crop Percentages ×
Management for Optimum Weaning Weights × Management for Low Annual Cow
Costs × Stocker-Yearling Production × Feedlot Cattle Management × Costs
and Returns
24 Dairy Cattle Breeds and Breeding
Characteristics of Breeds × Dairy Type × Improving Milk Production ×
Selection of Dairy Cows × Breeding Dairy Cattle × Sire Selection
25 Feeding and Managing Dairy Cattle
Nutrition of Lactating Cows × Nutrition of Dry Cows × Nutrition of Replacement
Heifers × Nutrition of Bulls × Calving Operations × Milking and Housing
Facilities for Dairy Cows × Milking Operations × Controlling Diseases × Costs
and Returns
26 Swine Breeds and Breeding
Characteristics of Swine Breeds × Traits and Their Measurements × Selecting
Replacement Females × Boar Selection × Effective Use of Performance Records ×
Crossbreeding for Commercial Swine Producers
27 Feeding and Managing Swine
Types of Swine Operations × Farrow-to-Finish Operations × Management of
Purchased Feeder Pigs × Market Management Decisions × Costs and Returns
28 Sheep Breeds and Breeding
Major U.S. Sheep Breeds × Breeding Sheep × Inherited Abnormalities
29 Feeding and Managing Sheep
Production Requirements for Farm Flocks × Types of Farm Flock Producers ×
Feeding Ewes × Care and Management of Farm Flocks × Facilities for Production
of Range Sheep × Managing Range Sheep × Controlling Diseases and Parasites ×
Determining the Age of Sheep by Their Teeth × Costs and Returns
30 Horse Breeds and Breeding
Breeds of Horses × Breeding Program × Conformation of the Horse × Unsoundness
and Blemishes of Horses × Gaits of Horses × Ease of Riding and Way of Going ×
Determining the Age of a Horse by Its Teeth × Donkeys, Mules, and Hinnies
31 Feeding and Managing Horses
Feeds and Feeding × Managing Horses × Housing and Equipment × Controlling
Diseases and Parasites
32 Poultry Breeding, Feeding, and Management
Breeds and Breeding × Feeding and Management × Costs and Returns
33 Goat Breeding, Feeding, and Management
Importance of Goats × Physiological Characteristics × Characteristics of Breeds
of Dairy Goats × Care and Management × Controlling Diseases and Parasites ×
The Angora Goat × The Meat Goat × The Pygmy Goat
34 Animal Behavior
Major Types of Animal Behavior × Sexual Behavior × Maternal Behavior ×
Communication Behavior × Social Behavior × Feeding Behavior × Shelter-
Seeking Behavior × Investigative Behavior × Allelomimetic Behavior ×
Maladaptive or Abnormal Behavior
35 Animal Welfare and Animal Rights
Animal Rights × Animal Welfare × Organizations × Summary
36 Making Effective Management Decisions
Managing for Lower Costs and Higher Returns × The Manager × Financial
Management × Income Tax Considerations × Estate and Gift-Tax Planning ×
Computers × Management Systems
37 Careers and Career Preparation in the Animal Sciences
Production × Science × Agribusiness × Food Industry × International
Opportunities × Management Positions × Women in Animal Science Careers ×
Future Career Opportunities × Career Preparation
38 Aquaculture
Glossary
Index