Poultry Science, 4th Edition (Πτηνοτροφία - έκδοση στα αγγλικά)

Poultry Science, 4th Edition

Author: Colin Scanes, George Brant, M. Ensminger
ISBN: 9780131133754
Pages: 512
Format: 22 Χ 29
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2003

For courses in Poultry Science, Poultry Management, Poultry and Avian Science, General Animal Science courses with poultry components; also useful as a reference work for secondary vocational agriculture extension and other programs.
This unique text explains how changes in poultry and egg production and processing have paced the entire agricultural field. Completely revised to include current information on the North American and global poultry industry, this comprehensive overview brings together the biology and technology of poultry and includes a complete accounting of all phases of the industry. (Formerly an Interstate title.)


Contents

1. Poultry - An Overview.


2. Avian Biology.


3. Incubation.


4. Poultry Genetics and Breeding.


5. Fundamentals of Poultry Nutrition.


6. Feeds and Additives.


7. Poultry Feeding Standards—Diet Formulation and Feeding Programs.


8. Poultry Management.


9. Animal Waste and Other Environmental Issues.


10. Poultry Behavior, Stress, and Welfare.


11. Poultry Health.


12. Food Safety.


13. Poultry Housing and Equipment.


14. Eggs and Layers.


15. Chicken Meat and Its Production (Broilers).


16. Turkeys and Turkey Meat.


17. Marketing and Grading.


18. Poultry Industry, and Business.


19. Other Poultry—Ducks, Geese, Pigeons, Ratites (Ostriches Plus Emus and Rheas), Game and Ornamental Birds.


Appendix I: Business Suggestions for Small–and Moderate–Sized Poultry Producers.


Appendix II: Raising Ducks and Geese in Free–Range Conditions.


Appendix III: Raising Ostriches.


Appendix IV: Raising Pigeons.


Appendix V: Raising Game and Ornamental Birds.