This text includes a general introduction to the livestock industry--its history, the careers available, and the importance of safety and environmental considerations. It introduces the student to the topics of anatomy, physiology, feeding, and nutrition, and also provides a sou…
Encyclopedia of animal science
"Written and edited by a distinguished team of experts, this encyclopedia encompasses animal physiology; animal growth and development; animal behavior; animal reproduction and breeding; alternative approaches to animal maintenance; meat science and muscle biology; farmed animal…
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This treatise embraces all of the various efforts to reduce fat in meat. Establishing methods such as breeding and feeding to control fatness are covered, but emphasis is on emerging technologies including meat processing and partitioning agents to reduce fat. Human implicaitons…
This treatise embraces all of the various efforts to reduce fat in meat. Establishing methods such as breeding and feeding to control fatness are covered, but emphasis is on emerging technologies including meat processing and partitioning agents to reduce fat. Human implicaitons…
The first edition of this book was entitled Cattle Behaviour (1993). The intimate relationship between the behaviour of cattle and their welfare has led the author to broaden the content with four new chapters on welfare and consequently the book has a new title for this second …
How do you define the quality of life of a farmed animal? This timely book addresses the complex and often controversial issues surrounding the assessment and improvement of farm animal welfare. Based on a large, multi-disciplinary EU funded research project called Welfare Quali…
How do you define the quality of life of a farmed animal? This timely book addresses the complex and often controversial issues surrounding the assessment and improvement of farm animal welfare. Based on a large, multi-disciplinary EU funded research project called Welfare Quali…
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This comprehensive handbook provides information on history, breeds and genetics, statistics, animal health, production, product utilization, and future projections. The focus is on large, domestic animals, but small animals are also covered. References are provided which will l…
