Growth of Farm Animals, 2nd Edition
September 2002
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.
Topics from the first edition expanded to form separate chapters dealing with the effects of hormones, genes and the immune system on growthnew chapters include tissues: growth and structure relative to product value for human consumption, mammary gland growth and product yield, and growth promotersadditional updating of the text as appropriateAn understanding of the processes that change the shape and composition of farm animals is fundamental to all aspects of production. The 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.
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