Growth Of Farm Animals

T L J Lawrence (Ed) (2002)

An 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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ISBN 978-0-85199-484-0
Price £38.00
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  • General aspects of growth
  • Cells
  • Tissues : Basic structure and growth
  • Tissues : Growth and structure relative to product value for human consumption
  • Mammary gland growth and product yield
  • Hormonal influence on growth
  • Genetic influence on growth
  • The immune system and growth
  • Gametes, fertilization and embryonic growth
  • Prenatal and postnatal growth
  • Efficiency and growth
  • Compensatory growth
  • Growth and puberty in breeding animals
  • Measuring growth
  • Growth promoters
  • The future