Animal contributions to human needs, Meat, Milk and milk products, Hides, wool, mohair, and furs, Market classes and grades of livestock and poultry, Visual evaluation of slaughter red meat animals, Reproduction, Artificial insemination, estrus synchronization, and embryo transfer, Growth and maturation, Lactation, Adaptation to the environment, Digestion and absorption of feed, The functions of nutrients, Providing needed substances for body functions, Genetics, Selection, Systems of breeding, Beef cattle breeds and breeding, Feeding and managing beef cattle, Dairy cattle breeds and breeding, Managing dairy cattle, Swine breeds and breeding, Feeding and managing swine, Sheep breeds and breeding, Feeding and managing sheep, The poultry industry, Managing poultry, Horses and donkeys, Feeding and managing horses, Goats, Bahavior of animals, Making effective management decisions, Careers and career preparation in the animal sciences.

Pond is for the mainstream introduction to animal science taught in every university that has a school of agriculture or animal science department. The result of years of teaching, the book provides students with a comprehensive and balanced overview of animal agriculture in contemporary society, taking into account the needs of students with highly varied cultural backgrounds and educational objectives.

Introduction to Animal Science is one in a series of Just The Facts (JTF) textbooks created by the National Agricultural Institute for secondary and postsecondary programs in agriculture, food and natural resources (AFNR). This is a bold, new approach to textbooks. The textbook presents the essential knowledge of introductory animal science in outline format. This essential knowledge is supported by a major concept, learning objectives and key terms at the beginning of each section references and a short assessment at the end of each section. The content is further enhanced by connecting with a complementary PowerPoint and websites through QR codes (scanned by smartphones or tablets) or URLs. Based on the feedback from the first edition, the 2nd ed. has been revised. Minor errors and broken links were corrected as well as the addition of more illustrations to create a more effective teaching tool. To purchase electronic copies, inquire at: info@national-ag-institute.org

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 lead the reader to specialized subject areas. Each broad cross-section is written by respected authorities in the field.This is a handy and convenient animal reference source for teachers, graduate students, and researchers in the fields of animal science, agricultural science, and food science and technology.

This book is about resource allocation matters with the aim to further development thoughts and models on resource allocation applied to livestock production. It contains 18 chapters divided into 4 parts which discuss resources and resource allocation patterns, trade-offs, metabolic constraints to resource allocation and the process of homeorhesis with a special emphasis to homeorhesis during heat stress; the relationship between food intake and resources allocated to body maintenance, growth, reproduction and the immune response; the consequences of high production efficiency in pigs, poultry and dairy cattle and the consequences of improved production by means of biological engineering and options to include resource allocation matters in the breeding objective, animal welfare and in resource allocation modelling.

Issues in Proteins and Peptides Research and Application: 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Protein Science. The editors have built Issues in Proteins and Peptides Research and Application: 2012 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Protein Science in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Proteins and Peptides Research and Application: 2012 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Agricultural Sciences is a component of Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The theme on Agricultural Sciences with contributions from distinguished experts in the field discusses this multi-disciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs