Growth of Farm Animals

Fowler, V.R.; Lawrence, T.L.J.

ISBN 10: 0851994849 / ISBN 13: 9780851994840

Verlag: C A B Intl, 2002

Beschreibung

The book is clean unread condition. 347 pages with the index. 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. It is an updated edition of a popular undergraduate student textbook. The authors have retained the themes of the first edition but have updated and added new chapters.books are NOT signed. We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Growth of Farm Animals
• Verlag: C A B Intl
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0851994849
• ISBN-13: 9780851994840
• Einband: Paperback
• Auflage: 2nd Edition.
• Zustand: Fine
• Gewicht: 3 Unzen
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Business & Economics

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

graduated in Agriculture and Animal Physiology (Hons) at the University of Reading, and obtained a PhD from Leeds University, England. His life's work (over 40 years) has been devoted to academic research and teaching in animal growth and nutrition at the 'Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen', the 'Scottish Agricultural College' and the University of Aberdeen. He is also a visiting Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served on the Agricultural Research Council working parties on the 'Nutrient Requirements of Pigs' and the Joint Consultative Council aimed at achieving better integration between research and practice. In 1988, he was given the prestigious 'David Black Award' for outstanding service to the British Pig Industry. He was awarded a visiting fellowship by the Polish Academy of Sciences and a Commonwealth Fellowship by the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture. In 1993 he was elected as an Honorary Life Member of the British Society of Animal Science.