Animal agriculture : the biology of domestic animals and their use by man

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cole, H. H. (Harold Harrison), 1897-1978
Otros Autores: Ronning, Magnar
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: San Francisco : W.H. Freeman, [1974]
Colección:Series of books in agricultural science. Animal science.
Materias:
Ganado
Animales domésticos
Ganadería

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100 1 |a Cole, H. H.  |q (Harold Harrison),  |d 1897-1978. 
245 1 0 |a Animal agriculture :  |b the biology of domestic animals and their use by man  |c / edited by H.H. Cole [and] Magnar Ronning. 
260 |a San Francisco :  |b  W.H. Freeman,  |c [1974] 
300 |a xii, 788 páginas :  |b ilustraciones ;  |c 26 cm. 
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490 1 |a A Series of books in agricultural science. Animal science 
504 |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 747-770). 
505 0 |a I. Animal agriculture: its scope and future -- The beginnings of animal domestication -- Symbiotic relations between plants and animals and pollution problem -- Animal foods for human needs -- Animal agriculture and the population problem -- II. Animal products -- Meats -- Milk and milk products -- Wool and other animal fibers as raw materials for modern use -- Poultry, eggs, and meat as food -- Contribution of working animals for power, herding, protection, and pleasure -- III. Animal species, breeds, strains, and hybrids -- Dairy cattle and other dairy animals -- Cattle used for meat production -- Swine: plasticity in meeting the needs of man -- Sheep, goats, and other fiber-producing species -- Poultry -- Horses, mules, and asses -- An examination of systmes of management of wild and domestic animals based on the African Ecosystems -- IV. Inheritance and animal improvement -- Heredity and how it works -- Selection and mating systems -- Significance of breeds -- Breeding for milk production -- Breeding for meat production -- Imporvement of animal fibers through breeding -- Breeding for eggs and poultry meats -- Genetic improvement of work and pleasure animals -- V. Animal functions and their physiological control -- Regulation of body functions: hormonal and nervous control -- Reproduction in the female -- Male reproduction and artificial insemination -- Egg laying -- Lactation -- Growth and body composition -- Digestion -- The environment versus man and his animals -- Instinctive behavior and learning -- VI. Animal nutrition -- General nutritional considerations -- Estimation of the nutritional value of feeds -- Metabolic conversions -- Meeting nutrient requirements for physiological activities -- VII. Livestock management -- Management of beef cattle -- Management of dairy cattle and other milk-producing animals -- The science of husbandry of swine management -- Management of sheep and other fiber-producing animals -- Horse management -- Poultry management -- Management and disease -- VIII. Classification, grading, and marketing of livestock and their products -- Classification, grading, and marketing of livestock meat -- The production, marketing, and classification of wool and other animal fibers -- Grading and marketing of milk -- Processing and marketing of poultry and eggs -- World marketing and distribution of animal products. 
520 |a Dirigido a estudiantes universitarios sin una amplia formación en biología . 
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