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Animal Science : Reproduction, Climate, Meat, Wool.
Animal Science: Reproduction, Climate, Meat, Wool is a 20-chapter book that begins with the concept of animal reproduction, including reproductive hormones, breeding, fertility, and fecundity. The next set of chapters elucidates the influence of climate on the animals. Subsequent chapters explore sp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington :
Elsevier Science,
1975.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Animal Science: Reproduction, Climate, Meat, Wool; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; PART ONE: REPRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE. The Reproductive Hormones; NATURE AND ORIGIN OF HORMONES; FUNCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES; HORMONE ASSAY; SPECIAL HORMONAL CONDITIONS; CHAPTER TWO. Female Reproduction and the Breeding Season; CHAPTER THREE. Semen, Fertilization and Pregnancy; CHAPTER FOUR. Reduced Fertility; CHAPTER FIVE. Augmentation of Fertility and Fecundity; PART TWO. THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE; CHAPTER SIX. Heat and Cold; CHAPTER SEVEN. Evaporative Cooling.
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Sweating and Sweat GlandsCHAPTER NINE. The Fleece or Hair-coat Covering; CHAPTER TEN. Selection of Breeds of Livestock for Hot Climates; CHAPTER ELEVEN. Climate and Reproduction; PART THREE: MEAT; CHAPTER TWELVE. The Beef Carcase and its Tissues; CARCASE TISSUES; THE MEASUREMENT OF FATNESS; CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Definition and Measurement of Meat Quality
- Tenderness; TENDERNESS; CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Other Quality Considerations; CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Beef Carcase Appraisal and Grading; COMPETITION JUDGING; COMMERCIAL GRADING; CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Mutton and Lamb; QUALITY FACTORS.
- APPRAISAL METHODS (MUTTON AND LAMB)FUTURE PRODUCTION POLICY; PART FOUR: WOOL; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Biology and Histology of Fibre Growth; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Composition and Properties of Wool; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHAPTER NINETEEN The Definition and Measurement of Wool Quality; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; COMPONENTS OF WOOL QUALITY; WOOL FAULTS; THE MEASUREMENT OF WOOL QUALITY; CHAPTER TWENTY. Quantitative Aspects of Wool Growth; GENOTYPE; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE; AGE; HEALTH; SEASON; THE FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR WOOL; References; INDEX.