Introduction To Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social, And Industry Perspectives

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This fourth edition of Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives, continues to present the most complete, up-to-date coverage of the traditional disciplines that are soessential to a solid foundation in Animal Science: nutrition, digestion, feeds, genetics, reproduction, disease, and animal behavior. Species-focused chapters include the major species (horse, dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goat, poultry, and swine), as well as the minor species (aquaculture, pets/companion animals, the lamoids, and rabbits). This text acknowledges changing viewpoints toward the animals in our care. Profound societal changes have affected the animal industries and the people who work in them. Concerns over animal welfare, animal rights, food safety, biotechnology, ethical resource allocation, sustainability of agriculture as it uses the earth’s resources, and other issues now affect the usage of animals in a very real way. These issues and others are effectively dealt with in the text. The book is useful for B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture and B.V.Sc. and M.V.Sc. Students.

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W. STEPHEN DAMRON, Professor of Animal Science Oklahoma State University. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part One: The Place of Animals and Animal Science in the Lives of Humans— 1: Introduction to the Animal Sciences 2: The Value of Animals to Humanity 3: Factors Affecting World Agricultural Structure 4: Worldwide Systems of Agricultural Production Part Two: The Biological Sciences of Animal Science— 5: Introduction to Nutrition 6: The Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrition 7: Feedstuffs Classification 8: Genetics 9: Animal Breeding 10: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering 11: Animal Reproduction 12: Lactation 13: Animal Behavior 14: Animal Health Part Three: The Animal Industries— 15: Market Coordination in the Beef, Pork, and Poultry Industries 16: Beef Cattle 17: Dairy Cattle 18: Poultry 19: Swine 20: Sheep and Goats 21: Horses 22: Aquaculture 23: Pet and Companion Animals 24: Lamoids 25: Rabbits Part Four: Animals and Society— 26: Careers and Career Preparation in the Animal Sciences 27: Animals as Consumers of Grain: Asset or Liability? 28: Food Safety and Consumer Concerns 29: Animal Welfare and Animal Rights 30: Animals in Sustainable Agriculture Appendixes Glossary Index