Growth of Farm Animals

by Tony L. J. Lawrence, Vernon R. Fowler, Jan E. Novakofski

Overview

Understanding the processes that change the shape and composition of farm animals is fundamental to all aspects of production. Showing the progression from cell to tissue to entire animal, this comprehensive textbook provides an essential broad base for animal production, with key information on how animals grow and change in shape and composition, and factors that affect these processes. Illustrated with new photographs and focus boxes highlighting vital points, this updated third edition includes a new chapter on avian growth, an important source of protein for the expanding population. Providing a thorough, yet student-friendly approach to the subject, this book continues to fill the important role of helping readers to understand how the basics of growth must be thoroughly understood if farm animals are to be used efficiently and humanely in producing food for mankind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845935580
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	02/14/2013
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

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.

is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Compliance at the University of Illinois. He received his doctorate in Animal Science from the University of Wisconsin and conducted post-doctoral research in human nutrition at the University of Georgia. Dr. Novakofski has been a Professor of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois since 1983, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in growth, development and metabolism. Jan's research program has included obesity, myogenesis and endocrinology with a current focus on prion disease. He has more than 250 abstracts and publications with colleagues from the College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Engineering, and the College of Applied Health Sciences as well as the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Novakofski is a member of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, and has served on the UniversitySenate, the Faculty Advisory Committee, and as Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

Table of Contents

1. General Aspects of Growth
2. Cells
3. Principles of Cell Growth
4. Tissues: Basic Structure and Growth
5. Tissues: Growth and Structure Relative to Product Value for Human Consumption
6. Mammary Gland Growth and Product Yield
7. Hormonal Influences on Growth
8. Genetic Influences on Growth
9. The Immune System and Growth
10. Gametes, Fertilization and Embryonic Growth in Mammals
11. Prenatal and Postnatal Growth in Mammals
12. Growth of Avian Species
13. Efficiency and Growth
14. Compensatory Growth
15. Growth and Puberty in Breeding Animals
16. Measuring and Predicting Growth and Body Composition in the Live Animal
17. Measurements on the Carcass
18. 'Growth Promoters', Performance Enhancers, Feed Additives and Alternative Approaches
19. The Future

Editorial Reviews

"…it is a comprehensive, readable introduction to one of the great mysteries of life. I would recommend it to any veterinarian or scientist with an interest in animals and their lives."

Dai Grove-White The Veterinary Record

"…it is a comprehensive, readable introduction to one of the great mysteries of life. I would recommend it to any veterinarian or scientist with an interest in animals and their lives."

"The updated third edition of the textbook is a valuable introduction to the important area of growth of farm animals. The authors describe all steps from cells to tissues to entire animals and to food of animal origin. The book provides fundamental knowledge for animal production. This book is a valuable resource for undergraduate students in animal and veterinary sciences, but it is also an important aid for all those dealing with meat sciences and meat processing."

From the Publisher

"The updated third edition of the textbook is a valuable introduction to the important area of growth of farm animals. The authors describe all steps from cells to tissues to entire animals and to food of animal origin. The book provides fundamental knowledge for animal production. This book is a valuable resource for undergraduate students in animal and veterinary sciences, but it is also an important aid for all those dealing with meat sciences and meat processing."

Gerhard Flachowsky

"…it is a comprehensive, readable introduction to one of the great mysteries of life. I would recommend it to any veterinarian or scientist with an interest in animals and their lives."

Dai Grove-White