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Modern Livestock and Poultry Production, 8th Edition, a top seller in the agricultural industry for years, continues to feature comprehensive, engaging, and up-to-date information that covers major and minor livestock and poultry animals. The newly revised 8th edition entices readers with new, full-color photographs and illustrations. Modern Livestock and Poultry Production, 8th Edition has undergone extensive updates to include current issues in animal agriculture including, biosecurity, animal ID, and vertical integration, while still incorporating vital agriscience and production information, including real-life applications, required for high school students' success in the field. Agricultural educators will find that the Modern Livestock and Poultry Production, 8th Edition presents students necessary industry-based production content through easy to understand scientific explanations and color illustrations. Educators are provided tools like the Instructor's Guide and the Classmaster CD-ROM, which features a customizable testbank and PowerPoint slides based on the content and organization of the text, to make teaching the subject easier, more interesting and effective.. Modern Livestock and Poultry Production, 8th Edition continues to be widely recommended by local chapters and the national association of the FFA which sponsors popular competitions and Career Development Events (CDEs) in livestock and poultry.
Covers the livestock industry, feeding & nutrition, animal breeding, beef cattle, sheep & goats, etc.
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New edition of a text on all phases and types of livestock production. Gillespie, an expert in agriculture education, presents ten sections that discuss the history of the industry, careers available, and the importance of safety and environmental considerations; feeding and nutrition; animal breeding; and the production of beef, cattle, swine, sheep and goats, horses, poultry, rabbits, bison, llamas, alpacas, and ratites. Each section presents information on selection of the stock; feeding, management, and housing; diseases and parasites; and marketing. The section on horses also includes a unit on training and horsemanship. Contains many b&w photographs, line drawings, tables and charts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
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Meet the Author
James R. Gillespie has extensive training and experience in the field of livestock production and agricultural education. He received his BS and MS degrees in Agricultural Education from Iowa State University and holds a degree as an Education Specialist in School Administration from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. Now retired, he was employed by the Illinois State Board of Education, as a Regional Vocational Administrator. Mr. Gillespie is a member of Phi Delta Kappa and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Dr. Frank B. Flanders has extensive experience in developing agriculture education teaching materials. He received a Doctorate degree from the University of Georgia and has been in the field of Agriculture Education for over thirty-two years. Dr. Flanders has taught high school agriculture education and was a Special Instructor in Agricultural Education at the University of Georgia. He also served as the Agriculture Education Curriculum Coordinator in Georgia, where he developed and maintained the Agricultural Education website, produced instructional DVDs and CDs for teachers, managed curriculum projects, and taught numerous workshops for teachers. In 2008, Dr. Flanders served on the writing team for the National Standards in Agriculture Education and served as lead writer for the National Standards on Animal Science. Inducted into the Georgia Agriculture Education Hall of Fame in 2003, Dr. Flanders currently serves as the Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Resource Network Curriculum Coordinator and as Adjunct Professor of Agricultural Education at the University of Georgia.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1. THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY. Chapter 1. Domestication and Importance of Livestock. Chapter 2. Career Opportunities in Animal Science. Chapter 3. Safety in Livestock Production. Chapter 4. Livestock and the Environment. SECTION 2. ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, FEEDING, AND NUTRITION. Chapter 5. Anatomy, Physiology, and Absorption of Nutrients. Chapter 6. Feed Nutrients. Chapter 7. Feed Additives and Hormone Implants. Chapter 8. Balancing Rations. SECTION 3. ANIMAL BREEDING. Chapter 9. Genetics of Animal Breeding. Chapter 10. Animal Reproduction. Chapter 11. Biotechnology in Livestock Production. Chapter 12. Animal Breeding Systems. SECTION 4. BEEF CATTLE. Chapter 13. Breeds of Beef Cattle. Chapter 14. Selection and Judging of Beef. Chapter 15. Feeding and Management of the Cow-Calf Herd. Chapter 16. Feeding and Management of Feeder Cattle. Chapter 17. Diseases and Parasites of Beef Cattle. Chapter 18. Beef Housing and Equipment. Chapter 19. Marketing Beef. SECTION 5. SWINE. Chapter 20. Breeds of Swine. Chapter 21. Selection and Judging of Swine. Chapter 22. Feeding and Management of Swine. Chapter 23. Diseases and Parasites of Swine. Chapter 24. Swine Housing and Equipment. Chapter 25. Marketing Swine. SECTION 6. SHEEP AND GOATS. Chapter 26. Selection of Sheep. Chapter 27. Feeding, Management, and Housing of Sheep. Chapter 28. Selection, Feeding, and Management of Goats. Chapter 29. Diseases and Parasites of Sheep and Goats. Chapter 30. Marketing Sheep, Wool, Goats, and Mohair. SECTION 7. HORSES. Chapter 31. Selection of Horses. Chapter 32. Feeding, Management, Housing, and Tack. Chapter 33. Diseases and Parasites of Horses. Chapter 34. Training and Horsemanship. SECTION 8. POULTRY. Chapter 35. Selection of Poultry. Chapter 36. Feeding, Management, Housing, and Equipment. Chapter 37. Diseases and Parasites of Poultry. Chapter 38. Marketing Poultry and Eggs. SECTION 9. DAIRY. Chapter 39. Breeds of Dairy Cattle. Chapter 40. Selecting and Judging Dairy Cattle. Chapter 41. Feeding Dairy Cattle. Chapter 42. Management of the Dairy Herd. Chapter 43. Milking Management. Chapter 44. Dairy Herd Health. Chapter 45. Dairy Housing and Equipment. Chapter 46. Marketing Milk. SECTION 10. RABBITS. Chapter 47. Raising Rabbits. SECTION 11. ALTERNATIVE ANIMALS. Chapter 48. Alternative Animals.