TY  - BOOK
AU  - Flanders,Frank B.
AU  - Gillespie,James R.
TI  - Modern livestock & poultry production
SN  - 9781133283508
U1  - 636 22
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Australia
PB  - Cengage Learning
KW  - Livestock
KW  - Poultry
N1  - Includes index; Sec.1.  The livestock industry -- domestication and importance of livestock -- Career opportunities in animal science -- Safety in livestock production -- Livestock and the environment -- Sec. 2.  Anatomy, physiology, feeding and nutrition -- Anatomy, physiology, and absorption of nutrients -- Feed nutrients -- Feed additives and growth promotants -- Balancing rations -- Sec. 3.  Animal breeding -- Genetics of animal breeding -- Animal reproduction -- Biotechnology in livestock production -- Animal breeding systems -- Sec. 4.  Beef cattle -- Breeds of beef cattle -- Selection and judging of breed cattle -- Feeding and management of the cow-calf herd -- Feeding and management of feeder cattle -- Diseases and parasites of beef cattle -- Beef cattle housing and equipment -- Marketing beef cattle -- Sec. 5.  Swine -- Breeds of swine -- Selection and judging of swine -- Feeding and management of swine -- Diseases and parasites of swine -- Swine housing and equipment -- Marketing swine --  Sec. 6.  Sheep and goats -- Breeds and selection of sheep -- Feeding, management, and housing of sheep --Breeds, selection, feeing, and management of goats -- Diseases and parasites of sheep and goats -- Marketing sheep, goats, wool, and mohair -- Sec. 7.  Horses -- Selection of horses -- Feeding, management, housing and tack -- Diseases and parasites of horses -- Training and horsemanship -- Sec. 8.  Poultry -- Selection of poultry -- Feeding, management, housing, and equipment -- Diseases and parasites of poultry -- Marketing poultry and eggs -- Sec. 9.  Dairy cattle -- Breeds of dairy cattle -- Selecting and judging dairy cattle -- Feeding dairy cattle -- Management of the dairy herd -- Milking management -- Dairy herd health -- Dairy housing and equipment -- Marketing milk -- Sec. 10.  Alternative animals -- Rabbits -- Bison, ratites, Llamas, alpacas, and elk
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