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Containing case studies that complement material presented in the text, the vast range of this definitive Encyclopediaencompasses animal physiology, animal growth and development, animal behavior, animal reproduction and breeding, alternative approaches to animal maintenance, meat science and muscle biology, farmed animal welfare and bioethics, and food safety. With contributions from top researchers in their discipline, the book addresses new research and advancements in this burgeoning field and provides quick and reader-friendly descriptions of technologies critical to professionals in animal and food science, food production and processing, livestock management, and nutrition.

chapter |3 pages

Agroterrorism. /. Luther Tweeten

chapter |3 pages

Antimicrobial Use: Alternatives

chapter |3 pages

Beef: Wholesale and Retail

chapter |3 pages

Behavior: Aberrant

chapter |3 pages

Behavior: Feeding

chapter |4 pages

Behavior: Maternal

chapter |3 pages

Behavior: Reproductive

chapter |4 pages

Beta-Adrenergic Agonists

chapter |3 pages

Bioavailability: Amino Acids

chapter |4 pages

Bioavailability: Energy

part |2 pages

Bioavailability: Fat-Soluble Vitamins

chapter |3 pages

Bioavailability: Mineral Elements

chapter |4 pages

Bioavailability: Water-Soluble Vitamins

chapter |3 pages

Biodiversity: Germplasm Banks

chapter |3 pages

Biodiversity: Grazing Management

chapter |3 pages

Body Composition: Chemical Analysis

chapter |3 pages

Body Composition: Genetic Influence

chapter |5 pages

Body Composition: Indirect Measurement

chapter |5 pages

Body Composition: Linear Dimensions

chapter |6 pages

By-Product Feeds: Animal Origin

chapter |4 pages

By-Product Feeds: Plant Origin

chapter |4 pages

Camelids

chapter |3 pages

Cattle: Embryo Technology

chapter |4 pages

Channel Catfish

chapter |3 pages

Chickens: Broiler Housing

chapter |3 pages

Chickens: Broiler Nutrition Management

chapter |4 pages

Chickens: Layer Health Management

chapter |3 pages

Chickens: Layer Housing

chapter |3 pages

Chickens: Layer Nutrition Management

chapter |5 pages

Chickens: Layer Reproduction Management

chapter |4 pages

Cloning by Nuclear Transfer

chapter |3 pages

Colostrum

chapter |5 pages

Conjugated Linoleic Acid

part |2 pages

Contributions of Domestic Animals to Society

chapter |4 pages

Crustaceans: Marine Shrimp

chapter |3 pages

Crustaceans: Minor

chapter |5 pages

Cytokine-Induced Hormone Resistance

chapter |4 pages

Dairy Cattle: Breeding and Genetics

chapter |4 pages

Dairy Cattle: Health Management

chapter |3 pages

Dairy Cattle: Nutrition Management

chapter |4 pages

Dairy Cattle: Reproduction Management

chapter |3 pages

Dairy Cattle: Waste Management

chapter |3 pages

Deer and Elk

chapter |3 pages

Digesta Processing and Fermentation

chapter |4 pages

Disease Resistance: Genetics

chapter |3 pages

Domestication

chapter |3 pages

Ducks: Health Management

chapter |3 pages

Ducks: Nutrition Management

part |2 pages

Ecology and Environment

chapter |3 pages

Eggs: Composition and Structure

chapter |5 pages

Eggs: Industrial Egg Products

chapter |3 pages

Eggs: Marketing

chapter |3 pages

Eggs: Pricing

chapter |4 pages

Eggs: Shell Egg Products

chapter |3 pages

Embryo Transfer

chapter |3 pages

Environment: Accommodations

chapter |4 pages

Environment: Health Effects

chapter |4 pages

Environmental Pollutants

chapter |4 pages

Estrous Cycle: Cattle, Sheep, and Goat

chapter |4 pages

Estrous Cycle: Mare and Sow

chapter |4 pages

Estrous Synchronization: Cattle

chapter |4 pages

Ethanol By-Products: Beef

chapter |3 pages

Ethanol By-Products: Dairy

chapter |4 pages

Farm Animal Welfare: Economic Policies

chapter |3 pages

Feed Quality: External Flow Markers

chapter |4 pages

Feed Quality: Natural Plant Wax Markers

chapter |3 pages

Feed Supplements: Antibiotics

chapter |4 pages

Feed Supplements: Crystalline Vitamins

chapter |5 pages

Feed Supplements: Mineral Salts

chapter |3 pages

Feed Toxicants

chapter |4 pages

Feedstuffs: High-Energy Sources

chapter |6 pages

Feedstuffs: Protein Sources

chapter |4 pages

Female Reproduction: Endocrine System

chapter |3 pages

Fertilization

chapter |3 pages

Fiber-Producing Animals

chapter |3 pages

Fishes: Major

chapter |3 pages

Fishes: Minor

chapter |3 pages

Forages: Grasses

chapter |4 pages

Forages: Legumes

chapter |4 pages

Forages: Shrubs and Forbs

chapter |3 pages

Functional Amino Acids

chapter |3 pages

Fur and Mink

chapter |3 pages

Future of Animal Agriculture: Demand

chapter |3 pages

Geese

chapter |3 pages

Gene Action: Types

chapter |3 pages

Gene Mapping

chapter |4 pages

Genetically Modified Feeds

chapter |3 pages

Genetically Modified Feeds: Safety

chapter |3 pages

Genetics: Mendelian

chapter |3 pages

Genetics: Molecular

chapter |3 pages

Genetics: Population

part |2 pages

Genetics: Quantitative

chapter |3 pages

Genomic Selection of Phenotype

chapter |3 pages

Genomics

chapter |5 pages

GI Tract: Animal–Microbial Symbiosis

part |2 pages

Goat Meat: Carcass Composition and Quality

chapter |3 pages

Goats: Angora

chapter |4 pages

Goats: Behavior, Stress, and Management

chapter |3 pages

Goats: Breeding and Genetics

chapter |3 pages

Goats: Breeds

chapter |6 pages

Goats: Health Management

chapter |3 pages

Goats: Nutrition Management

chapter |4 pages

Grazing Behavior and Nutrient Intake

chapter |3 pages

Grazing: Soil Conservation

chapter |4 pages

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

chapter |3 pages

Growth and Development: Avian Embryo

chapter |3 pages

Growth and Development: Mammalian Fetus

chapter |4 pages

Growth and Development: Postnatal

chapter |3 pages

Handling: Behavior

chapter |5 pages

Health: Diagnostics

chapter |3 pages

Hormones: Anabolic Agents

chapter |3 pages

Hormones: Protein

chapter |5 pages

Hormones: Steroid

chapter |3 pages

Horses: Breeds, Breeding, and Genetics

chapter |3 pages

Horses: Human Interactions

chapter |3 pages

Horses: Nutrition Management

chapter |4 pages

Horses: Reproduction Management

chapter |3 pages

Immune System: Nutrition Effects

chapter |5 pages

Immune System: Stress Effects

chapter |4 pages

Immunity: Acquired

chapter |3 pages

Immunity: Innate

chapter |4 pages

Implantation

chapter |3 pages

International Animal Germplasm Exchange

chapter |3 pages

Kangaroo Harvesting

part |2 pages

Lactation: Physiology

chapter |3 pages

Lamb: Carcass Composition and Quality

chapter |4 pages

Lamb: International Marketing

chapter |3 pages

Lamb: United States Marketing

chapter |6 pages

Leptin: Pigs

chapter |4 pages

Leptin: Poultry

chapter |3 pages

Leptin: Ruminants

chapter |4 pages

Lipids

chapter |3 pages

Livestock Breeds

chapter |3 pages

Lower Digestive Tract Microbiology

part |2 pages

Mammals: Carnivores

chapter |4 pages

Mammals: Nonruminant Herbivores

part |2 pages

Mammals: Omnivores

chapter |4 pages

Mammals: Ruminants

chapter |3 pages

Mammary Glands: Developmental Changes

chapter |3 pages

Mammary Glands: Hormonal Regulation

chapter |4 pages

Manure Nutrient Management

chapter |3 pages

Mathematical Models: Metabolism

chapter |3 pages

Mathematical Models: Production Systems

chapter |4 pages

Mating Systems

chapter |3 pages

Meat and Poultry: Quality and Safety

chapter |3 pages

Meat Quality: Live Evaluation of Cattle

chapter |4 pages

Metabolic Modifiers

chapter |4 pages

Milk Composition: Species Comparison

chapter |3 pages

Milk Synthesis

chapter |3 pages

Milk Yield Differences

chapter |3 pages

Mineral Elements: Macro

chapter |4 pages

Mineral Elements: Micro (Trace)

chapter |3 pages

Mitosis and Meiosis

chapter |4 pages

Mohair: Biology and Characteristics

chapter |4 pages

Mohair: Production and Marketing

chapter |6 pages

Molecular Biology: Animal

chapter |4 pages

Molecular Biology: Microbial

chapter |4 pages

Molluscs

chapter |4 pages

Myostatin: Physiology and Applications

chapter |3 pages

Nutrient Management: Diet Modification

chapter |4 pages

Nutrient Requirements: Carnivores

chapter |4 pages

Nutrient Requirements: Omnivores

chapter |3 pages

Nutrient Requirements: Ruminants

chapter |3 pages

Nutrients: Digestion and Absorption

chapter |3 pages

Omega-3 and -6 Fatty Acids

chapter |4 pages

Ontogeny: Adipose Tissue

chapter |4 pages

Ontogeny: Muscle

chapter |4 pages

Ontogeny: Skeleton

chapter |3 pages

Pathogens: Major Biological Hazards

chapter |3 pages

Pathogens: Sources and Control

chapter |4 pages

Phytases

chapter |4 pages

Placenta: Development

chapter |4 pages

Placenta: Functions

chapter |3 pages

Placenta: Types

chapter |3 pages

Pork: Carcass Composition and Quality

chapter |4 pages

Poultry Genetics and Breeding

chapter |5 pages

Poultry Meat: Inspection and Grading

chapter |4 pages

Poultry Meat: Processing

chapter |5 pages

Prawn (Freshwater Shrimp) Culture

chapter |3 pages

Pregnancy: Maternal Response

chapter |3 pages

Pregnancy: Recognition and Signaling

chapter |3 pages

Probiotics

chapter |3 pages

Proteins

chapter |3 pages

Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)

chapter |3 pages

Ratites: Nutrition Management

chapter |3 pages

Religious Foods: Jewish and Muslim Laws

chapter |4 pages

Rumen Microbiology

chapter |4 pages

Salmon

chapter |3 pages

Selection: Marker Assisted

chapter |3 pages

Selection: Traditional Methods

chapter |4 pages

Sheep: Breeding and Genetics

chapter |3 pages

Sheep: Health Management

chapter |3 pages

Sheep: Nutrition Management

chapter |3 pages

Sheep: Reproduction Management

chapter |4 pages

Social Ethics

chapter |4 pages

Somatotropin

chapter |3 pages

Sperm Capacitation

chapter |3 pages

Sperm: Sexing

chapter |4 pages

Stem Cell and Germ Cell Technology

chapter |3 pages

Superovulation

chapter |3 pages

Swine: Breeding and Genetics

chapter |4 pages

Swine: Health Management

chapter |3 pages

Swine: Intensive Management Systems

chapter |3 pages

Swine: Product Marketing

chapter |3 pages

Swine: Reproductive Management

chapter |3 pages

Swine: Waste Management

chapter |3 pages

Transgenic Animals

chapter |4 pages

Transgenic Animals: Secreted Products

chapter |4 pages

Turkeys: Nutrition Management

chapter |3 pages

Vitamin E–Selenium Interrelationship

chapter |3 pages

Vitamins: Fat Soluble

chapter |3 pages

Water

chapter |3 pages

Water Buffalo

chapter |3 pages

Water Buffalo: Reproduction Management

chapter |3 pages

Well-Being and Handling

chapter |4 pages

Wool: Biology and Production

chapter |4 pages

Wool: Skirting, Classing, and Marketing

chapter |4 pages

Xenotransplantation

chapter |4 pages

Zeolites: Natural

chapter |4 pages

Zoo Animals