Encyclopedia of animal science
By: [edited by] Duane E. Ullrey, Charlotte Kirk Baer, Wilson G. Pond
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Dekker Agropedia Collection
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781439809327; 9781439850985; 9781439851005
Subjects: Livestock; Encyclopedias; Animal industry
Description: "Written and edited by a distinguished team of experts, this encyclopedia encompasses 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. Organized with reader-friendly descriptions of technologies, the second edition consists of more than 300 entries--many of which are new--ranging from adaptation and stress, to zoos and aquariums. With 2500 references and hundreds of figures, equations, and tables, it covers new developments in genomics, transgenesis, cloning, and mathematical model constructions"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.