The science of animal husbandry / James Blakely, David H. Bade.
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| Language: | English |
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
Prentice Hall Career & Technology,
[1994], ©1994.
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| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 656 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Animal science-yesterday and today
- Beef cattle industry
- Beef cattle reproduction
- Feeding beef cattle
- Beef cattle selection
- Beef carcass
- Systems of production
- Use of equipment
- Diseases of cattle
- Dairy industry
- Feeding, reproduction and management of dairy cattle
- Judging and selecting dairy cattle
- Milk secretion and milking machines
- Sheep: general view
- Reproduction, feeding and management of sheep
- Sheep selection
- Lamb, mutton and fiber
- Diseases of sheep
- Goats: milk, meat and mohair production.
- Dairy goat management
- Goats for mohair and meat production
- Swine industry
- Swine reproduction
- Feeding swine
- Swine selection
- Port carcass
- Swine management
- Swine health management
- Poultry: a general view
- Reproduction in the fowl
- Feeding poultry
- Diseases and parasites of poultry
- Broiler and layer industry
- Turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons and guineau fowl
- Horse industry
- Horse reproduction and management
- Feeding horses
- Horse selection
- Diseases of horses
- Rabbit industry.
- Canadian beef and pork grading systems
- Comparison of farm animals.