Biology of growth of domestic animals /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Scanes, C. G.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ames, Iowa : Iowa State Press, 2003.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Animals, Domestic > growth & development.

Table of Contents:

Origins of domestic animals and their importance to man
Fundamental concepts of growth
Methods to measure animal composition
Approaches to assess animal growth potential
Hormones and growth
Growth factors
Extracellular matrix and growth
Cellular and developmental biology of skeletal muscle as related to muscle growth
Bone growth
Adipose growth
Modeling and growth
Animal growth and meat quality
Growth of the mammary gland
Nutrition and growth
Genetics and growth
Environment and growth
Growth/performance enhancement
Immunological manipulation of growth
Growth of livestock
Growth of poultry
Growth of companion animals