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Principles of animal growth and development /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerrard, David E.
Other Authors: Grant, Alan L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2006.
Subjects:
Embryology.
Domestic animals > Growth.
Animals, Domestic > growth & development.
Animals, Domestic > phyiology.
Animal Husbandry.
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to animal growth and development
  • Tissue structure and organization
  • Embryonic growth
  • Myogenesis
  • Muscle growth
  • Muscle fiber plasticity and growth
  • Adipose tissue growth and development
  • Growth and development of bone
  • Whole body animal growth
  • Hormonal regulation of growth
  • Nutritional regulation of growth
  • Relationships among growth, composition, and meat quality