內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介:Animal Science Biology and Technology, 3rd edition is a book designed for students studying animal science that will take readers from the basics of physiology through production and on to evaluation, while delivering a contemporary industry overview. You will find the opportunities for experiential learning found throughout this book will be especially helpful in planning supervised agricultural experience projects and FFA career development events. In addition, the career focus sections present opportunities in a story format that will pique students' interest and the accompanying laboratory manual and student activities will provide hands on engagement. . Animal Science Biology and Technology, 3rd edition was written by nationally renowned educators who also own and operate a beef cattle farm. MeeCee Baker and Robert Mikesell bring academia into the pasture to combine the empirical and the practical in a text suitable for students of all ages and stages.
作者簡(jiǎn)介:Dr. MeeCee Baker is currently a partner in a lobbying firm that focuses on agricultural issues and is also an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University. Dr. Baker spent over twenty years teaching before she accepted an appointment to serve in the Executive Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Dr. Baker was the first female to be elected president of the National Agricultural Teachers' Association and is the co-author of two books used in classrooms across the country.
目錄:Unit 1 - Physiology
1. Cellular Biology and Animal Taxonomy.
2. Biology of Growth and Development.
3. Muscle and Meat Biology.
4. Biology of Digestion.
5. Biology of Reproduction.
6. Genetics.
7. Ethology: Animal Behavior and Welfare.
Unit II – Application.
8. Swine Management and the Swine Industry.
9. Beef Cattle Management and the Beef Industry.
10. Dairy Cattle Management and the Dairy Industry.
11. Sheep Management and the Sheep Industry.
12. Horse Management and the Horse Industry.
Unit III – Evaluation.
13. Judging Contests.
14. Performance Data.
15. Meats Judging.
16. Livestock Judging.
17. Dairy Cattle Judging.