Introduction to Animal Science, Student Value Edition

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Introduction to Animal Science, Student Value Edition

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New! Four-color design enhances learning and adds visual appeal to the text.

  • New and updated 4-color figures include carefully written captions that enhance learning by reinforcing the relevance of the figure to the chapter material.  

Updated! Streamlined Tables make it easier for students to read and study key topics.

  • Restructured tables include less information while still making the necessary relevant points.    

Revised! Provides students with the latest information on the rapidly changing field of biotechnology.

  • Extensively revised Chapter 10 on biotechnology includes the latest research on this important subject. 
  • New Learning Boxes added to Chapter 10 on biotechnology focus on key topics to help students and instructors to tackle this often intimidating subject. Each box is designed to be completed in about 10-15-minutes.   

Updated! This timely revision reflects what is happening to the world, agriculture, people, and their animals.

  • Chapters 10 and 20 have been significantly updated to maintain the text’s timely coverage.
  • A new section with photos added to each of the species chapters (16–25) covers a few of the most common issues/diseases/conditions for each species.

For courses in Animal Science and World Agriculture.

 

Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social, and Industry Perspectives, Fifth Edition,features the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the traditional disciplines that are so essential to a solid foundation in Animal Science: nutrition, digestion, feeds, genetics, reproduction, disease, and animal behavior. The text’s comprehensive, non-traditional approach introduces the discipline as an ever-changing, integral part of every aspect of human existence. Author W. Stephen Damron not only presents thorough coverage of the major species and their respective concerns, he challenges students to consider the many pressing interests relevant to Animal Science as it influences and is influenced by society today.

PART ONE    The Place of Animals and Animal Science in the Lives of Humans 

1.  Introduction to the Animal Sciences

2.  The Value of Animals to Humanity

3.  Factors Affecting World Agricultural Structure

4.  Worldwide Systems of Agricultural Production 

 

PART TWO    The Biological Sciences of Animal Science

5.  Introduction to Nutrition

6.  The Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrition

7.   Feedstuffs Classification

8.  Genetics

9.  Animal Breeding

10.  Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

11.  Animal Reproduction

12.  Lactation

13.  Animal Behavior

14.  Animal Health

 

PART THREE   The Animal Industries

15.  Market Coordination in the Beef, Pork, and Poultry Industries

16.  Beef Cattle

17.  Dairy Cattle

18.  Poultry

19.  Swine

20.  Sheep and Goats

21.  Horses

22.  Aquaculture

23.  Pet and Companion Animals

24.  Lamoids

 25.  Rabbits

 

PART FOUR     Animals and Society

26.   Careers and Career Preparation in the Animal Sciences

27.   Food Safety and Consumer Concerns

28.   Animal Welfare and Animal Rights

29.   Animals in Sustainable Agriculture

          

Glossary                                                                                                                                     

Index

For courses in Animal Science and World Agriculture.

 

Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social, and Industry Perspectives, Fifth Edition,features the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the traditional disciplines that are so essential to a solid foundation in Animal Science: nutrition, digestion, feeds, genetics, reproduction, disease, and animal behavior. The text’s comprehensive, non-traditional approach introduces the discipline as an ever-changing, integral part of every aspect of human existence. Author W. Stephen Damron not only presents thorough coverage of the major species and their respective concerns, he challenges students to consider the many pressing interests relevant to Animal Science as it influences and is influenced by society today.

 

Hallmark Features:

 

The four-part organization easily accommodates the three major approaches of animal science (biological, industry, or species), providing instructors with a multi-faceted curriculum that can be adapted to a variety of courses.

 

Thorough coverage of the biological disciplines, such as nutrition, digestion, feeds, genetics, reproduction, disease, and animal behavior. This promotes an in-depth understanding of traditional Animal Science topics.

 

Chapters are devoted to a wide variety of animal species, introducing students to the history, trends, and structure of both macro species (beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry, swine, sheep, goats) and micro species (aquaculture, rabbits, the lamoids, companion animals).

 

A global perspective appears throughout the text, including the impact of animals on humans throughout the world, the types of agriculture found around the world, and the influences other countries have on U.S. animal industries.

 

Societal issues relevant to Animal Science are discussed in Part IV, introducing students to concerns affecting the industry, such as animal welfare, animal rights, food safety, ethical resource allocation, and sustainability of agriculture.

 

Includes highly publicized issues such as mad cow disease and bioterrorism, helping students understand the issues that face the industry today.

Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social, and Industry Perspectives, Fifth Edition,features the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the traditional disciplines that are so essential to a solid foundation in Animal Science: nutrition, digestion, feeds, genetics, reproduction, disease, and animal behavior. The text’s comprehensive, non-traditional approach introduces the discipline as an ever-changing, integral part of every aspect of human existence. Author W. Stephen Damron not only presents thorough coverage of the major species and their respective concerns, he challenges you to consider the many pressing interests relevant to Animal Science as it influences and is influenced by society today.

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agriculture, careers, higher education, Vocational / Professional Studies, Introduction to Animal Science