Reproduction in Domesticated Animals

World Animal Science Series

590 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Most consumable products of animal origin, such as eggs and milk, are obtained through exploitation of the reproductive processes of livestock, making efficiency extremely important in intensive production units. Critical evaluation of each technological innovation in this field is necessary before widespread introduction, and this requires an extensive knowledge of reproductive biology. This volume presents comprehensive, current discussions of the individual aspects comprising the complete reproductive process in domesticated animals, covering various technological procedures for regulation and manipulation of particular events. It provides extensive coverage of reproductive anatomy and includes avian reproduction, supplying original and often innovative figures. This book will be of great value to agriculturalists and veterinarians as well as to food and environmental scientists.

• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Biologie, Biowissenschaften Zoologie und Tierwissenschaften
• ISBN: 9780444895301
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.03.1993
• Größe: 230 x 222 mm
• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Herausgegeben von: G J King