Scientific Farm Animal

Table of Contents

1 Animal Contributions to Human Needs

• Contributions to Food Needs × Contributions to Clothing and Other Nonfood
• Products × Contributions to Work and Power Needs × Animals for Companionship,
• Recreation, and Creativity × Human Health Research × Other Animals
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2 An Overview of the Livestock and Poultry Industries

• U.S. Animal Industries: An Overview × The Beef Industry × The Dairy Cattle
• Industry × The Horse Industry × The Poultry Industry × The Sheep and Goat
• Industry × The Swine Industry × Industry Issues and Challenges
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3 Red Meat Products

• Production × Products × Kosher Meats × Composition × Nutritional Considerations ×
• Consumption × Marketing
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4 By-Products of Meat Animals

• Edible By-Products × Inedible By-Products × The Rendering Industry × Export
• Market
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5 Milk and Milk Products

• Milk Production × Milk Composition × Milk Products in the United States × Health
• Considerations × Consumption × Marketing
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6 Poultry and Egg Products

• Poultry Meat and Egg Production × Composition × Poultry Products × Health
• Considerations × Consumption × Marketing
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7 Wool and Mohair

• Growth of Hair, Wool, and Mohair × Factors Affecting the Value of Wool × Classes
• and Grades of Wool × Production of Wool and Mohair × Uses of Wool and Mohair
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8 Market Classes and Grades of Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs

• Market Classes and Grades of Red Meat Animals × Market Classes and Grades of
• Poultry Products
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9 Visual Evaluation of Slaughter Red Meat Animals

• External Body Parts × Location of the Wholesale Cuts in the Live Animal × Visual
• Perspective of Carcass Composition of the Live Animal
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10 Reproduction

• Female Organs of Reproduction and Their Functions × Male Organs of
• Reproduction and Their Functions × What Makes Testicles and Ovaries Function ×
• Pregnancy × Parturition
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11 Artificial Insemination, Estrous Synchronization, and Embryo Transfer

• Semen Collecting and Processing × Insemination of the Female × Extent of
• Artificial Insemination × Estrous Synchronization × Embryo Transfer
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12 Genetics

• Production of Gametes × Spermatogenesis × Oogenesis × Fertilization × DNA
• and RNA × Genes and Chromosomes × Six Fundamental Types of Mating ×
• Multiple Gene Pairs × Gene Interactions × Interactions Between Genes and
• Environment × Biotechnology
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13 Genetic Change Through Selection

• Continuous Variation and Many Pairs of Genes × Predicting Genetic Change ×
• Evidence of Genetic Change × Genetic Improvement Through Artificial
• Insemination × Selection Methods × Basis for Selection
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14 Mating Systems

• Inbreeding × Outbreeding × Forming New Lines or Breeds
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15 Nutrients and Their Functions

• Nutrients × Proximate Analysis of Feeds × Digestibility of Feeds × Energy
• Evaluation of Feeds × Feeds and Feed Composition
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16 Digestion and Absorption of Feed

• Carnivorous, Omnivorous, and Herbivorous Animals × Digestive Tract of
• Monogastric Animals × Stomach Compartments of Ruminant Animals × Digestion
• in Monogastric Animals × Digestion in Ruminant Animals
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17 Providing Nutrients for Body Functions

• Nutrient Requirements for Body Maintenance × Nutrient Requirements for ×
• Growth × Nutrient Requirements for Fattening × Nutrient Requirements for
• Reproduction × Nutrient Requirements for Lactation × Nutrient Requirements
• for Egg Laying × Nutrient Requirements for Wool Production × Nutrient
• Requirements for Work × Ration Formulation × Nutrient Requirements of
• Ruminants
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18 Growth and Development

• Prenatal (Livestock) × Birth (Livestock) × Poultry × Basic Anatomy and
• Physiology × Growth Curves × Carcass Composition × Age and Teeth Relationship
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19 Lactation

• Mammary Gland Structure × Mammary Gland Development and Function ×
• Factors Affecting Milk Production × Milk Composition × Colostrum
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20 Adaptation to the Environment

• Major Environmental Effects × Changing the Environment × Changing the
• Animals
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21 Animal Health

• Prevention × Detecting Unhealthy Animals × Major Diseases of Farm Animals
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22 Beef Cattle Breeds and Breeding

• What Is a Breed? × Major U.S. Beef Breeds × Improving Beef Cattle Through
• Breeding Methods × Traits and Their Measurement × Bull Selection × Selecting
• Replacement Heifers × Cow Selection × Crossbreeding Programs for Commercial
• Producers
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23 Feeding and Managing Beef Cattle

• Cow-Calf Management × Management for Optimum Calf Crop Percentages ×
• Management for Optimum Weaning Weights × Management for Low Annual Cow
• Costs × Stocker-Yearling Production × Feedlot Cattle Management × Costs
• and Returns
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24 Dairy Cattle Breeds and Breeding

• Characteristics of Breeds × Dairy Type × Improving Milk Production ×
• Selection of Dairy Cows × Breeding Dairy Cattle × Sire Selection
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25 Feeding and Managing Dairy Cattle

• Nutrition of Lactating Cows × Nutrition of Dry Cows × Nutrition of Replacement
• Heifers × Nutrition of Bulls × Calving Operations × Milking and Housing
• Facilities for Dairy Cows × Milking Operations × Controlling Diseases × Costs
• and Returns
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26 Swine Breeds and Breeding

• Characteristics of Swine Breeds × Traits and Their Measurements × Selecting
• Replacement Females × Boar Selection × Effective Use of Performance Records ×
• Crossbreeding for Commercial Swine Producers
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27 Feeding and Managing Swine

• Types of Swine Operations × Farrow-to-Finish Operations × Management of
• Purchased Feeder Pigs × Market Management Decisions × Costs and Returns
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28 Sheep Breeds and Breeding

• Major U.S. Sheep Breeds × Breeding Sheep × Inherited Abnormalities
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29 Feeding and Managing Sheep

• Production Requirements for Farm Flocks × Types of Farm Flock Producers ×
• Feeding Ewes × Care and Management of Farm Flocks × Facilities for Production
• of Range Sheep × Managing Range Sheep × Controlling Diseases and Parasites ×
• Determining the Age of Sheep by Their Teeth × Costs and Returns
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30 Horse Breeds and Breeding

• Breeds of Horses × Breeding Program × Conformation of the Horse × Unsoundness
• and Blemishes of Horses × Gaits of Horses × Ease of Riding and Way of Going ×
• Determining the Age of a Horse by Its Teeth × Donkeys, Mules, and Hinnies
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31 Feeding and Managing Horses

• Feeds and Feeding × Managing Horses × Housing and Equipment × Controlling
• Diseases and Parasites
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32 Poultry Breeding, Feeding, and Management

• Breeds and Breeding × Feeding and Management × Costs and Returns
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33 Goat Breeding, Feeding, and Management

• Importance of Goats × Physiological Characteristics × Characteristics of Breeds
• of Dairy Goats × Care and Management × Controlling Diseases and Parasites ×
• The Angora Goat × The Meat Goat × The Pygmy Goat
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34 Animal Behavior

• Major Types of Animal Behavior × Sexual Behavior × Maternal Behavior ×
• Communication Behavior × Social Behavior × Feeding Behavior × Shelter-
• Seeking Behavior × Investigative Behavior × Allelomimetic Behavior ×
• Maladaptive or Abnormal Behavior
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35 Animal Welfare and Animal Rights

• Animal Rights × Animal Welfare × Organizations × Summary
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36 Making Effective Management Decisions

• Managing for Lower Costs and Higher Returns × The Manager × Financial
• Management × Income Tax Considerations × Estate and Gift-Tax Planning ×
• Computers × Management Systems
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37 Careers and Career Preparation in the Animal Sciences

• Production × Science × Agribusiness × Food Industry × International
• Opportunities × Management Positions × Women in Animal Science Careers ×
• Future Career Opportunities × Career Preparation
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38 Aquaculture

Glossary

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