General Livestock Science

Author: Blue Imagination
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the Ministry of Education's "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century," and is a curriculum textbook for the 21st century. It comprehensively and systematically discusses the fundamental principles and techniques of animal husbandry, covering topics such as the industrialization and modernization of animal husbandry, basic principles of animal nutrition and feeding, fundamental principles of animal genetics, breeding, and livestock reproduction, pig production, poultry production, cattle production, sheep production, special economic animal farming, environmental pollution and control in livestock and poultry farms, and animal product processing and animal industry system management. In addition to traditional animal husbandry content, the textbook emphasizes the connection between contemporary technological advancements and emerging knowledge fields, elaborating on the application of biotechnology in animal husbandry, environmental and ecological issues, and animal industry system management. This book can serve as a teaching material for undergraduate students of non-animal science majors in general higher agricultural and forestry institutions, as well as a training textbook and reference book for scientific researchers and production technicians in related fields.