Control and Manipulation of Animal Growth
Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science
Published on 3. September 1986
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-407-00422-1 (ISBN)
Description
Control and Manipulation of Animal Growth explores the development and growth of animals. The reproductive system of animals is also discussed, along with how its development can be accelerated. The topic is presented using various studies by the authors together with a number of references to other books and studies. This book contains 20 chapters and revolves around the advancement of an animal's growth hormone. It explains how gender plays a part in an animal's development and talks about factors that can affect the process, such as environment, temperature, and food intake. This book also discusses bone growth, fetal growth, metabolism, factors of epidermal growth, growth manipulation, growth hormones, hormonal manipulation, and the effect of insulin. This text covers a wide range of facts and investigations and can therefore serve as an excellent reference for people who want to study an animal's internal and external development.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-407-00422-1 (9780407004221)
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P. J. Buttery | D. B. Lindsay | N. B. Haynes
Control and Manipulation of Animal Growth
Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science
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01/2016
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Content
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsContents1 Introductory Comments2 Environmental Effects on Growth and Development3 Gut-Active Growth Promoters4 The Effects of Steroid Hormones and Xenobiotics on Growth of Farm Animals5 The Growth of Bone6 The Growth and Metabolism of Adipocytes7 The Regulation of Fetal Growth8 The Neurophysiological Control of Growth9 Epidermal Growth Factor: Origins, Cellular Actions and Some Possible Physiological Roles10 Growth Hormone and Growth in Meat Producing Animals11 The Role of Prostaglandins in the Control of Muscle Protein Turnover12 Insulin and Growth13 Glucocorticoid Status and Growth14 Hormonal Regulation of Growth in Chickens15 Metabolic and Hormonal Interactions and their Potential Effects on Growth16 Effects of ss-Adrenergic Agonists on Metabolism and Body Composition17 Growth Hormone Releasing Factor (GRF): Physiological and Immunological Studies18 Hormonal Manipulation of Animal Production by Immunoneutralization19 Recombinant Gene Transfer in Animals: The Potential for Improving GRowth in Livestock20 Safety Aspects of Growth Manipulation in AnimalsList of ParticipantsIndex