Biology of Domestic Animals
Author | : Colin G. Scanes |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 509 |
Release | : 2017-09-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781351648134 |
ISBN-10 | : 1351648136 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Download or read book Biology of Domestic Animals written by Colin G. Scanes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is increasing interest in the biology of domestic animals ranging from genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, nutritional physiology, and systems biology. This book touches on all of these, with a particular focus on topics such as domestic animals as comparative models to humans, molecular regulation of growth, metabolic efficiency, reproduction, and the impact of stress on growth and development. The book concludes with a discussion on the current and future directions for researchers.