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Commercial Chicken Meat and Egg Production is the 5th edition of a highly successful book first authored by Dr. Mack O. North in 1972, updated in 1978 and 1984. The 4th edition was co-authored with Donald D. Bell in 1990. The book has achieved international success as a reference for students and commercial poultry and egg producers in every major poultry producing country in the world. The 5th edition is essential reading for students preparing to enter the poultry industry, for owners and managers of existing poultry companies and for scientists who need a major source of scientifically based material on poultry management. In earlier editions, the authors emphasized the chicken and its ma...
PRINT/ONLINE PRICING OPTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT e-reference@taylorandfrancis.com Containing case studies that complement material presented in the text, the vast range of this definitive Encyclopediaencompasses animal physiology, animal growth and development, animal behavior, animal reproduction and breeding, alternative approaches to animal maintenance, meat science and muscle biology, farmed animal welfare and bioethics, and food safety. With contributions from top researchers in their discipline, the book addresses new research and advancements in this burgeoning field and provides quick and reader-friendly descriptions of technologies critical to professionals in animal and food science, food production and processing, livestock management, and nutrition.
Modern breeds of chickens; Structure of the chicken; Formation of the egg; Development of the chick embryo; Chick hatcheries; Hatchery equipment; Maintaining hatching egg quality; Factors affecting hatching egg quality; Factors affecting hatchability; Operating the hatchery; Hatchery management; Poultry housing; Poultry house equipment; Brroding management; Growing management on floors; Layer management on floors; Cage management; Breeder management; Lighting management; Flock recycling; Broiler, roaster, and capon management; Genetics of the chicken; Genetic management; Record management; Digestion and metabolism; Major feed ingredients; Vitamins, minerals, and trace ingredients; Analysis of feedstuffs; Feed fundamentals; Poultry rations; Feeding egg-type growing pullets; Feeding egg-type layers; Feeding breeding birds; Feeding broilers, roasters, and capons; Bacteria, viruses; portozoa, and fungi; Developing immunity; Drugs and antibiotics for disease control; Diseases of the chicken; Parasites, insects, mites, and rodents; Disease prevention and animal welfare; Waste management.
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
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