Animal Science. Reproduction, Climate, Meat, Wool

Content: 
Front Matter, Page III
Copyright, Page IV
Preface, Page VII
Color Plate, Pages CP1-CP3
CHAPTER ONE - The Reproductive Hormones, Pages 3-19
CHAPTER TWO - Female Reproduction and the Breeding Season, Pages 20-32
CHAPTER THREE - Semen, Fertilization and Pregnancy, Pages 33-48
CHAPTER FOUR - Reduced Fertility, Pages 49-62
CHAPTER FIVE - Augmentation of Fertility and Fecundity, Pages 63-82
CHAPTER SIX - Heat and Cold, Pages 85-94
CHAPTER SEVEN - Evaporative Cooling, Pages 95-104
CHAPTER EIGHT - Sweating and Sweat Glands, Pages 105-118
CHAPTER NINE - The Fleece or Hair-coat Covering, Pages 119-133
CHAPTER TEN - Selection of Breeds of Livestock for Hot Climates, Pages 134-148
CHAPTER ELEVEN - Climate and Reproduction, Pages 149-165
CHAPTER TWELVE - The Beef Carcase and its Tissues, Pages 169-185
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - The Definition and Measurement of Meat Quality — Tenderness, Pages 186-202
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Other Quality Considerations, Pages 203-218
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Beef Carcase Appraisal and Grading, Pages 219-239
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - Mutton and Lamb, Pages 240-252
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - The Biology and Histology of Fibre Growth, Pages 255-277
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - Composition and Properties of Wool, Pages 278-298
CHAPTER NINETEEN - The Definition and Measurement of Wool Quality, Pages 299-333
CHAPTER TWENTY - Quantitative Aspects of Wool Growth, Pages 334-352
References, Pages 353-371
INDEX, Pages 372-389