Section 1 Livestock Industry --
Unit 1 Domestication and Importance of Livestock 2 --
Unit 2 Career Opportunities in Animal Science 41 --
Unit 3 Safety in Livestock Production 57 --
Unit 4 Livestock and the Environment 87 --
Section 2 Feeding and Nutrition --
Unit 5 Digestive Systems and Absorption of Food Nutrients 110 --
Unit 6 Feed Nutrients 122 --
Unit 7 Feed Additives and Hormone Implants 132 --
Unit 8 Balancing Rations 165 --
Section 3 Animal Breeding --
Unit 9 Genetics of Animal Breeding 200 --
Unit 10 Animal Reproduction 221 --
Unit 11 Biotechnology in Livestock Production 236 --
Unit 12 Animal Breeding Systems 252 --
Unit 13 Breeds of Beef Cattle 264 --
Unit 14 Selection and Judging of Beef 285 --
Unit 15 Feeding and Management of the Cow-Calf Herd 306 --
Unit 16 Feeding and Management of Feeder Cattle 336 --
Unit 17 Diseases and Parasites of Beef Cattle 362 --
Unit 18 Beef Housing and Equipment 388 --
Unit 19 Marketing Beef 404 --
Unit 20 Breeds of Swine 422 --
Unit 21 Selection and Judging of Swine 435 --
Unit 22 Feeding and Management of Swine 450 --
Unit 23 Diseases and Parasites of Swine 489 --
Unit 24 Swine Housing and Equipment 512 --
Unit 25 Marketing Swine 524 --
Section 6 Sheep and Goats --
Unit 26 Selection of Sheep 540 --
Unit 27 Feeding, Management, and Housing of Sheep 558 --
Unit 28 Selection, Feeding, and Management of Goats 575 --
Unit 29 Diseases and Parasites of Sheep and Goats 601 --
Unit 30 Marketing Sheep, Wool, Goats, and Mohair 618 --
Unit 31 Selection of Horses 632 --
Unit 32 Feeding, Management, Housing, and Tack 659 --
Unit 33 Diseases and Parasites of Horses 687 --
Unit 34 Training and Horsemanship 700 --
Unit 35 Selection of Poultry 718 --
Unit 36 Feeding, Management, Housing, and Equipment 738 --
Unit 37 Diseases and Parasites of Poultry 763 --
Unit 38 Marketing Poultry and Eggs 782 --
Unit 39 Breeds of Dairy Cattle 796 --
Unit 40 Selecting and Judging Dairy Cattle 812 --
Unit 41 Feeding Dairy Cattle 824 --
Unit 42 Management of the Dairy Herd 869 --
Unit 43 Milking Management 898 --
Unit 44 Dairy Herd Health 910 --
Unit 45 Dairy Housing and Equipment 920 --
Unit 46 Marketing Milk 946 --
Unit 47 Rabbit Raising 960 --
Section 11 Alternative Animals --
Table 1 Net Energy Requirements of Growing and Finishing Beef Cattle (Mcal/day) 1035 --
Table 2 Protein Requirements of Growing and Finishing Cattle (g/day) 1036 --
Table 3 Calcium and Phosphorus Requirements of Growing and Finishing Cattle (g/day) 1037 --
Table 4 Nutrient Requirements of Breeding Cattle (metric) 1039 --
Table 5 Nutrient Requirements for Growing and Finishing Cattle (Nutrient Concentration in Diet Dry Matter, avoirdupois system) 1041 --
Table 6 Nutrient Requirements of Breeding Cattle (avoirdupois system) 1046 --
Table 7 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Sheep 1048 --
Table 8 Nutrient Concentration in Diets for Sheep (expressed on 100 Percent Dry Matter Basis) 1051 --
Table 9 Net Energy Requirements for Lambs of Small, Medium, and Large Mature Weight Genotypes (Kcal/d) 1053 --
Table 10 NE[subscript preg] (NE[subscript y]) Requirements of Ewes Carrying Different Numbers of Fetuses at Various Stages of Gestation 1053 --
Table 11 Crude Protein Requirements for Lambs of Small, Medium, and Large Mature Weight Genotypes (g/d) 1054 --
Table 12 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Goats 1055 --
Table 13 Nutrient Requirements of Swine Allowed Feed Ad Libitum (90 percent dry matter) 1057 --
Table 14 Daily Nutrient Intakes and Requirements of Swine Allowed Feed Ad Libitum 1058 --
Table 15 Nutrient Requirements of Breeding Swine 1059 --
Table 16 Daily Nutrient Intakes and Requirements of Intermediate-Weight Breeding Animals 1060 --
Table 17 Requirements for Several Nutrients of Breeding Herd Replacements Allowed Feed Ad Libitum 1061 --
Table 18 Daily Energy and Feed Requirements of Pregnant Gilts and Sows 1061 --
Table 19 Daily Energy and Feed Requirements of Lactating Gilts and Sows 1061 --
Table 20 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Ponies (200 kg mature weight) 1062 --
Table 21 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Horses (400 kg mature weight) 1063 --
Table 22 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Horses (500 kg mature weight) 1064 --
Table 23 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Horses (600 kg mature weight) 1065 --
Table 24 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Horses (700 kg mature weight) 1066 --
Table 25 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Horses (800 kg mature weight) 1067 --
Table 26 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Horses (900 kg mature weight) 1068 --
Table 27 Nutrient Concentrations in Total Diets for Horses and Ponies (dry matter basis) 1069 --
Table 28 Nutrient Concentrations in Total Diets for Horses and Ponies (90 percent dry matter basis) 1070 --
Table 29 Other Minerals and Vitamins for Horses and Ponies (on a dry matter basis) 1071 --
Table 30 Expected Feed Consumption by Horses (Percent body weight) 1071 --
Table 31A Nutrient Requirements of Immature Leghorn-Type Chickens as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet 1072 --
Table 31B Nutrient Requirements of Leghorn-Type Laying Hens as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet (90 percent dry matter) 1073 --
Table 32 Nutrient Requirements of Broilers as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet (90 percent dry matter) 1074 --
Table 33 Nutrient Requirements of Meat-Type Hens for Breeding Purposes as Units per Hen per Day (90 percent dry matter) 1075 --
Table 34 Estimates of Metabolizable Energy Required per Hen per Day by Chickens in Relation to Body Weight and Egg Production (kcal) 1075 --
Table 35 Nutrient Requirements of Turkeys as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet (90 percent dry matter) 1076 --
Table 36 Nutrient Requirements of Geese as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet (90 percent dry matter) 1077 --
Table 37 Nutrient Requirements of White Pekin Ducks as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet (90 percent dry matter) 1078 --
Table 38 Nutrient Requirements of Ring-Necked Pheasants and Bobwhite Quail as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet (90 percent dry matter) 1079 --
Table 39 Nutrient Requirements of Japanese Quail (Coturnix) as Percentages or Units per Kilogram of Diet (90 percent dry matter) 1080 --
Table 40 Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits Fed Ad Libitum (Percentage or Amount per Kg of Diet) 1081 --
Table 41 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Growing Dairy Cattle and Mature Bulls 1082 --
Table 42 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Lactating and Pregnant Cows 1085 --
Table 43 Recommended Nutrient Content of Diets for Dairy Cattle 1086 --
Table 44 Dry Matter Intake Requirements to Fulfill Nutrient Allowances for Maintenance, Milk Production, and Normal Live Weight Gain During Mid- and Late Lactation 1087 --
Table 45 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Growing Dairy Cattle and Mature Bulls (Pounds) 1088 --
Table 46 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Lactating and Pregnant Cows (Pounds) 1091 --
Table 47 Recommended Nutrient Content of Diets for Dairy Cattle (Pounds) 1092 --
Table 48 Composition of Some Common Feeds, Excluding Amino Acids 1094 --
Table 49 Amino Acid Composition of Some Feeds Commonly Used for Swine, Poultry, and Rabbits (Data on as fed basis) 1122 --
Table 52 Dry Matter Intake Requirements to Fulfill Nutrient Allowances for Maintenance, Milk Production, and Normal Live Weight Gain During Mid- and Late Lactation (Pounds) 1130 --
Table 53 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Lactating Cows Using Absorbable Protein (Metric) 1131 --
Table 54 Daily Nutrient Requirements of Lactating Cows Using Absorbable Protein (Pounds) 1133 --
Table 55 Age Computing Chart 1135.
