Title: Scientific Farm Animal Production: An Introduction to Animal Science (7th Edition)
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0130200328
ISBN 13: 9780130200327
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 3.63 pounds

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Textbook providing up-to-date information encompassing the depth and breadth of livestock and poultry production and their respective industries. The included CD-ROM contains a student study guide with questions for each chapter in the text.

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DR. ROBERT E. TAYLOR was raised on an Idaho livestock operation where several livestock species were produced. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Utah State University. This background, combined with a Ph.D. in animal breeding and physiology from Oklahoma State University, provided the foundations of his knowledge about livestock production. He worked with beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, and swine during his career.

Dr. Taylor received teaching awards from Iowa State University, Colorado State University, the USDA National Excellence in Teaching program, and the American Society of Animal Science. Many of his concepts for effective teaching are utilized in this book. Dr. Taylor passed away in 1998.

DR. THOMAS G. FIELD was raised on a Colorado cow-calf and seedstock enterprise. He managed a seedstock herd of cattle after completing his B.S. degree. A competitive horseman as a youth, he has had practical experience with seedstock cattle, commercial cow-calf production, stockers, and horses. He has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in animal science from Colorado State University.

Dr. Field has received teaching awards from the USDA National Excellence in Teaching program, the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, and Colorado State University. Dr. Field is the teaching coordinator for the Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University and is responsible for coordinating the teaching herd.

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