动物科学英语是根据高等农业院校学生的英语基础而编写的一部科学性和实用性较强的教材。内容包括动物解剖、遗传、繁殖、营养、水产养殖科学等方面的内容。全书包括精读和泛读两部分，各18章，精读部分每章后附有词汇、译文和练习。泛读部分每章后附有词汇，其中包括一篇科研论文。
通过书中内容的学习，使学生基本掌握与动物科学有关的词汇、术语，扩大了专业词汇量，并巩固大学期间所学的英语语法。更重要的是使学生掌握专业英语及科技文章的写作，为学生毕业以后走向工作岗位或继续深造奠定良好的专业英语基础。

精读
Unit 1 The Mouth, the Pharynx and the Soft Palate
Unit 2 The Respiratory Apparatus
Unit 3 Genes, Chromosomes and Cell Division
Unit 4 Genetic Transmission
Unit 5 Gene Interaction and Extension of Mendel's Law
Unit 6 Female Reproduction
Unit 7 Induction of Ovulation
Unit 8 Synchronization of Estrus and Ovulation
Unit 9 The Animal and It's Food
Unit 10 Proximate Analysis of Feedstuffs
Unit 11 Energy Utilization
Unit 12 Food Intake in Monogastric Animals
Unit 13 The Influence of Climate on Requirements of Energy for Maintenance
Unit 14 Copper
Unit 15 An Introduction to Ichthyology
Unit 16 Pond Cultural Fishes
Unit 17 Cultivation of Sturgeon
Unit 18 Mixed Carp-Duck Farming
泛读
Unit 1 The Animal's Several Systems
Unit 2 Anatomy and Physiology
Unit 3 Breeds of Cattle
Unit 4 Breeds of Swine and Sheep
Unit 5 Breeds and Types of Poultry and Breeds of Horse
Unit 6 The Endocrine System
Unit 7 The Role of Water in the Animal Body
Unit 8 The Van Soest Method of Forage Valuation
Unit 9 Minerals
Unit 10 Vitamin Nutrition
Unit 11 Factors Affecting Digestibility
Unit 12 Processing Feeds
Unit 13 Ichthyology—Classification
Unit 14 Hatchery Genetic Management
Unit 15 The Processes for Conditioning Spawners，Extrusion，Fertilization，and Incubation of the Eggs
Unit 16 Fish Health
Unit 17 Cultivation of Walleye
Unit 18 The Causes of Reduced Feritility with Crypreserved Semen
参考译文
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