本书涵盖了动物营养学、动物遗传育种学、动物繁殖学、水产养殖学等主要内容,可使学生掌握基本的专业词汇,并能阅读动物科学方面的专业文章。
全书共收入36篇文章,可供大专院校动物科学专业学生用作英语教材,也可作为相关科技工作者学习专业英语的参考书。

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 Femate 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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