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UNINA9910823153103321 |
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Autore |
Squires E. James |
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Titolo |
Applied animal endocrinology / / E. James Squires |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Wallingford, Oxon ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : CABI Pub., c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-90481-3 |
9786611904814 |
0-85199-842-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Veterinary endocrinology |
Livestock - Reproduction |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Hormone and Receptor Structure and Function; 2 Endocrine Methodologies; 3 Manipulation of Growth and Carcass Composition; 4 Endocrine Effects on Animal Products; 5 Endocrine Manipulation of Reproduction; 6 Effects on Animal Behaviour, Health and Welfare; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The purpose of this book is to explain the role of hormones in improving or monitoring the production, performance, reproduction, behaviour and health of animals. The focus is primarily on commercially important farm animal species. |
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