Handbook of Animal Physiology

by Eyeson, S R

ISBN: 9789387642089
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Imprint : Agri Horti Press
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 8995.00
Biblio : viii+241p., tabls., figs., col., ind 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. S. R. Eyeson Ph.D. (Animal Science) has vast experience in teaching and research in the Department of Animal Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. His major areas of research interest are Animal Physiology and Animal Behaviour. Presently, Dr. Eyeson is serving as consultant in Animal Science Research and Development, Ethiopia

About The Book

The field of animal physiology extends the tools and methods of human physiology to non-human animal species. Due to this diversity of subjects, research in animal physiology tends to concentrate on understanding how physiological traits changed throughout the evolutionary history of animals. Animal Physiology is the essential core text for all those studying physiology or zoology. The advances that have taken place in the field of physiology during the last four to five decades are spectacular. The field of animal physiology extends the tools and methods of human physiology to non-human animal species. Living things must be capable of transporting nutrients, wastes and gases to and from cells. Single-celled organisms use their cell surface as a point of exchange with the outside environment. Multicellular organisms have developed transport and circulatory systems to deliver oxygen and food to cells and remove carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes. Sponges are the simplest animals, yet even they have a transport system. This book is designed particularly for the use of students, teachers and researchers of animals physiology.

Table of Contents

Preface vii 1. Introduction 1 2. Animal Body 8 3. Digestive System 33 4. Circulatory System 62 5. Respiratory System 73 6. Nervous System and Sensory System 88 7. Reproductive System 126 8. Hormones in Animal Production 164 9. Feeding and Nutrition for Animals 178 10. Animal Breeding 208 Index 240