本书是关于介绍“动物科学英语”的教学用书，全书共收入36篇文章，具体包括了：动物营养学、动物遗传育种学、动物繁殖学、水产养殖学等方面的内容。

本书适合大专院校动物科学专业学生以及从事相关工作的专业人士学习、参考使用。

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

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