This guide to the study of animals is intended
for pupils in secondary schools. Topics covered includes: Introductory Studies
of Living Animals, Studies of Insects, The Connection between Structure and
Function, Adaptation to Surroundings, Adaptation for Protection from Enemies,
Vertebrates, Adaptations for the Preservation of the Species, Poultry.
Author(s): Worrallo Whitney, Frederic Lucas,
Harold Shinn and Mabel Smallwood
This is a great book for both
artists and those interested in animal anatomy. Topics covered includes:
Generalities of Comparative Anatomy, Osteology And Arthrology, Myology,
Epidermic Products of The Extremities of the Fore and Hind Limbs, Proportions of
the Head of The Horse, The Paces of The Horse.
This textbook explores the mechanisms and
evolution of animal behavior, including neural, hormonal, and genetic substrates
of behavior, foraging, anti-predator defenses, mating systems and sexual
selection, social behavior, communication, parental care, kin selection and
recognition, and territoriality. Associated laboratory exercises will provide
hands-on experience for many of these concepts.
This book covers the following
topics: History and Breeds Of Cattle, Crossing and Breeding, Feeding and
Management, Diseases and Their Remedies, Medicines Used in Treating Cattle,
Doses Of Various Medicines.
The introductory topics will cover various approaches to the
study of animals and their behavior. Topics covered includes: Habitat selection,
Nest site selection, territoriality, dispersal, migration, Feeding, Antipredator
behavior, Sexuality, Mating and reproduction, Cooperation among conspecifics.
The general discussions at the beginning of the different
sections and chapters, and the discussions of the different diseases are
naturally brief. The chapters have been grouped under the necessary heads,
with review questions at the end of each chapter, and the book divided into
seven parts. Topics covered includes: General Discussion Of Disease: Diagnosis
and Symptoms Of Disease and Treatment, Non-specific Or General Diseases, The
Teeth, Surgical Diseases, Parasitic Diseases, Infectious Diseases.
The purpose of this comprehensive document is
to provide the public with basic information about the National Animal
Identification System (NAIS)-a voluntary national program that will help
producers protect the health of their animals and their investment in the case
of an animal disease event.
Author(s): United
States Department of Agriculture