Control and Manipulation of Animal Growth

Résumé du livre

Environmental effects on growth and development. Gut-active growth promoters. The effects of steroid hormones and xenobiotics on growth of farm animals. The growth of bone. The growth and metabolism of adipocytes. The neurophysiological control of growth. Epidermal growth factor: origens, cellular actions and some possible physiological roles. Growth hormone and growth in meat producing animals. The role of prostaglandisns in the control of muscle protein turnover. Insulin and growth. Glucocorticoid sratus and growth. Hormonal regulation of growth in chickens. Metabolic and hormonal intetactions and their potential effects on growth. Effects of B-adrenergic agonists on metabolism and body composition. Growth hormone releasing factor (GRF): physiological and immunological studies. Hormonal manipulations of animal production by immunoeutralization. Recombinant gene transfer in animal: the potential for improving growth in livestock. Safety aspects of growth manipulation in animals.