[ANSC 160] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (32 pages long!)
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Animal science- a combination of disciplines that together comprise the study of domestic animals. Expanded population interest resulted in expansion of animal science to include pets. Animal breeding and genetics: genetics: science of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics, animal breeding: is the use of biometry and genetics to improve farm animal production. Animal nutrition: the study of nutrients and how the body uses them: combines feeds with feeding management for the economical production of livestock. Animal physiology: the study of the physical and chemical processes of an animal or any of the body systems or cells of the animal: reproductive physiology, digestive physiology, renal physiology, exercise physiology. Animal health: the study and practice of maintaining animals as near to a constant state of health as possible. Ethology: study of animals in their natural surroundings. Meat science: handling, distributing and marketing of finished meat products. Dairy product science: collection, handling and marketing of milk.
