| The purpose of the course is to study animal growth; consequently the knowledge can be applied to animal breed, nutrition, meat science, biotechnology production, etc. The content will include: Cellular development and body composition; Growth control mechanisms; Prenatal growth; Bone growth and development; Fat development and deposition; Muscle growth and development; Body composition and growth curves; Methods to measure body composition; Genetic regulation of growth; Influence of nutrition on body composition; Hormonal influence on body composition; Environmental influence on body composition; Relationship of muscle quality to quantity; Growth and sex maturity. |
