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Introduction to Animal Growth and Development

Introduction to Animal Growth and Development. By: Jessica Hawley. Objectives. Define growth Explain the three ways growth can occur Compare and contrast differences in true growth and fattening Explain differences in animal growth from past and present. What is growth?.

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Introduction to Animal Growth and Development

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  1. Introduction to Animal Growth and Development By: Jessica Hawley

  2. Objectives • Define growth • Explain the three ways growth can occur • Compare and contrast differences in true growth and fattening • Explain differences in animal growth from past and present

  3. What is growth? • Fundamental to every living creature • The general or normal expansion of size as produced by the accretion of tissues similar to that of the original tissue or organ • Time Lapse Growth of Parakeets

  4. How can growth occur? • Hypertrophy • Increase in cell size • Hyperplasia • Increase in cell number • Accretion • A growth or enlargement by a gradual build up • Whole body growth does not occur independently • Individual cellular changes allow tissues and organs to assume different roles.

  5. True Growth vs. Fattening • True growth – increase in the amount of muscle and bone • Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth muscle • Fattening – increase in the accumulation of fat • New calf has true growth • Fattening occurs at the end of a life stage

  6. Why study growth? • By understanding the processes related to animal growth we can alter true growth and fattening as a result of growth rate • Subtle or substantial changes in growth and development of animals can directly impact animal productivity • Large Scale Production • What if animals ate fast food?

  7. How do we measure growth? • ADG-Average Daily Gain • This is the most common measurement • Weight at day X – weight at day 0 # of days on feed

  8. Why would we want a faster growth rate • Goes to market sooner • Use less feed • More time to put on fate • Hopefully achieve a higher quality grade over the same period • All comes down to being more efficient!

  9. Cattle 1950’s - present

  10. Swine 1950’s - present

  11. Sheep 1950’s - present

  12. Objectives • Define growth • Explain the three ways growth can occur • Compare and contrast differences in true growth and fattening • Explain differences in animal growth from past and present

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