Includes bibliographical references and index.

Animal agriculture as science -- The classification of agricultural animals -- The beef industry -- The dairy industry -- The swine industr y -- The poultry industry -- The sheep industry -- The horse industry - - The aquaculture industry -- The small animal industry -- Alternative animal agriculture -- The honey bee industry -- Animal behavior -- Anim al genetics -- The scientific selection of agricultural animals -- The reproduction process -- Cloning animals -- Animal growth and developmen t -- Animal nutrition -- Meat science -- Parasites of agricultural anim als -- Animal diseases -- The issue of animal welfare -- Consumer conce rns -- Careers in animal science.