Rast domačih živali: Sesalci in perutnina

Growth of Domestic Animals: Mammals and Poultry. This university textbook provides content for understanding the complex growth process in domestic animals. Because of their special nature, the growth of farm animals, mammals and poultry, is described separately. The biological characteristics of domestic animal growth in the prenatal and postnatal periods are presented and an attempt is made to define, describe and evaluate them using various mathematical functions. Understanding postnatal growth to slaughter maturity is important for livestock producers involved in fattening domestic animals. Growth intensity is also influenced by the efficiency of nutrient utilization, so this will be specifically explained. Growth pattern is influenced by many factors which are divided into genetic and non-genetic. By understanding and knowing these, we can regulate and predict growth and its intensity, carcass composition and daily gain composition to some extent. Special emphasis is placed on the phenomenon of compensatory growth, its understanding and the explanation of whether we can really compensate for growth retardation in the optimal growth period of individual animal tissues by alternative growth? In addition, certain limiting factors affecting the ability of animals to undergo compensatory growth will be presented.