GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT Universitas Brawijaya成长与发展brawijaya大学.pptVIP

GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE Animal Science GROWTH – is the increase in size and weight as the animal gets older. DEVELOPMENT – is the change in proportion of various parts of the body. Can also be described as the stages of growth of an animal. STAGES OF GROWTH: Prenatal – involves Embryonic and Foetal growth. Postnatal – involves Puberty and Maturity. PRENATAL GROWTH – Factors affecting size at birth: Number of young born. Size of the dam. Age of the dam. Sex of the litter members. Level of nutrition. POSTNATAL GROWTH – Factors affecting growth: Size of the animal at birth. Se