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Bovine biology series

Mike Gangwer
Biosystems Engineering Department
Ag Technology and Systems Management
Farrall Hall Lab 3
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
517 432-9799
gangwerm@msu.edu

This is a 48 part series about bovine biology. The series depicts dairy animals,
specifically organ description, physiology, and function. The latter parts of the series
focus on the life cycle, the processes of birth, growth, lactation and then death.

I have written this series for the general audience, although high school and college
students may find these articles useful for their study. I wrote this series in 1993-1997.
Each individual part is two to four pages in length. The final part, number 48, is a
literature review. I have included some of my own anecdotal stories in these articles;
they make a point or reinforce an observation.

Thank you. You are about to enter the wonderful world of dairy biology. Welcome!

Table of Contents

Part 1 - Liver
Part 2 - Spleen
Part 3 - Pancreas
Part 4 - Kidney
Part 5 - Digestive system introduction      
Part 6 - Throat, pharynx, trachea,
            esophagus  
Part 7 - Rumen, reticulum
Part 8 - Omasum, abomasum
Part 9 - Small intestine
Part 10 - Large intestine
Part 11 - Lungs
Part 12 - Heart
Part 13 - Arteries, veins
Part 14 - Blood (1/2)
Part 15 - Blood (2/2)
Part 16 - Lymph
Part 17 - Lymphatic system
Part 18 - Immune system (1/2)
Part 19 - Immune system (2/2)
Part 20 - Cancer
Part 21 - Reproductive hormones (1/2)
Part 22 - Reproductive hormones (2/2)
Part 23 - Gestation
Part 24 - Brain

Part 25 - Eyes
Part 26 - Nose, nasal passage  
Part 27 - Ears
Part 28 - Jaw, teeth, palate
Part 29 - Tongue
Part 30 - Nervous system (1/4)
Part 31 - Nervous system (2/4)
Part 32 - Nervous system (3/4)
Part 33 - Nervous system(4/4)
Part 34 - Skin
Part 35 - Mammary gland (1/5)
Part 36 - Mammary gland (2/5)
Part 37 - Mammary gland (3/5)
Part 38 - Mammary gland (4/5)
Part 39 - Mammary gland (5/5)
Part 40 - Life cycle (1/8)
Part 41 - Life cycle (2/8)
Part 42 - Life cycle (3/8)
Part 43 - Life cycle (4/8)
Part 44 - Life cycle (5/8)
Part 45 - Life cycle (6/8)
Part 46 - Life cycle (7/8)
Part 47 - Life cycle (8/8)
Part 48 - Literature review


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