The course "Morphology and physiology of animals", presented in this manual, is focused on the study of physiological processes in the complex of their features that are associated with the realization of the productive potential of agricultural animals, t. e. It is used in .. The animal is seen as a "biotechnological system" in which physiological processes are closely intertwined with "technological" processes. In this regard, the authors considered it expedient to abandon the presentation of redundant information, to exclude topics that are irrelevant for the future specialist, focusing on the fundamental physiological laws and their mechanisms. ;Griff:Adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation as a training manual for students of higher educational institutions in the specialty 311200 - Technology of production and processing of agricultural products