Amino Acids in Animal Nutrition
*Fully updated from first edition\ *Includes a wider range of animals\ *Covers both farm and companion animals\ Amino acid metabolism and nutrition of farm animals continues to be an active area of research. However, since the publication of the first edition, as Amino Acids in Farm Animal Nutrition (1994), there is now a need to take into account advances in the amino acid nutrition of a wider range of animals, including companion animals. In this new edition, the editor has retained...
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A textbook for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course, updated from the 1994 Amino Acids in Farm Animal Nutrition to account for recent scientific findings and approaches, information now available about companion and other animals, and new approaches to delivering amino acids in light of regulations against protein feeds from animal sources. Distributed in the US by Oxford University Press. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Doody Review Services Reviewer:Harry Fred Troutt, VMD, PhD(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)Description:This is a significantly updated version of a book published in 1994. This new edition provides key information on recent amino acid research; includes advances in amino acid research in a variety of animals, including companion animals, and introduces a set of new authors; hence, the book provides contemporary information and insights about comparative amino acid nutrition.Purpose:In this new edition, the editor attempts to retain chapters "imparting strength to the first edition" while introducing new information, data and ideas. An emphasis is placed on new information concerning amino acid metabolism and utilization since the first edition was published while at the same time broadening comparative aspects. These are worthy objectives that the editor and authors capably meet.Audience:The book is edited by Professor J. P. F. D'Mello, an authority in amino acid metabolism and nutrition. The book, according to the editor, will appeal to advanced undergraduates and students on master courses. The book has authority and covers relevant current literature to serve as a valuable text for both advanced undergraduates and graduate students in courses dealing with amino acid nutrition. The book additionally should serve as a ready reference for animal nutritionists. Features:The book contains 26 chapters including a concluding chapter and is divided into six parts. Part I deals with general aspects of amino acid metabolism, while Parts II through V focus on metabolism and utilization of amino acids in animals (including dogs and cats), fin fish and crustaceans. The last part deals essentially with perspectives of amino acid nutrition and conclusion. The book is well written and documented and is a rich source of information. Assessment:This book is useful to students, teachers, and practitioners of animal nutrition. It is well written by authoritative authors and brings together, from diverse sources, contemporary information and perspectives about amino acid metabolism and utilization in a variety of animals and in fish. The book is unique because of the way it clusters information about amino acid metabolism in animals into a single entity and capably replaces the first edition.
ContributorsPrefaceAbbreviations1Amino Acids as Multifunctional Molecules12Amino Acid Analysis of Feeds153Absorption of Amino Acids and Peptides414An Outline of Pathways in Amino Acid Metabolism715Amino Acid Metabolism in Animals: an Overview876Essential to Non-essential Amino Acid Ratios1037Adverse Effects of Amino Acids1258Methionine-Cystine Relationships in Pig Nutrition1439Ideal Dietary Amino Acid Profiles for Pigs15710Digestible Amino Acids in Diet Formulation for Pigs16911Modelling Amino Acid Metabolism and the Estimation of Amino Acid Requirements18712Amino Acid Utilization for Reproduction in Sows20313Ideal Amino Acid Patterns for Broiler Chicks22314Responses of Growing Poultry to Amino Acids23715Metabolism and De Novo Synthesis of Amino Acids by Rumen Microbes26516Modelling Amino Acid Metabolism in Ruminants29117Amino Acid Utilization for Wool Production30918Amino Acid Utilization by Growing and Finishing Ruminants32919Mammary Uptake and Metabolism and Amino Acids by Lactating Ruminants34720Effects of Amino Acids on Milk Production36721Predicting Dietary Amino Acid Adequacy for Ruminants38922Canine and Feline Amino Acid Requirements for Different Physiological Functions41123Amino Acid Requirements of Finfish and Crustaceans42724Crystalline Amino Acids and Nitrogen Emission44925Economic Assessment of Amino Acid Responses in Growing Poultry45926Conclusions485Index503
\ From The CriticsReviewer: Harry Fred Troutt, VMD, PhD(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)\ Description: This is a significantly updated version of a book published in 1994. This new edition provides key information on recent amino acid research; includes advances in amino acid research in a variety of animals, including companion animals, and introduces a set of new authors; hence, the book provides contemporary information and insights about comparative amino acid nutrition.\ Purpose: In this new edition, the editor attempts to retain chapters "imparting strength to the first edition" while introducing new information, data and ideas. An emphasis is placed on new information concerning amino acid metabolism and utilization since the first edition was published while at the same time broadening comparative aspects. These are worthy objectives that the editor and authors capably meet.\ Audience: "The book is edited by Professor J. P. F. D'Mello, an authority in amino acid metabolism and nutrition. The book, according to the editor, will appeal to advanced undergraduates and students on master courses. The book has authority and covers relevant current literature to serve as a valuable text for both advanced undergraduates and graduate students in courses dealing with amino acid nutrition. The book additionally should serve as a ready reference for animal nutritionists. "\ Features: "The book contains 26 chapters including a concluding chapter and is divided into six parts. Part I deals with general aspects of amino acid metabolism, while Parts II through V focus on metabolism and utilization of amino acids in animals (including dogs and cats), fin fish and crustaceans. The last part deals essentially with perspectives of amino acid nutrition and conclusion. The book is well written and documented and is a rich source of information. "\ Assessment: This book is useful to students, teachers, and practitioners of animal nutrition. It is well written by authoritative authors and brings together, from diverse sources, contemporary information and perspectives about amino acid metabolism and utilization in a variety of animals and in fish. The book is unique because of the way it clusters information about amino acid metabolism in animals into a single entity and capably replaces the first edition.\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher“The book is a very valuable survey of current ideas and knowledge in this important area of animal nutrition. It is well written in a consistent style, well sectioned and indexed.”\ \ \ 3 Stars from Doody\ \
