Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding
This fifth edition arms readers with the latest information on nutrient metabolism and the formulation of diets from an array of available feedstuffs. The authors discuss animals' role in ecological balance, environmental stability and sustainable agriculture and food production. A new chapter on the regulation of nutrient partitioning offers a lively and timely discussion of emerging technologies in modifying and increasing efficiency of nutrient metabolism and animal food composition. A new...
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This fifth edition arms readers with the latest information on nutrient metabolism and the formulation of diets from an array of available feedstuffs. The authors discuss animals' role in ecological balance, environmental stability and sustainable agriculture and food production. A new chapter on the regulation of nutrient partitioning offers a lively and timely discussion of emerging technologies in modifying and increasing efficiency of nutrient metabolism and animal food composition. A new chapter on toxic minerals in the food chain addresses the role of agricultural production animal nutrition in protecting the environment from toxic levels of minerals and nitrogen in the food chain.
Pt. 1Introduction to animal nutrition1Concepts of nutrition12Animal nutrition : its role in modern agriculture and society53Common methods of analysis for nutrients and feedstuffs154The gastrointestinal tract and nutrition255Measurement of feed and nutrient utilization49Pt. 2Nutrient metabolism6Water617Carbohydrates738Lipids919Proteins and amino acids11310Energy metabolism14511Macromineral elements16312Micro- (trace) mineral elements18513Mineral toxicities and organic toxins in the food chain21714Fat-soluble vitamins22915Water-soluble vitamins25116Regulation of nutrient partitioning275Pt. 3Applied animal nutrition and feeding17Factors affecting feed consumption29118Feeding standards and productivity30719Feedstuffs32120Feed preparation and processing36921Diet formulation38122Beef cattle39523Dairy cattle41324Sheep and goats43925Swine46126Poultry47927Horses50128Dogs and cats51529Fish53130Zoo animals549
