Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding
3rd Edition
Published on 1. January 1988
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-471-85246-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is an up-to-date revision of the most comprehensive text on animal nutrition and feeding, with new and expanded coverage of virtually all metabolic processes. Material new to the third edition includes coverage of proteins, effects of calcium deficiency, growth regulation, additives, indicator methods, and cost formulation in animal production. Chapters address common methods of analysis for nutrients and feedstuffs, measurement of feed and nutrient utilization and requirements by animals, energy metabolism, feeding standards and production functions, factors affecting feed consumption, diet formulation, and much more.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 220 mm
Weight
1049 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-85246-9 (9780471852469)
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Content
Part 1 Nutrition and Its Importance in Our Modern Agriculture: Introduction to Nutrition; Common Methods of Analysis for Nutrients and Feedstuffs; The Gastro-Intestinal Tract and Nutrition; Measurement of Feed and Nutrient Utilization and Requirements by Animals. Part 2 Nutrient Metabolism: Water; Proteins and Amino Acids; Carbohydrates; Lipids; Energy Metabolism; Macrominerals; Micro (Trace) Minerals; Toxic Minerals; Fat-Soluble Vitamins; Water-Soluble Vitamins; Non-Nutritive Feed Additives and Growth Stimulators; Factors Affecting Nutrient Intake, Requirements, Utilization, and Nutritional Status. Part 3 Applied Animal Nutrition: Feeding Standards and the Production Functions; Factors Affecting Feed Consumption; Feedstuffs for Animals; Feed Preparation and Processing; Diet Formulation. Appendices.