Recent Developments in Poultry Nutrition: v. 2
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
354 pages
978-1-897676-43-1 (ISBN)
Description
Developments in poultry science continue at an ever increasing rate. In parallel, poultry production has, from comparatively humble beginnings, little more than 50 years ago, emerged to become one of the world's major livestock enterprises with consumption of poultry meat and eggs increasing in virtually every country. Accordingly it is crucial that those involved in all aspects of the industry are kept informed of relevant issues.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
5M Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
497 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-897676-43-1 (9781897676431)
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Content
Protein quality and amino acid utilisation * Amino acid profiles * Implications of an immune response on growth and nutrient requirement of chicks * Nutrition and growth of fat and lean broiler genotypes * Recent findings on the effects of nutrition on the growth of specific broiler carcass components * Diet and leg weakness in poultry * Nutritional management of broiler programmes * Hock burn in broilers * The nutritive value of wheat and its effect on broiler performance * Developments in the nutritional value of wheat for non-ruminants * Ascites and related metabolic diseases * Ascites in broilers * Feeding the male turkey * Nutrition and carcass quality in ducks * Rearing the laying pullet * Manipulation of the nutritional value of eggs * Effects of different factors including enzymes on the nutritional value of fats * Phosphorus nutrition of poultry * Water requirements * The use of enzymes to improve the nutritive value of poultry feeds * Index