Biotechnology in Animal Feeds and Animal Feeding

This text describes products of biotechnology and allied sciences which are used in the animal feed and feeding industries. Biotechnological products have applications both during the production of feedstuffs, giving rise to a better product as fed to the animal, and as additives to the feed which promote better utilizatioon within the animal. Thus methods of ensiling feeds, silage additives, methods of feed processing and plant breeding and genetic engineering are described as a means of improving the feedstuff itself, while microbial and antimicrobial feed additives and enzymes which improve the utilization of the nutrients are also described. Increasing environmental concerns are reflected in chapters on dietary products which may help to reduce environmental hazards from animal feeding enterprises and social and legislative aspects relating to biotechnology and animal feeding.