Livestock Feeds and Feeding

Name: Livestock Feeds and Feeding
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ISBN: 9780131594753

ISBN-10: 0131594753

ISBN-13: 9780131594753

Edition: 6th 2010

Authors: Richard Kellems, David Church

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Description:

Completely updated in a new edition, this valuable resource concentrates on the practical application of nutrition for the production of effective, high-producing commercial livestock. It presents the required nutrients, nutrient utilization, a variety of feedstuffs and diets and their appropriate usage. Readers will also discover how to save money on feed costs and still raise larger, faster gaining, more productive, healthier animals and increase the return investment on livestock.nbsp;The booknbsp;details all aspects of livestock feeding, including the gastrointestinal tract and nutrient utilization, feeds for livestock, feed laws and labeling, preparation and processing, feeding…

Book details

List price: $226.65
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 8/10/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 4.752
Language: English

David Church teaches in the Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University. He has contributed to Disability Studies Quarterly, Offscreen, Senses of Cinema, and other publications.




Introduction



Livestock Feeding



The Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrient Utilization



Nutrients: Their Metabolism and Feeding Standards



Feeds for Livestock



Feedstuffs



High-Energy Feedstuffs



Supplemental Protein Sources



Roughages



Mineral and Vitamin Supplements



Feed Additives



Feed Laws and Labeling



Feed Processing



Ration Formulation



Livestock Species



Feeding Swine



Feeding Poultry



Feeding Dairy Cows



Feeding Dairy Calves and Replacement Heifers



Feeding the Beef Cow Herd



Feeding Growing Finishing Beef Cattle



Feeding Other Domesticated Species



Feeding Horses



Sheep Nutrition



Goats and Goat Nutrition



Feeding and Nutrition of companion and zoological species



Feeding Rabbits



Appendix Tables and Glossary


Appendix


Glossary


Index