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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Principles of Animal Nutrition and Physiology | |
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| The Feed Nutrients | |
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| General Functions of Feed Nutrients | |
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| Proximate Analysis of Feedstuffs | |
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| Use of the Van Soest Analysis in Feed Evaluation | |
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| The Digestive Tract | |
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| Nutrient Digestion, Absorption, and Transport | |
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| Apparent Digestibility | |
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| Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN) | |
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| Energy Utilization | |
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| Study Questions and Problems | |
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| Energy Nutrition: I Carbohydrates, II Lipids | |
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| Protein Nutrition | |
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| Mineral Nutrition--General | |
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| The Macrominerals | |
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| The Microminerals | |
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| General Recommendations for Mineral Feeding | |
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| Vitamin Nutrition | |
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| Physiological Phases of Livestock Production | |
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| Study Questions and Problems | |
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| Feedstuffs | |
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| Feeds and Feed Groups--General | |
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| Energy Feeds | |
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| High-Protein Feeds | |
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| Air-Dry Roughages | |
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| The Molasses | |
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| High-Moisture Feeds | |
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| Identifying Feeds from Their Composition | |
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| Hay and Hay Making | |
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| Silage and Haylage--Production and Use | |
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| Problems of Feed Storage | |
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| Processing Feeds | |
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| Uniform State Feed Bill | |
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| Pastures--General | |
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| Facts About Important Pasture Crops | |
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| General Uses of Pasture in Livestock Feeding | |
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| Study Questions and Problems | |
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| Balancing Rations | |
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| Balancing Rations--General | |
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| Calculating a Balanced Ration--General | |
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| Balancing a Ration for a Growing and Finishing Steer | |
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| Balancing a Ration for a Steer Using a High Level of Roughage | |
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| The California System for the Net Energy Evaluation of Rations for Growing-Finishing Cattle | |
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| Balancing a Ration for a Dairy Cow | |
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| Balancing Rations for Horses | |
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| Balancing Rations for Sheep | |
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| Balancing Rations for Swine | |
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| Formulating a Feed Mixture Based on a Balanced Daily Ration or a Portion Thereof | |
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| Formulating Feed Mixtures by the Use of the Square Method | |
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| Use of Algebraic Equations in the Formulation of Feed Mixtures | |
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| Use of the Square Method for Formulating a Balanced Ration Mixture for a Finishing Steer | |
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| Formulation of a Balanced Ration Mixture for Lactating Sows | |
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| Calculating and Altering Levels of Nutrients in Feed Mixtures | |
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| Formulating and Using Premixes | |
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| Computerized Least-Cost Rations | |
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| Estimating Feed Requirements | |
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| Weights, Measures, Volumes, and Capacities | |
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| Livestock and Poultry Feeding | |
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| Feeding Beef Cattle | |
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| Feeding Dairy Cattle | |
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| Veal Production | |
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| Feeding Horses | |
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| Feeding Chickens | |
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| Feeding Turkeys | |
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| Feeding Sheep | |
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| Feeding Swine | |
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| Use of Performance Modifiers | |
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| Feeding Animal Wastes and Snackfood By-products | |
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| Aflatoxin in Feeds | |
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| Study Questions and Problems | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Tables on Nutrient Requirements | |
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| Glossary of Terms Frequently Used in Discussing Matters Related to Feeds and Feeding | |
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| Index | |