Animal Nutrition

Name: Animal Nutrition
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ISBN: 9780582419063

ISBN-10: 0582419069

ISBN-13: 9780582419063

Edition: 6th 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Peter McDonald, R. Edwards, J. F. D. Greenhalgh, C. A. Morgan

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The latest edition of this classic text, now in a larger format with improved artwork, continues to provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to the science and practice of animal nutrition. Animal Nutrition covers four main areas. Chapters 1-9 explain the basic chemistry and biochemistry of feed constituents, digestion and metabolism; Chapters 10-18 evaluate the energy and nutrient content of feedstuffs and discuss the assessment of nutritional requirements and ration formulation; Chapters 19-25 describe the characteristics of commonly used feedstuffs such as forages, concentrates and by-products; and the Appendix provides comprehensive tables on the composition of foods and feeding…

Book details

List price: $97.50
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Pearson Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 708
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.882



Acknowledgements



The animal and its food



Carbohydrates



Lipids



Proteins, nucleic acids and other nitrogenous compounds



Vitamins



Minerals



Enzymes



Digestion



Metabolism



Evaluation of foods (A) Digestibility



Evaluation of foods (B) Energy content of foods and the partition of food within the animal



Evaluation of foods (C) Systems for expressing the energy value of foods



Evaluation of foods (D) Protein



Feeding standards for maintenance and growth



Feeding standards for reproduction



Lactation



Voluntary intake of food



Animal nutrition and the consumers of animal products



Grass and forage crops



Silage



Hay, artificially dried forages straws and chaff



Roots, tubers and related by-products



Cereal grains and cereal by-products



Protein concentrates



Food additives



Solutions to problems



Notes on tables


Index