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1 online resource (xiv, 70 pages) : illustrations |
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BUILDING A NORTH AMERICAN FEED INFORMATION SYSTEM -- Copyright -- SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRITERIA FOR A NATIONAL FEED COMPOSITION DATA BASE -- COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL NUTRITION -- Staff -- BOARD ON AGRICULTURE -- Staff -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BENEFITS AND USES OF FEED COMPOSITION DATA -- Enhancing Productivity -- Improving Animal Health and Welfare -- Reducing Environmental Pollution -- Recycling By-Products and Wastes -- Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture -- ISSUES OF REGULATION |
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Ensuring Food and Feed SafetyManaging Agricultural Pollution -- EXCHANGING INFORMATION AND IMPROVING TRADE -- TRANSITION TO IMPROVED ANIMAL FEEDING -- Recommendations -- Practical Solutions -- 1 Improving the Application of Nutritional Science -- NUTRITION'S VITAL ROLE -- URGENT NEED FOR INFORMATION -- 2 Potential of a North American Feed Information System -- DIETARY MANAGEMENT OF FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS -- Dairy -- Poultry -- IMPACTS ON ANIMAL HEALTH -- Malnutrition and Undernutrition -- Defense Against Disease |
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CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTMethane -- Nutrient Loading -- Nitrogen -- Phosphorus -- UTILIZATION OF BY-PRODUCTS AND WASTES -- SUSTAINABILITY -- INFLUENCE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING -- REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS -- Food and Feed Safety -- Environmental Regulations -- INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE -- Competing in Agricultural Trade -- Marketing Dividends -- Meeting the World Population's Food Demands -- 3 Diverse Clientele of a North American Feed Information System -- EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS -- Education -- Research |
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LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, AND CONSULTANTSFEED MANUFACTURERS -- Small-Volume Feed Manufacturers -- Large-Volume Feed Manufacturers and Technical Service Organizations -- 4 The Data Base Concept -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- REJUVENATION OF A CRUCIAL SYSTEM -- EXAMINING SEVERAL PARADIGMS -- Aspects of Utility -- Similarities in Subject Matter and Function -- Accessibility -- Efforts Outside the United States -- Practical Considerations -- Progress and Partnerships -- 5 Making the Concept a Reality -- KEY PLAYERS |
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Organizational RelationshipsQUALITY DATA -- Classification -- Chemical and Analytical Aspects of Feedstuff Analysis -- Biological Characterization of Feedstuffs -- Sources of Data -- A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT -- References -- About the Authors |
Notes |
Committee chair: Joseph P. Fontenot |
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"This study was supported by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement NO. 59-0530-1-194, by the Cooperative State Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 91-COOP-2-6711, by the Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement No. FD-R-000783-01, by the Cooperative Extension Service, under Agreement No. 91-EXCA-1-0160, and by the National Agricultural Library, under Agreement No. 58-0540-1-188." |
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"Additional support was provided by the Corn Refiners Association, the National Barley Growers Association, the Salt Institute, and the Archer Daniels Midland Company." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-68) |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Feed industry.
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Feed utilization efficiency.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Sales & Selling -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Marketing -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce.
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Feed industry
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Feed utilization efficiency
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Fontenot, J. P., 1927-
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National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Criteria for a National Feed Composition Data Base
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Animal Nutrition.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture.
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ISBN |
0309586267 |
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9780309586269 |
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