| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 404 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1: Introduction to animal nutrition -- 2: Digestion in the mono-gastric animal -- 3: Digestion in the ruminant animal -- 4: Feeding standards for animals -- 5: Grazing animal nutrition -- 6: Sheep and goat nutrition -- 7: Beef cattle nutrition -- 8: Dairy cattle nutrition -- 9: Camelid nutrition -- 10: Deer nutrition -- 11: Dog and cat nutrition -- 12: Horse nutrition -- 13: Pig nutrition -- 14: Poultry |
| Summary |
"Nutrition is the key driver of animal health, welfare and production. In agriculture, nutrition is crucial to meet increasing global demands for animal protein and consumer demands for cheaper meat, milk and eggs and higher standards of animal welfare. For companion animals, good nutrition is essential for quality and length of life. Animal Nutrition examines the science behind the nutrition and feeding of the major domesticated animal species: sheep, beef cattle, dairy cattle, deer, goats, pigs, poultry, camelids, horses, dogs and cats. It includes introductory chapters on digestion and feeding standards, followed by chapters on each animal, containing information on digestive anatomy and physiology, evidence-based nutrition and feeding requirements, and common nutritional and metabolic diseases"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed August 28, 2020) |
| Subject |
Animal nutrition.
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REFERENCE -- General.
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Animal nutrition
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781486309504 |
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148630950X |
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9781486309511 |
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1486309518 |
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