Nutrient requirements of dairy cattle / Subcommittee on Dairy Cattle Nutrition, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Research Council
Dry matter intake -- Energy -- Fat -- Carbohydrates -- Protein and amino acids -- Minerals -- Vitamins -- Water requirements -- Unique aspects of dairy cattle nutrition -- Nutrient requirements of the young calf -- Growth -- Dairy cattle nutrition and the environment -- Carbohydrate chemistry and feed processing -- Nutrient requirement tables -- Nutrient composition of feeds -- Model evaluation and prediction equations
Summary
Deals with the dairy industry. This book allows users to pinpoint nutrient requirements accurately for individual animals. It provides guidance on how nutrient analysis of feed ingredients, insights into nutrient utilization by the animal, and formulation of diets to reduce environmental impacts can be applied to productive management decisions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from electronic title page (National Academies Press, viewed September 21, 2022)
