Metabolic modifiers : effects on the nutrient requirements of food-producing animals /

Feed utilization efficiency.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Effects of Metabolic Modifiers on the Nutrient Requirements of Food-Producing Animals
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
Subjects:	Growth Hormone > pharmacology. Animals, Domestic > metabolism. Adrenergic beta-Agonists > pharmacology. Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena. Anabolic Steroids > pharmacology. Nutritional Requirements > drug effects.

Table of Contents:

Executive summary
Dairy cattle
Growing ruminants
Swine
Poultry
Summary
Introduction
Mechanisms of action of metabolic modifiers
Somatotropin
B-adrenergic agonists
Anabolic steroids
Effect of somatotropin on nutrient requirements of dairy cattle
Production response
Nutrient requirements
Summary
Effect of metabolic modifiers on nutrient requirements of growing ruminants
Effects of somatotropin or growth-hormone releasing factor
Effects of b-adrenergic agonists
Effects of anabolic steroids.
Effect of metabolic modifiers on nutrient requirements of growing swine
Nutritional implications of metabolic modifiers
Nutritional constraints to lean growth
Effect of metabolic modifiers on nutrient requirements
Estimates of the lysine and energy requirements for st-treated growing swine
Estimates of amino acid and energy requirements for swine administered b-adrenergic agonists
Effect of metabolic modifiers on mineral and vitamin requirements
Effect of metabolic modifiers on nutrient requirements of poultry
Strategies
Nutrient intake recommendations.