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Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forbes, J. M. (John Michael), 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford : CAB International, [1995]
Subjects:
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Food Preferences.
Animals, Domestic.
Table of Contents:
  • Feeding behaviour
  • Feedback signals
  • Ruminant gastrointestinal tract
  • Metabolites and hormones
  • Central nervous control
  • Integrative theories of food intake control
  • Growth and fattening
  • Reproduction and lactation
  • Diet digestibility and concentration of available energy
  • Specific nutrients affecting intake
  • Learning about food: preferences
  • Diet selection
  • Appetites for specific nutrients
  • Environmental factors affecting intake
  • Intake of fresh and conserved grass
  • Prediction of voluntary intake.
  • Particular features of poultry and ruminant animals
  • Outline program to identify and store meals from the identities of animals and weights of food containers.