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Applied animal nutrition : feeds and feeding /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheeke, Peter R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddler River, NJ : Prentice Hall, [1999]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Animal Feed.
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Feedstuffs and their properties
  • Introduction to nutrients, digestive physiology, and feed analysis
  • Concentrates : energy sources
  • Other concentrate energy feeds
  • Protein sources
  • Roughages
  • Forage harvesting and utilization
  • Micronutrients : minerals and vitamin supplements
  • Feed additives
  • Pt. II. Applied nutrition : feeding behavior and water requirements
  • Feeding behavior and regulation of feed intake
  • Water
  • Pt. III. Feed manufacturing and diet formulation
  • Diet formulation
  • Feed manufacturing and processing
  • Pt. IV. Feeding and nutrition of livestock and specialty animals
  • Feeding and nutrition of swine
  • Feeding and nutrition of avian species
  • Feeding and nutrition of beef cattle
  • Feeding and nutrition of small ruminants : sheep and goats
  • Feeding and nutrition of dairy cattle
  • Feeding and nutrition of horses
  • Feeding and nutrition of rabbits
  • Feeding and nutrition of companion animals : dogs and cats
  • Feeding and nutrition of fur-bearing animals
  • Feeding and nutrition of wild, exotic, and zoo animals
  • Feeding and nutrition of fish and other aquatic organisms
  • Epilogue : livestock production and human welfare.