Principles of companion animal nutrition /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Pearson/Prentice Hall,
[2006]
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Table of Contents:
- Nutrition terms and definitions
- The life cycle and nutrient requirements
- Glucose and fatty acids : providers of body structure and function
- Amino acids and proteins : providers of body structure and function
- Vitamins : cofactors for nutrient metabolism
- Minerals : providing many functions
- The basics of nutrient requirements : water, energy, and protein
- Getting ready to make foods : ingredients, preparation and processing
- Formulation, analysis and labeling : foods to meet requirements
- Nutrition of canines through the life cycle
- Nutrition of cats, the true carnivores
- Nutrition of nonruminant herbivores : horses
- Nutrition of the rabbit, a lagomorph
- Llamas and Alpacas : ruminant companions
- Nutrition of ornamental birds
- Nutrition of aquarium fish
- Nutrition of rodents
- Nutrition of reptiles