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Fundamentals of applied animal nutrition / Gordon Dryden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxfordshire : CABI, c2021Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 264pages : Color illustration ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781786394453
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Fundamentals of applied animal nutritionDDC classification:
  • 636.08/52 23
LOC classification:
  • SF95 .D79 2021
Contents:
Nutrients and important feed constituents and their functions -- Water -- Digestion of feeds -- Feed digestibility -- Feed nutritive value -- Animal feeds -- Feed intake -- Nutrient requirements -- Ration formulation -- Nutritional models -- Feed additives -- Disorders caused by feed-borne pathogens and poisons, and nutrient deficiencies -- Feed-related diseases -- Grazing behaviour : diet selection and pasture intake -- Grazing management -- Assessing nutritional status and nutrient supplements for grazing animals -- Feed storage and handling -- Feed processing -- Environment and climate change.
Summary: "This book introduces the basic aspects of animal nutrition, giving a practical overview of the principles which underpin the design and management of farm animal feeding systems. It covers digestive function, nutrients and feed intake, feed related disorders, grazing behaviour and management, climate change and the environment, and more"--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Zetech Library - TRC General Stacks Non-fiction SF95 .D79 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C1 Available Z011940
Books Books Zetech Library - TRC General Stacks Non-fiction SF95 .D79 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C2 Available Z011941

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nutrients and important feed constituents and their functions -- Water -- Digestion of feeds -- Feed digestibility -- Feed nutritive value -- Animal feeds -- Feed intake -- Nutrient requirements -- Ration formulation -- Nutritional models -- Feed additives -- Disorders caused by feed-borne pathogens and poisons, and nutrient deficiencies -- Feed-related diseases -- Grazing behaviour : diet selection and pasture intake -- Grazing management -- Assessing nutritional status and nutrient supplements for grazing animals -- Feed storage and handling -- Feed processing -- Environment and climate change.

"This book introduces the basic aspects of animal nutrition, giving a practical overview of the principles which underpin the design and management of farm animal feeding systems. It covers digestive function, nutrients and feed intake, feed related disorders, grazing behaviour and management, climate change and the environment, and more"--

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