Main description:

This book provides information on basic principles of animal nutrition for daily husbandry-related practices, research, and teaching. It describes relationships between nutrients and feedstuffs as well as techniques of nutrient supplies to animals through dietary manipulation. Topics include digestive tracts of ruminant and nonruminant animals; absorption and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, energy, vitamins, and minerals; nutritional requirements for maintenance, growth, reproduction, egg production, milk production, and work production; nutritional diseases in animals; and feed additives in animal nutrition.

Contents:

Overviews of animals and nutrition. Carbohydrate nutrition and metabolism. Protein nutrition and metabolism. Lipid nutrition and metabolism. Energy metabolism. Vitamin nutrition and metabolism. Mineral nutrition and metabolism. Nutrient requirements for body maintenance and productive functions. Nutrient requirements for body maintenance and productive functions. Measurement of nutrient utilization by animals. Nutritional diseases. Feed additives in animal nutrition.