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Publisher | Pearson Education UK |
Author(s) | Peter McDonald / J. F. D. Greenhalgh / C. A. Morgan / R. Edwards / Liam Sinclair / Robert Wilkinson |
Edition | 7 |
Published | 4th March 2011 |
Related course codes | ASC273 - Animal Nutrition, ASC473 - Ruminant Nutrition, VETS6205 - Animal Management Systems 2 |
This classic text has been reorganised to provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to the science and practice of animal nutrition.
Animal Nutrition is split into six main sections covering: The components of food; The digestion and metabolism of nutrients; Quantifying the nutrient content of foods: digestibility, energy and protein values; The nutrient requirements of animals; The nutritional characteristics of foods; and Animal products and human nutrition. The Appendices provides comprehensive tables on the composition of foods and feeding standards for dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry, and horses.