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050 _aSF95
_bPON 2005
100 _aPond, Wilson G.
_eauthor
245 _aBasic animal nutrition and feeding /
_cWilson G. Pond [and others]
250 _aFifth edition
264 _aHoboken, NJ :
_bWiley,
_c2005
300 _aviii, 580 pages :
_billustrations ; 28 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 _apt. 1. Introduction to animal nutrition -- Concepts of nutrition -- Animal nutrition: its role in modern agriculture and society -- Common methods of analysis for nutrients and feedstuffs -- The gastrointestinal tract and nutrition -- Measurement of feed and nutrient utilization -- pt. 2. Nutrient metabolism -- Water --Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins and amino acids -- Energy metabolism -- Macromineral elements --Micro- (trace) mineral elements -- Mineral toxicities and organic toxins in the food chain -- Fat-soluble vitamins -- Water-soluble vitamins -- Regulation of nutrient partitioning -- pt. 3. Applied animal nutrition and feeding -- Factors affecting feed consumption -- Feeding standards and productivity -- Feedstuffs -- Feed preparation and processing -- Diet formulation -- Beef cattle -- Dairy cattle -- Sheep and goats -- Swine -- Poultry -- Horses -- Dogs and cats -- Fish -- Zoo animals
520 _aThe fifth edition arms readers with the latest information on nutrient metabolism and the formulation of diets from an array of available feedstuffs. The authors discuss animals' role in ecological balance, environmental stability and sustainable agriculture and food production. A new chapter on Regulation of Nutrient Partitioning offers a lively and timely discussion of emerging technologies in modifying and increasing efficiency of nutrient metabolism and animal food composition. A new chapter on Toxic Minerals in the Food Chain addresses the role of agricultural production animal nutrition in protecting the environment from toxic levels of minerals and nitrogen in the food chain.--AMAZON
650 _aAnimal nutrition
650 _aFeeds
700 _aChurch, David C.
_eauthor
700 _aSchoknecht
_eauthor
700 _aPond, Kevin R.
_eauthor
942 _2lcc
_cBK
_eFifth edition
_h95
_iPON
_kSF
999 _c5836
_d5836