Nutritional ecology of the ruminant: Ruminant metabolism, nutritional strategies, the cellulolytic fermentation, and the chemistry of forages and plant fibers

Science & Math

Van Soest, Peter J.

Biological Sciences

O&B Books

Livestock Feeds and Feeding

David C. Church

Agricultural Sciences

This 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 the 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.

Basic animal nutrition and feeding

Church, D.C.

Digestive Physiology and Nutrition

Medical Books

CHURCH

Basic Sciences

Digestive Physiology and Nutrition of Ruminants: Nutrition

This valuable resource concentrates on the practical application of nutrition for the production of effective, high-producing commercial livestock. It presents the required nutrients, nutrient utilization, a variety of feedstuffs and diets and their appropriate usage. Readers will also discover how to save money on feed costs and still raise larger, faster-gaining, more productive, healthier animals and increase the return investment on livestock.

Livestock feeds and feeding

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