Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding

The 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.

Author: Wilson G. Pond, David B. Church, Kevin R. Pond
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 12/29/2004
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.76lbs
Size: 10.98h x 8.54w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780471215394
ISBN10: 0471215392
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture | Animal Husbandry

About the Author

Wilson G. Pond is the author of Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, 5th Edition, published by Wiley. David B. Church is the author of Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, 5th Edition, published by Wiley.