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Nutrition and Feeding of Poultry

Item#: 1897676522
Price: $100.69

Nutrition and Feeding of Poultry presents current information on the nutrition and feeding of poultry in a clear and concise fashion.

Contents

Scientific Progress and Economic Development

* Major Developments in Poultry Nutrition
* Developments in Production and Consumption

Intake of Food and Water

* Food Intake
* Control of Water Intake

Digestive Physiology

* Anatomy and Secretory Activities of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract
* Blood Supply to the Gastro-Intestinal Tract
* Motility and Intestinal Tract
* Nutrient Absorption
* Role of Intestinal Flora
* Effect of Parasites on Digestive Physiology
* Avian Diarrhoea
* Malabsorption Syndrome
* Concepts of Digestibility
* Post Mortem Examination of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

Energy Metabolism

* General Plan
* Information on Metabolism in Birds
* Maintenance Requirements
* Production Requirements
* Energy Value of Diets
* Net Energy
* Influence of Energy Level on Performance

Protein Metabolism

* Physico-chemical Properties of Amino Acids
* Amino Acid Metabolism
* Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Utilisation of Protein

Metabolism of Water and Minerals

* Water
* Sodium, Potassium and Chlorine
* Calcium
* Phosphorus
* Magnesium
* Trace Elements

Physiological and Nutritional Role of Vitamins

* Fat Soluble Vitamins
* Water Soluble Vitamins
* Choline—A Special Vitamin
* Requirements and Recommended Levels of Vitamins

Feeding Growing Birds

* Description of Growth
* Nutritional Requirements
* Effects of Ambient Temperature on Growth

The Egg and Feeding the Laying Hen

* Physiology of Lay
* Composition of the Egg and Quality of its Components
* Eggs as Human Food
* Feeding of Laying Hens

Feeding Breeders

* Feed Restriction of Cockerels
* Nutrition of Female Breeders
* Influence of Maternal Nutrition on Offspring
* Practical Recommendations

Raw Material Employed in Poultry Production


* Analytical Characteristics of Raw Materials
* Description of Principal Raw Materials
* Major Anti-Nutritional Factors

Processing of Diets and Nutritional Consequence

* Heat Treatment of Raw Materials
* Processing in the Manufacture of Compound Diets
* Processing Treatments and Nutritional Quality

Modelling of Requirements and Diet Formulation

* Concept of Requirement
* Formulation of Compound Diets
* Multiformation

 


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