Animal nutrition / Leonard A. Maynard [and] John K. Loosli.

By: Contributor(s): Series: McGraw-Hill publications in the agricultural sciencesPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1962Edition: 5th editionDescription: vii, 5333 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.085 20 MAY
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CONTENTS

PART ONE: GENERAL BASES OF NUTRION
The expanding field of nutrition
the animal body and its food
bioenergetics
digestive processes in different species

PART TWO: THE NUTRIENTS AND THEIR METABOLISM
the carbohydrates and their metabolism
the lipids and their metabolism
the proteins and their metabolism
The inorganic elements and their metabolism
the vitamins
Antibiotics, hormones, and other growth-stimulating substances

PART THREE: THE MEASUREMENT OF BODY NEEDS AND FEED VALUES
Feeding experiments
Nutritional balances
Feeding standards

PART FOUR: NUTRITIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR BODY PROCESSES AND PRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS
The fasting catabolism
Growth
Reproduction
Lactation
Work production

Includes indexes

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