Nutritional physiology of farm animals / [edited by] J.A.F. Rook, P.C. Thomas. - London ; New York : Longman, 1983. - xiv, 704 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

CONTENTS

The provision of nutrients

The regulation of nutrient utilization: basic principles and mechanisms

The regulation of nutrient supply within the body

Physiology of regulation of food intake

Foetal and neonatal metabolism

Egg formulation in poultry

Growth and fattening

Milk secretion and its nutritional regulation

Nutritional imbalances

Micronutrients as regulators of metabolism

Food characteristics that limit voluntary intake

Meat production

Diet and wool growth

Milk production

Egg production

Nutrition and the thermal environment

Nutrition and gastrointestinal parasitism

Includes index.

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Animal nutrition.
Veterinary physiology.

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