Animal nutrition. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: P. McDonald [and others].
• Other Names: McDonald, Peter, 1926-2018
• Contents: Cover; Animal Nutrition; Contents; Preface to the seventh edition; Acknowledgements; Part 1 The components of foods; The animal and its food; Water; Dry matter and its components; Analysis and characterisation of foods; Summary; Further reading; Carbohydrates; Classification of carbohydrates; Monosaccharides; Monosaccharide derivatives; Oligosaccharides; Polysaccharides; Lignin; Summary; Further reading; Lipids; Classification of lipids; Fats; Glycolipids; Phospholipids; Waxes; Steroids; Terpenes; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Proteins, nucleic acids and other nitrogenous compounds. ProteinsAmino acids; Peptides; Structure of proteins; Properties of proteins; Classification of proteins; Nucleic acids; Other nitrogenous compounds; Nitrates; Alkaloids; Summary; Further reading; Vitamins; introduction; Fat-soluble vitamins; The vitamin B complex; Vitamin C; Hypervitaminosis; Summary; Further reading; Minerals; Functions of minerals; Natural and supplementary sources of minerals; Acidâ#x80;#x93;base balance; Major elements; Trace elements; Other elements; Summary; Further reading; Part 2 The digestion and metabolism of nutrients; Enzymes; Classification of enzymes; Nature of enzymes. Mechanism of enzyme actionSpecific nature of enzymes; Factors affecting enzyme activity; Nomenclature of enzymes; Summary; Further reading; Digestion; Digestion in monogastric mammals; Microbial digestion in ruminants and other herbivores; Alternative sites of microbial digestion; Nutrient digestion and the environment; Summary; Further reading; Historical reference; Metabolism; Energy metabolism; Protein synthesis; Fat synthesis; Carbohydrate synthesis; Control of metabolism; Summary; Further reading; Part 3 Quantifying the nutrient content of foods: digestibility, energy and protein values. Evaluation of foods: digestibilityMeasurement of digestibility; Validity of digestibility coefficients; Digestibility in different sections of the digestive tract; Factors affecting digestibility; Measurement of mineral availability; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Evaluation of foods: energy content of foods and energy partition within the animal; Demand for energy; Supply of energy; Animal calorimetry: methods for measuring heat production and energy retention; Utilisation of metabolisable energy; Summary; Questions; Further reading. Evaluation of foods: systems for expressing the energy value of foodsEnergy systems and energy models; Energy systems for ruminants; Energy systems for pigs and poultry; Energy systems for horses; Predicting the energy value of foods; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Historical references; Evaluation of foods: protein; Crude protein; Digestible crude protein; Determination of endogenous nitrogen; Measures of protein quality for monogastric animals; Measures of food protein used in practice in the feeding of pigs and poultry.
• Edition: 7th ed
• Publisher Details: Harlow, UK : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 692 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 636.08/52; Animal nutrition; Feeds; Animal feeding; Animals -- Food; Nutrition -- Requirements; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animal Feed; Nutritional Requirements; Animal Nutrition Sciences; Aliments pour animaux; Animaux -- Alimentation; Alimentation -- Besoins; animal nutrition; animal feeding; animal physiology; nutrition physiology; feeds; proximate composition; nutrients; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry; Animal nutrition; Feeds; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408204276; 1408204274; 9781488684180; 1488684189
• Related ISBNs: 9781408204238; 1408204231
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.