The encyclopedia of farm animal nutrition / / editor-in-chief M.F. Fuller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910446327403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, : CABI, c2004
• ISBN: 1-280-81163-3; 9786610811632; 1-84972-632-9; 0-85199-950-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 606 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): FullerM. F
• Disciplina: 636.08503
• Soggetti: Animal nutrition; Animal feeding
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Key to Contributors; Contributors; Preface; Notes on Using the Encyclopedia; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: The Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Nutrition deals with the whole of farm animal nutrition, embracing a wide range of disciplines, including physiology, biochemistry, veterinary medicine and feed technology. It covers every type of farm animal found in both developing and developed countries, including cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, goats, horses, fish, deer, buffaloes, rabbits and camelids, as well as ducks, turkeys, ostriches and other birds. The encyclopedia contains approximately 2000 entries from 90 contributors. These entries range from short definitions to more discursive articles, all ent