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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446341103321

Autore

Forbes J. M (John Michael), <1940->

Titolo

Voluntary food intake and diet selection of farm animals / / by J. Michael Forbes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, : CABI, c2007

ISBN

1-280-95306-3

9786610953066

1-84593-280-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (461 p.)

Disciplina

636.084

Soggetti

Animal nutrition

Food preferences

Ingestion - Regulation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Part I: Basics; Part II: Mechanisms; Part III: Theories; Part IV: Food Composition; Part V: Animal and Environmental Factors; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The feeding of farm animals directly effects their growth, health, reproduction and ultimately their economic value and is consequently one of the most studied areas of animal science. This work is an examination of developments in the understanding of voluntary food intake and ideas and studies relating to diet selection.