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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451784803321

Titolo

Building a North American feed information system [[electronic resource] /] / Subcommittee on Criteria for a National Feed Composition Data Base, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FontenotJoseph P

Disciplina

381.4160855

Soggetti

Feed industry

Feed utilization efficiency

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Committee chair: Joseph P. Fontenot.

"This study was supported by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement NO. 59-0530-1-194, by the Cooperative State Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 91-COOP-2-6711, by the Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement No. FD-R-000783-01, by the Cooperative Extension Service, under Agreement No. 91-EXCA-1-0160, and by the National Agricultural Library, under Agreement No. 58-0540-1-188."

"Additional support was provided by the Corn Refiners Association, the National Barley Growers Association, the Salt Institute, and the Archer Daniels Midland Company."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-68).

Nota di contenuto

""BUILDING A NORTH AMERICAN FEED INFORMATION SYSTEM""; ""Copyright""; ""SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRITERIA FOR A NATIONAL FEED COMPOSITION DATA BASE""; ""COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL NUTRITION""; ""Staff""; ""BOARD ON AGRICULTURE""; ""Staff""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""BENEFITS AND USES OF FEED COMPOSITION DATA""; ""Enhancing Productivity""; ""Improving Animal Health and Welfare""; ""Reducing Environmental Pollution""; ""Recycling By-Products and



Wastes""; ""Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture""; ""ISSUES OF REGULATION""

""Ensuring Food and Feed Safety""""Managing Agricultural Pollution""; ""EXCHANGING INFORMATION AND IMPROVING TRADE""; ""TRANSITION TO IMPROVED ANIMAL FEEDING""; ""Recommendations""; ""Practical Solutions""; ""1 Improving the Application of Nutritional Science""; ""NUTRITION'S VITAL ROLE""; ""URGENT NEED FOR INFORMATION""; ""2 Potential of a North American Feed Information System""; ""DIETARY MANAGEMENT OF FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS""; ""Dairy""; ""Poultry""; ""IMPACTS ON ANIMAL HEALTH""; ""Malnutrition and Undernutrition""; ""Defense Against Disease""

""CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT""""Methane""; ""Nutrient Loading""; ""Nitrogen""; ""Phosphorus""; ""UTILIZATION OF BY-PRODUCTS AND WASTES""; ""SUSTAINABILITY""; ""INFLUENCE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING""; ""REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS""; ""Food and Feed Safety""; ""Environmental Regulations""; ""INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE""; ""Competing in Agricultural Trade""; ""Marketing Dividends""; ""Meeting the World Population's Food Demands""; ""3 Diverse Clientele of a North American Feed Information System""; ""EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS""; ""Education""; ""Research""

""LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, AND CONSULTANTS""""FEED MANUFACTURERS""; ""Small-Volume Feed Manufacturers""; ""Large-Volume Feed Manufacturers and Technical Service Organizations""; ""4 The Data Base Concept""; ""HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""REJUVENATION OF A CRUCIAL SYSTEM""; ""EXAMINING SEVERAL PARADIGMS""; ""Aspects of Utility""; ""Similarities in Subject Matter and Function""; ""Accessibility""; ""Efforts Outside the United States""; ""Practical Considerations""; ""Progress and Partnerships""; ""5 Making the Concept a Reality""; ""KEY PLAYERS""

""Organizational Relationships""""QUALITY DATA""; ""Classification""; ""Chemical and Analytical Aspects of Feedstuff Analysis""; ""Biological Characterization of Feedstuffs""; ""Sources of Data""; ""A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT""; ""References""; ""About the Authors""