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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455288303321

Autore

Leeson Steven

Titolo

Commercial poultry nutrition [[electronic resource] /] / by Steven Leeson and John D. Summers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nottingham, England, : Nottingham University Press, 2008, c2005

ISBN

1-904761-09-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SummersJohn D

Disciplina

636.5

Soggetti

Poultry

Poultry - Feeding and feeds

Chickens

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Preface; Sponsors; TABLE OF CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1 GLOBAL POULTRY PRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 INGREDIENT EVALUATION AND DIET FORMULATION; CHAPTER 3 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR GROWING EGG-STRAIN PULLETS; CHAPTER 4 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR LAYING HENS; CHAPTER 5 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR BROILER CHICKENS; CHAPTER 6 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR BROILER BREEDERS; CHAPTER 7 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR TURKEYS; CHAPTER 8 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR DUCKS AND GEESE; CHAPTER 9 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR GAME BIRDS, RATITES AND PET BIRDS; APPENDIX - INGREDIENT COMPOSITION DATA; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Covering a variety of essential topics relating to commercial poultry nutrition and production?including feeding systems and poultry diets?this complete reference is ideal for professionals in the poultry-feed industries, veterinarians, nutritionists, and farm managers. Detailed and accessible, the guide analyzes commercial poultry production at a worldwide level and outlines the importance it holds for maintaining essential food supplies. With ingredient evaluations and diet formulations, the study's compressive models for feeding programs target a wide r