Veterinary nutrition books

An introduction to the science and practice of animal nutrition.

Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition provides current, clinically relevant nutritional advice intended for use in daily canine and feline practice.

Covering all aspects of the addition of enzymes to animal feeds, this book discusses topics including interactions with animal physiology, economic and environmental impacts and technology. It also includes a discussion of new...

Presenting the major principles of nutrition of both domestic and wild animals, this book takes a comparative approach, recognising that there are considerable differences in nutrient digestion, metabolism and requirements among...

Rabbit production systems are important providers of meat in many parts of the world due to the species' many advantages, including rapid growth rate and good reproductive performance. This title covers topics such as digestive...

This compendium represents a review of existing knowledge, as well as a basis for future research and development for scientists and the feed industry in order to develop efficacious phytogenic preparations for animal nutrition.

Equine Nutrition and Feeding is the seminal work on the subject. It covers all the key topics needed for equine nutrition degree course. This comprehensive and clearly evidenced textbook covers how food is digested and nutrients...

Growing numbers of pet owners are giving their pets dietary supplements in hopes of supporting their health. This book examines issues in determining safety of animal dietary supplements in general, and the safety of three animal...

If you are studying horse nutrition at an introductory level, then this is the ideal book for you. It covers the current syllabuses set out by equine science and management courses, and is particularly suitable for those who lack...

Selenium (Se) is an essential dietary trace element participating in the regulation of various physiological functions in animals and humans through its incorporation into selenoproteins as the amino acid selenocysteine. This...

Presents the results on energy and protein metabolism and nutrition. This title is oriented towards livestock science but also addresses general aspects of protein and energy metabolism as applied to animals or biomedical...

Animal health has major implications nowadays for the food supply, public health and international trade. However, there is increasing reluctance to rely upon therapeutic solutions to animal health using drugs and medicines....

Providing information on horse nutrition, this volume presents equations for calculating daily requirements for major dietary components. It also includes tables of daily nutrient requirements calculated from the equations, tables...

Provides an evaluation of the scientific literature on the nutrient requirements of small ruminants in all stages of life. This book addresses the effects of the environment, feed additives, and metabolism modifiers on nutrient...

Examining various aspects of dairy goat feeding and nutrition, this book represents a review of scientific research and techniques. It discusses aspects such as the modelling and production of goat's milk as well as the estimation...

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 book examines the developments in the...

Brings together the papers presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals. Divided into six sections, th purpose of this book is to present research in modelling nutrient digestion...

Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 lays down provisions phasing out the authorisations of AGPs in the European Union as from 1st January 2006. This book discusses how this will affect the use/non-use practice of AGPs. It focuses on the...