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Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals »

Authors: CABI
ISBN-13: 9780851989082, ISBN-10: 085198908X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: CAB International North America
Date Published: February 1995
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: J. M. Forbes

University of Leeds

Book Synopsis

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. Building on the first edition and its predecessor, The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals, Forbes has produced an up-to-date and more focused examination of developments in the understanding of voluntary food intake and new ideas and studies relating to diet selection. Chapters have been reorganized and updated to provide a more streamlined approach.

	Preface
1	Introduction	1
2	Feeding Behaviour	11
3	Feedback Signals	38
4	Ruminant Gastrointestinal Tract	58
5	Metabolites and Hormones	81
6	Central Nervous Control	103
7	Integrative Theories of Food Intake Control	130
8	Growth and Fattening	152
9	Reproduction and Lactation	186
10	Diet Digestibility and Concentration of Available Energy	204
11	Specific Nutrients Affecting Intake	226
12	Learning about Food: Preferences	247
13	Diet Selection	277
14	Appetites for Specific Nutrients	304
15	Environmental Factors Affecting Intake	332
16	The Intake of Fresh and Conserved Grass	354
17	Prediction of Voluntary Intake	384
18	Epilogue	416
	Appendix 1: Particular Features of Poultry and Ruminant Animals	425
	Appendix 2: Outline Program to Identify and Store Meals from the Identities of Animals and Weights of Food Containers	429
	References	432
	Index	521