Nutrient requirements of poultry /
National Research Council (U.S.).Subcommittee on Poultry Nutrition.
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press,
1994.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-142) and index.
Components of poultry diets -- Energy -- Carbohydrates -- Protein and amino acids -- Fats -- Minerals -- Vitamins -- Water -- Xanthophylls -- Unidentified growth factors -- Antimicrobials -- Nutrient requirements of chickens -- Leghorn-type chickens -- Meat-type chickens -- Nutrient requirements of turkeys -- Starting and growing turkeys -- Turkey breeders -- Nutrient requirements of geese -- Nutrient requirements of ducks -- Nutrient requirements of ring-necked pheasants, Japanese quail and bobwhite quail -- Signs of nutritional deficiencies in chickens and turkeys -- Protein and amino acid deficiencies -- Vitamin deficiencies -- Mineral dificiencies -- Toxicity of certain inorganic elements -- Composition of feedstuffs used in poultry diets -- Cereal grains -- Protein supplements -- Estimating the amino acid composition of feedstuffs -- Characteristics of dietary fats -- Macromineral supplements -- Mycotoxins -- Standard reference diets for chicks -- Documentation of nutrient requirements -- Estimating the energy value of feed ingredients -- Conversion factors.
Poultry