Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals
By: J. Michael Forbes.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CABI North American Office
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845932794; 9781845932800
Subjects: Animal nutrition; Food preferences; Ingestion -- Regulation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Feeding behaviour; title: Feedbacks from the gastrointestinal tract; title: Metabolites and hormones; title: Central nervous system and the special senses; title: Learning about food; conditioned preferences and aversions; title: Diet selection - principles; title: Diet selection - practicalities; title: Integrative theories of food intake control; title: Minimal total discomfort; title: Diet digestibility, energy concentration and supplementation of forages; title: Protein and other nutrients; title: Appetites for specific nutrients; title: Silage; title: Growth and fattening; title: Reproduction and lactation; title: Environmental factors affecting intake.