Trades & Technology

For Applied Animal Nutrition, Livestock Feeds and Feeding, and Advanced Livestock Feeding and Management.

This valuable resource concentrates on the practical application of nutrition for the production of effective, high-producing commercial livestock. It presents the required nutrients, nutrient utilization, a variety of feedstuffs and diets and their appropriate usage. Readers will also discover how to save money on feed costs and still raise larger, faster-gaining, more productive, healthier animals and increase the return investment on livestock.

• NEW - Reorganized and updated.

  • Provides students with an improved, more logical flow of information that is current and easy-to-follow. Ex.___

• NEW - Expert co-contributors added.

  • Exposes students to the most current information available from leaders in their respective fields. Ex.___

  • New Contributors Include: Harold Harpster, Penn State University and Danny Fox, Cornel University—Ration Formulation. William Roush, Penn State University—Poultry. Luc Maertens, Justitute in Small Stock Husbandry, Belgium—Rabbit.

• NEW - CD-ROM will be available with the Instructor's Manual

  • Provides instructions with electronic versions of all the tables and figures contained in the book, as well as lecture outlines, study questions, quiz and test questions. Ex.___

• Easy-to-read presentation.

  • Enables students with varying degrees of experience to benefit from the text. Ex.___

• Classes and species of domestic animals.

  • Provides students with comparative examples of how to use different rations, feedstuffs, and feed additives. Ex.___

• Nutrient needs.

  • Provides students with exact needs of animals affected by genetic and environmental factors. Ex.___

• Computer formations.

  • Allows students to devise their own linear programmed rations. Ex.___

• Feeds and their composition tables.

  • Provides students with information from current NRC publications. Ex.___

• Extensive pedagogical aids—Glossary, highlighted key terms, summary and reference sections.

  • Provides students with tools to check and advance their learning. Ex.___

• Nutrition specifications.

  • Provides students with specifications for common feedstuffs. Ex.___

• Nutrition requirements.

  • Provides students with requirements for commonly fed classes and species of livestock in the U.S. Ex.___

• National Research Councils Feeding Guidelines.

  • Provides students with guidelines for the most domestically important species. Ex.___

• Reorganized and updated.

  • Provides students with an improved, more logical flow of information that is current and easy-to-follow. Ex.___

• Expert co-contributors added.

  • Exposes students to the most current information available from leaders in their respective fields. Ex.___

  • New Contributors Include: Harold Harpster, Penn State University and Danny Fox, Cornel University—Ration Formulation. William Roush, Penn State University—Poultry. Luc Maertens, Justitute in Small Stock Husbandry, Belgium—Rabbit.

• CD-ROM will be available with the Instructor's Manual

  • Provides instructions with electronic versions of all the tables and figures contained in the book, as well as lecture outlines, study questions, quiz and test questions. Ex.___

(NOTE: All chapters begin with an Introduction and conclude with Summary and References.)

Preface.

I. INTRODUCTION.

II. FEEDS FOR LIVESTOCK.

III. LIVESTOCK SPECIES.

IV. FEEDING OTHER DOMESTICATED SPECIES.

V. APPENDIX TABLES AND GLOSSARY.

Animal Nutrition (Agriculture)

With new "World Markets" opening, the challenge to boost the Production efficiency of livestock products is increasing. The cost of feeding accounts for the largest single input in a production operation, thus, there is a need for a better understanding of nutrition and feeding.

Written to appeal to both experts and beginners in the field, this new edition provides the reader with an understanding of the principles relating to livestock feeding. Parts I and II cover everything from nutrients, feedstuffs, minerals, vitamins, and additives to feed preparation/processing and ration formulation. Part III provides detailed information on different livestock species, such as, swine, poultry, dairy cows, beef cows and cattle. Domesticated species, such as horses, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, and rabbits are covered in Part IV Each species chapter discusses the management and feeding practices unique to that particular species. Feedstuff characteristics and nutrient guidelines are given for various classes of the species in the Appendix Tables.

Advances in genetics, changes in scientific knowledge, food security, and concerns about the environment are just a few of the areas that have had an impact on livestock production. Because of these changes, it is essential that individuals and companies understand the effect feeding and management of livestock have on livestock production systems. Kellems and Church's Livestock Feeds and Feeding, 5th edition, provides the basis for this understanding and is a handy reference for anyone involved in livestock production.

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