Animal Life-Cycle Feeding and Nutrition (Animal Feeding and Nutrition)

Animal Life-Cycle Feeding and Nutrition reviews developments in feeding and nutrition throughout an animal's life cycle and covers a wide range of topics, from utilization of nutrients such as carbohydrates and proteins to nutrient digestion by ruminants, swine, poultry, and horses. Feedstuffs such as pasture and harvested forages, protein concentrates, and cereal and sorghum grains are also discussed. Comprised of 21 chapters, this book begins with a discussion on nutrients and their utilization, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and minerals and vitamins. Nutrient digestion by ruminants, swine, poultry, and horses are then compared and feedstuffs for livestock are evaluated. The next section deals with feedstuffs such as pasture and harvested forages, protein concentrates, and cereal and sorghum grains, together with molasses, manure, and other miscellaneous feed ingredients. The remaining chapters explore the effect of processing on the nutrient value of feedstuffs; balancing of rations; and feeding of animals including swine, beef and dairy cattle, poultry, sheep, horses, dogs, and goats. This monograph is designed for students of animal sciences, for veterinary students as well as doctors of veterinary medicine, and for practitioners of livestock feeding. Content: Front Cover; Animal Life-Cycle Feeding and Nutrition; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART I: THE NUTRIENTS AND THEIR UTILIZATION; Chapter 1. Carbohydrates; I. Types; II. Digestion; III. Absorption; IV. Metabolism; V. Conversion to Fat; VI. Lactic Acidosis; Chapter 2. Lipids; I. Composition; II. Properties of Fats and Fatty Acids; III. Associated Compounds; IV. Digestion; V. Storage; VI. Oxidation; VII. Ketosis and Lipid Metabolism; VIII. Fat from Carbohydrates and Protein; IX. Functions; Chapter 3. Proteins; I. Digestion II. Essential versus Nonessential Amino AcidsIII. Absorbed Amino Acids; IV. Fate of Amino Nitrogen-The Urea Cycle; V. Biological Value; VI. Specific Dynamic Action; References; Chapter 4. Minerals; I. Calcium; II. Phosphorus; III. Potassium; IV. Sodium; V. Chlorine; VI. Magnesium; VII. Sulfur; VIII. Iodine; IX. Iron; X. Zinc; XI. Manganese; XII. Copper; XIII. Cobalt; XIV. Selenium; XV. Fluorine; XVI. Molybdenum; References; Chapter 5. Vitamins; I. Fat-Soluble Vitamins; II. Water-Soluble Vitamins; References Chapter 6. Comparative Digestion of Nutrients by Ruminants, Swine, Poultry, and HorsesI. Ruminant Digestion; II. Metabolic Disorders of Ruminants; III. Swine Digestion; IV. Poultry Digestion; V. Horse Digestion; References; Chapter 7. Evaluation of Feedstuffs for Livestock; I. Proximate Analysis; II. Animal Feeding Trials; III. Digestion, Balance, and Metabolism Trials; IV. In Vitro Trials; V. Fistulated Animals; VI. Measures of Feed Energy; PART II: FEEDSTUFFS; Chapter 8. Pasture and Harvested Forages; I. Pastures; II. Hay and Pasture Grasses; III. Legumes for Forage IV. Corn and the Sorghums for ForageReferences; Chapter 9. Cereal and Sorghum Grains and Their By-Products; I. Yellow Corn; II. Grain Sorghums; III. Oats; IV. Wheat; V. Barley; Chapter 10. Protein Concentrates; I. Plant Sources; II. Animal Sources; III. Chemical Sources; Chapter 11. Miscellaneous Feed Ingredients; I. Molasses and Similar Products; II. Other Molasses-Like Products; III. Potatoes; IV. Sweet Corn Cannery Residue; V. Animal Wastes (Manure); VI. Grain Elevator Dust; VII. Other Miscellaneous Feedstuffs; References Chapter 12. Effect of Processing on the Nutrient Value of FeedstuffsI. Heat Treatment; II. Fermentation; III. Pelleting and Crumbling; IV. Achieving Rumen Bypass by Treating Proteins with Aldehydes and Tannins; V. Treating Lignocellulosic Materials; VI. Effect of Processing on Molasses; VII. Steam Flaking, Roasting, Popping, and Extrusion of Grains; VIII. Ensiling High-Moisture Corn; IX. Processing Feeds for Dairy Cattle; X. Processing Feeds for Horses; References; Chapter 13. Balancing Rations; I. Basic Information; II. Establishing Nutrient Requirements Abstract: Animal Life-Cycle Feeding and Nutrition