Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition, 1990 (Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition)

The efficient and safe nutrition of farm animals is an important issue in today's food production. This volume reflects these concerns, and looks at consumer requirements and perceptions, as well as dealing with the general nutrition of ruminant and non-ruminant farm species. The papers were originally presented at the 24th University of Nottingham Feed Manufacturers' Conference. The first chapters of the book deal with consumer requirements and consider the changes in consumer perceptions together with human allergic responses. General nutrition is discussed next, with chapters concentrating on legislation, bacterial infections in farm animals, chemical probiosis and the effect of mycotoxins. The water requirements of pigs and poultry are carefully analysed in the next three chapters, and the concluding chapters deal with ruminant nutrition and the effect of performance enhancers and rumen probiosis. This book provides useful information in this fast moving subject and should be a useful reference guide for all those involved in the feedstuffs industry Content: In the same series , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages v-vi 1 - ALLERGIC RESPONSES TO DIETS IN HUMANS , Pages 3-6 2 - CHANGES IN CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS OF MEAT QUALITY , Pages 7-17 3 - LEGISLATION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE FEED COMPOUNDER , Pages 21-30 4 - THE CONTROL OF FEED-BORNE BACTERIAL AND VIRAL PATHOGENS IN FARM ANIMALS , Pages 31-46 5 - CHEMICAL PROBIOSIS , Pages 47-60 6 - EFFECTS OF MYCOTOXINS ON ANIMAL PERFORMANCE , Pages 61-76 7 - THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF WHEAT AND ITS EFFECT ON BROILER PERFORMANCE , Pages 79-102 8 - IMPACT OF SOMATOTROPIN AND BETA-ADRENERGIC AGONISTS ON GROWTH, CARCASS COMPOSITION AND NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF PIGS , Pages 103-112 9 - THE WATER REQUIREMENT OF GROWING-FINISHING PIGS – THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS , Pages 115-136 10 - WATER FOR PIGLETS AND LACTATING SOWS: QUANTITY, QUALITY AND QUANDARIES , Pages 137-160 11 - THE WATER REQUIREMENTS OF POULTRY , Pages 161-176 12 - NUTRITION AND CARCASS QUALITY IN DUCKS , Pages 177-197 13 - INTERACTION BETWEEN DIET AND THE RESPONSE OF RUMINANTS TO METABOLISM MODIFIERS , Pages 201-209 14 - RUMEN PROBIOSIS: THE EFFECTS OF NOVEL MICROORGANISMS ON RUMEN FERMENTATION AND RUMINANT PRODUCTIVITY , Pages 211-227 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 229-239 INDEX , Pages 241-243 Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 1990 focuses on technologies and controls needed to ensure meat quality. The book first discusses allergic responses to diets in humans. Changes in meat consumption and consumer attitudes; improving the quality of meat; and implications for the future are described. The text looks at legislation and its effect on the feed compounder, including marketing of feeds, medicated feeds, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and safety regulations. The book also underscores the control of feed-born bacterial and viral pathogens in farm animals. Animal infections and diseases connected with feeds; control measures during manufacture of feeds; and public health implications are noted. The text also discusses chemical probiosis, effects of mycotoxins on animal performance, and nutritive value of wheat and its effect on broiler performance. The book then focuses on water requirement of growing-finishing pigs. Water input/output relationships in pigs; factors affecting the relative contribution of different water losses/uses; and factors affecting the supply of water to pigs are described. The text also discusses water requirement of poultry, piglets, and lactating cows. The book is a valuable source of data for readers interested in studying the controls and technologies needed to improve meat quality. This volume concerns the efficient and safe nutrition of farm animals, which is an important issue in today's food production. It looks at consumer requirements and perceptions, as well as dealing with the general nutrition of ruminant and non-ruminant farm species.