Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - 1991. Proceedings of the 25th Anual Fedd Manufacturers Conference, Univ. of Nottingham

The efficient and safe nutrition of farm animals is an important issue in today's food production. This volume marking the 25th Anniversary of the University of Nottingham's Feed Manufacturers Conference reflects the changing face of animal agriculture. considering increasing consumer awareness and environmental consequences of animal production, this will be of interest to all those involved in the animal feedstuff industry Content: In the same series , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages v-vi 1 - ENERGY–PROTEIN INTERACTIONS IN PIGS , Pages 3-19 2 - NUTRITION OF THE WORKING BOAR , Pages 21-44 3 - TOWARDS AN IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF DIETARY AMINO ACIDS BY THE GROWING PIG , Pages 45-64 4 - PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY AND REQUIREMENTS IN PIGS , Pages 65-80 5 - NUTRITION AND GROWTH OF FAT AND LEAN BROILER GENOTYPES , Pages 83-94 6 - THE USE OF ENZYMES TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF POULTRY FEEDS , Pages 95-116 7 - LEGISLATION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE FEED COMPOUNDER , Pages 119-132 8 - IMPLICATIONS OF AN IMMUNE RESPONSE ON GROWTH AND NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF CHICKS , Pages 135-146 9 - STRATEGIES FOR ANIMAL NUTRITION — 2000 AND BEYOND , Pages 147-159 10 - ANION–CATION BALANCE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF RUMINANTS , Pages 163-179 11 - THE FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF INTENSIVELY REARED BULLS: CONVENTIONAL COMPARED WITH ORGANIC , Pages 181-209 12 - NUTRITION AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF MODIFYING THE SEASONALITY OF FARMED RED DEER , Pages 211-223 13 - MODELLING NUTRIENT SUPPLY AND UTILIZATION BY RUMINANTS , Pages 225-236 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 237-250 INDEX , Pages 251-255 Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition: 1991 is an annual review of the changes and updates in the field of animal nutrition, especially progresses in the study of feeds. The book is divided into five parts. Part I discusses topics related to pig nutrition and feeds such as energy-protein interactions and improved utilization of amino acids. Part II covers the nutrition and growth of poultry. Part III talks about the legislations concerned with feed manufacture, and Part IV deals with nutrition of different animals such as chicks and ruminants. The text is recommended for agriculturists, zoologists, and those involved in the development and manufacture of feeds who would like to know more about the nutrition of agriculturally important animals. A work encapsulating the findings of the 25th anniversary of the Nottingham Feed Manufacturers Conference which covers the feeding of pigs, poultry and ruminants. A greater awareness of consumer attitudes and the environmental consequences of animal production is reflected in the book.