Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 1992 (Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition)

Covers the proceedings of the 192 Feed Manufacturers Conference, governing all new developments in the animal nutrition area. Content: In the same series , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages v-vi 1 - ANTINUTRITIONAL FACTORS IN THE PLANT PROTEINS OF DIETS FOR NON-RUMINANTS , Pages 3-31 2 - HOCK BURN IN BROILERS , Pages 33-50 3 - PROTEIN QUALITY AND AMINO ACID UTILISATION IN POULTRY , Pages 51-70 4 - NUTRITION - GENOTYPE INTERACTIONS IN DAIRY CATTLE , Pages 73-92 5 - THE METABOLIZABLE PROTEIN SYSTEM FOR RUMINANTS , Pages 93-110 6 - IMPLICATIONS OF NUTRITION OF ANIMALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION , Pages 113-130 7 - REPORT ON THE EC COMMISSION ON THE USE OF GROWTH PROMOTERS AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN ANIMAL FEEDS - SOME PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS , Pages 131-136 8 - PREDICTING THE RESPONSE TO VARIATION IN DIET COMPOSITION , Pages 137-158 9 - THE IMPACT OF CAP REFORM AND GATT ON THE UK ANIMAL FEED COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY , Pages 161-176 10 - EFFECTS OF PROCESSING ON THE STABILITY OF HEAT LABILE NUTRIENTS IN ANIMAL FEEDS , Pages 177-192 11 - LEGISLATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE FEED COMPOUNDER , Pages 193-209 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 211-221 Index , Pages 223-224 Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition: 1992 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 four parts. Part I discusses topics related to nutrition in non-ruminant animals, while Part II covers ruminant nutrition. Part III tackles studies about general nutrition such as the use of growth promoters in animal feeds and predicting the response to variation and diet, and Part IV deals with feed compounding and its effects. 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.