Full title: Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals / J. Michael Forbes.

Author/creator: Forbes, J. M. (John Michael), 1940-.

Date: 2007..

Call Numbers: N636.084/10

Record Identifier: 74VKzN2yPAGA

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: viii, 453p. : ill. ; 25 cm., Feeding behaviour -- Feedbacks from the gastrointestinal tract -- Metabolites and hormones -- Central nervous system and the special senses -- Learning about food; conditioned preferences and aversions -- Diet selection - principles -- Diet selection - practicalities -- Integrative theories of food intake control -- Minimal total discomfort -- Diet digestibility, energy concentration and supplementation of forages -- Protein and other nutrients -- Appetites for specific nutrients -- Silage -- Growth and fattening -- Reproduction and lactation -- Environmental factors affecting intake.

Publishers: Cambridge, MA : CABI North American Office, 2007.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DDC: 636.084

MMS ID: 991023518459702626