Livestock Feeds and Feeding

Livestock Feeds and Feeding
6th Edition

 
Description
Completely updated in a new edition, this valuable resource concentrates on the practical application of nutrition for the production of effective, high-producing commercial livestock. It presents the required nutrients, nutrient utilization, a variety of feedstuffs and diets and their appropriate usage. Readers will also discover how to save money on feed costs and still raise larger, faster gaining, more productive, healthier animals and increase the return investment on livestock. The book details all aspects of livestock feeding, including the gastrointestinal tract and nutrient utilization, feeds for livestock, feed laws and labeling, preparation and processing, feeding livestock species including swine, poultry, dairy cows, dairy calves and replacement heifers and beef cow herd, and feeding domesticated species such as horses, sheep, goats, dogs and cats and rabbits.

Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Livestock Feeding
2. The Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrient Utilization
3. Nutrients: Their Metabolism and Feeding Standards
PART II: FEEDS FOR LIVESTOCK
4. Feedstuffs
5. High-Energy Feedstuffs
6. Supplemental Protein Sources
7. Roughages
8. Mineral and Vitamin Supplements
9. Feed Additives
10. Feed Laws and Labeling
11. Feed Processing
12. Ration Formulation
PART III: LIVESTOCK SPECIES
13. Feeding Swine
14. Feeding Poultry
15. Feeding Dairy Cows
16. Feeding Dairy Calves and Replacement Heifers
17. Feeding the Beef Cow Herd
18. Feeding Growing–Finishing Beef Cattle
PART IV: FEEDING OTHER DOMESTICATED SPECIES
19. Feeding Horses
20. Sheep Nutrition
21. Goats and Goat Nutrition
22. Feeding and Nutrition of Companion and Zoological Species
23. Feeding Rabbits
PART V: APPENDIX TABLES AND GLOSSARY
APPENDIX TABLES
GLOSSARY
INDEX