Nutrient requirements of small ruminants : sheep, goats, cervids, and New World camelids /

Updating two previous National Research Council publications, Nutrient Requirements of Sheep, Sixth Revised Edition, 1985, and Nutrient Requirements of Goats, First Edition, 1981, this new book provides an evaluation of the scientific literature on the nutrient requirements of small ruminants in all...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy, digestive physiology, and nutrient utilization
  • Ingestive behavior and feed intake
  • Energy
  • Protein
  • Essential fatty acids
  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • Water
  • Plant factors affecting nutrient availability
  • Nutrient sources and feeding practices
  • Environmental impact
  • Nutritional and metabolic diseases, ailments, and modifiers
  • Providing required nutrients to small ruminants
  • Nutrient requirement tables
  • Feed composition tables
  • Other tables
  • Appendixes.