Technology & Engineering Animal Husbandry
Quantitative Aspects of Ruminant Digestion and Metabolism
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2005
- Category
- Animal Husbandry
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780851998145
- Publish Date
- Sep 2005
- List Price
- $264.00
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Description
The first edition of this book. Published in 1993, was very well received as providing a comprehensive review of the digestion and metabolism of ruminant animals. Since its publication, much new research has been conducted in the subject and knowledge has increased. This new edition includes Dr. Dijkstra as an additional editor and four completely new chapters. These cover: the gas production technique in feed evaluation; the relationship between pasture characteristics and animal performance; calorimetry; and feed processing. Other chapters have been expandedor updated as appropriate.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
J. Dijkstra, Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University. J. M. Forbes, Centre for Animal Sciences, University of Leeds. J. France, Centre for Nutrition Modelling, University of Guelph.