Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals /
by Forbes, J. M. (John Michael).
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BookPublisher: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: viii, 453 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781845932794 (hbk. : alk. paper); 184593279X (hbk. : alk. paper); 9781845932800 (ebook); 1845932803 (ebook).Subject(s): Animal nutrition | Food preferences | Ingestion -- Regulation
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-447) and index.
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.
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