ANS 137: Avian Growth Laboratory

CABI ebooks now provides access to over 532 agricultural titles (more than 9,000 individual chapters). The archives from 2000-2007 includes 400+ titles (with over 6,500 individual chapters). This collection is divided into six core subject collections: Agriculture; Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Human, Food and Nutrition Sciences; Plant Sciences; Environmental Sciences; and Leisure and Tourism.

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Part of the “Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals” series produced by the Subcommittee on Poultry Nutrition of the National Research Council.   Includes:  Components of poultry diets — Energy — Carbohydrates — Protein and amino acids — Fats — Minerals — Vitamins — Water — Xanthophylls — Unidentified growth factors — Antimicrobials — Nutrient requirements of chickens — Leghorn-type chickens — Meat-type chickens — Nutrient requirements of turkeys — Starting and growing turkeys — Turkey breeders — Nutrient requirements of geese — Nutrient requirements of ducks — Nutrient requirements of ring-necked pheasants, Japanese quail and bobwhite quail — Signs of nutritional deficiencies in chickens and turkeys — Protein and amino acid deficiencies — Vitamin deficiencies — Mineral dificiencies — Toxicity of certain inorganic elements — Composition of feedstuffs used in poultry diets — Cereal grains — Protein supplements — Estimating the amino acid composition of feedstuffs — Characteristics of dietary fats — Macromineral supplements — Mycotoxins — Standard reference diets for chicks — Documentation of nutrient requirements — Estimating the energy value of feed ingredients — Conversion factors.

From publication promo: “Covering a variety of essential topics relating to commercial poultry nutrition and production—including feeding systems and poultry diets—this complete reference is ideal for professionals in the poultry-feed industries, veterinarians, nutritionists, and farm managers. Detailed and accessible, the guide analyzes commercial poultry production at a worldwide level and outlines the importance it holds for maintaining essential food supplies. With ingredient evaluations and diet formulations, the study's compressive models for feeding programs target a wide range of commercially prominent poultry, including laying hens, broiler chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and game birds, among others.“ 3rd Edition 2008 reprint of 2005 ed.

Sixth edition of a comprehensive work (1055 pages) covering all aspects of avian physiology: Sensory biology and nervous system; Organ systems; Metabolism; Endocrinology; and Reproduction.

Provides citations and abstracts to the international agricultural literature, including veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition, forestry, rural development, as well as other related topics such as tourism and human ecology. Covers over 11,000 journals & conference proceedings and selected books in agriculture. Produced by CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) International (CABI) with more than 10 million records.

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