Principles Of Animal Nutrition (Hb 2018) Hardcover

Animals convert the food they eat into valuable products like meat, milk, eggs, and wool for humans. Nutrients are essential for the survival, growth, development, and reproduction of mammals, birds, fish, and shrimp. Animal nutrition is a fascinating and complex field within biological sciences, drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, immunology, pathology, and cell biology. It forms a crucial foundation for the production of livestock, poultry, and fish, as well as for the care and health of companion animals. The book "Principles of Animal Nutrition," comprising 13 chapters, uses recent progress in biochemistry, physiology, and anatomy to explain how ruminant and non-ruminant animals utilize nutrients. It starts with an overview of the physiological and biochemical bases of animal nutrition, followed by a detailed description of the chemical properties of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and amino acids. The text then progresses to cover the digestion, absorption, transport, and metabolism of macronutrients, energy, vitamins, and minerals in animals. To connect the fundamental knowledge of nutrition with practical animal feeding, the book discusses the nutritional requirements of animals for maintenance and production, as well as how animals regulate their food intake. Finally, it concludes with a section on feed additives, including those used to promote animal growth and survival, improve feed efficiency for protein production, and serve as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters. Throughout the book, both established and contemporary ideas in animal nutrition are highlighted, and significant effort has been made to incorporate the latest advancements in this continually evolving field. This allows readers from various biological disciplines to integrate biochemistry and physiology with nutrition, health, and disease in mammals, birds, and other animal species like fish and shrimp. Each chapter provides clear references to key literature on the principles of animal nutrition, making it a valuable resource for academic researchers, practitioners, those new to the subject, and government policymakers. This book is an excellent reference for professionals and a comprehensive textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in animal science, biochemistry, biomedicine, biology, food science, nutrition, veterinary medicine, and related areas.