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The Animal Feed and Nutrition ebook is a comprehensive guide to animal feed and the nutritional requirements of different animals.

This ebook is designed to provide the reader with knowledge of animal function relating to diet. It will give a comprehensive guide to the composition of feed with a detailed exploration of types of feeds and how humans work to manage and improve feed supply and production for animal health or, as we see most often in the case of livestock, for financial gain. This book offers the reader insight into how to effectively and appropriately feed animals in their care with three chapters dedicated to feeding pets, livestock and wildlife. The final chapter is designed to provide information on both eating and nutritional disorders – vital for providing adequate nutrition when feeding animals.

Pages: 137
Pictures: 49
ISBN: 978-0-9942948-9-0

Table of Contents
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO FEEDING ANIMALS AND INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES
Eating and Drinking Anatomical Adaptations
Classification of Animals – Mode of Feeding or Feed Types
Mode of Feeding Classification
Digestive Systems – General and Specialised
Recent Animal Feed Industry Concerns
Industry Opportunities and Employment
Working in Animal Feed Industries

CHAPTER 2 THE COMPOSITION OF FEED
Feed analysis
Classification of Feed Stuffs & Animal Protein Sources
Protein
Carbohydrate
Fibre
Fats (Lipids)
Vitamins
Minerals

CHAPTER 3 FORAGE
Composition of Plant Tissues as an Animal Food
Terms Used to Describe Aspects of Feed Quality
Pasture / Grass
Pasture Hays
Silage
Root Crops
Trees for Fodder

CHAPTER 4 CONCENTRATES

CHAPTER 5 FEED ADDITIVES

CHAPTER 6 MANAGING FEED PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY
Hay and Silage Production
Grassland Management – Promoting the health of the Pasture
Grassland Management – Promoting the Nutritional Intake of Animals
Pasture Management Principles
Hydroponic Fodder Production
Managing Feed Supply

CHAPTER 7 FEEDING SMALL COMPANION ANIMALS AND PETS
Dogs
Cats
Rodents
Rabbits
Ferrets
African Pygmy Hedgehog
Birds
Fish

CHAPTER 8 FEEDING LIVESTOCK
Browsers, Grazers, Intermediate Feeders
Pigs
Chickens
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Deer
Alpacas
Llamas
Horses
Feeding Routines and Procedures

CHAPTER 9 FEEDING WILDLIFE
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
Musteloidea
Marsupials
Lagomorphs and Rodents
Wild Carnivores
Ungulates

CHAPTER 10 EATING AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS IN ANIMALS

APPENDIX

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Pema Dorji gave it 5 stars on 12/02/2016
“I would like to study animal feed and help my fellow countrymen who are illiterate and lack the knowledge of animal feed - especially animals' feed in regards to cattle, poultry, Pig and Fish. ”

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