Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals

About this book

The feeding of farm animals directly affects their growth, health, reproduction and ultimately their economic value and is consequently one of the most studied areas of animal science. Building on the first edition and its predecessor, `The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals,' Forbes has produced an up-to-date and more focused examination of developments in the understanding of voluntary food intake and new ideas and studies relating to diet selection. Chapters have been reorganized and updated to provide a more streamlined approach.

Contents

Feeding behaviour; feedback signals; ruminant gastrointestinal tract; metabolites and hormones; central nervous control; integrative theories of food intake control; growth and fattening; reproduction and lactation; diet digestability and concentration of available energy; specific nutrients affecting intake; learning about food - preferences; diet selection; appetites for specific nutrients; environmental factors affecting intake; the intake of fresh and conserved grass; prediction of voluntary intake. Appendices: particular features of poultry and ruminant animals; outline programme to identify and store meals from the identities of animals and weights of food containers.

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