Nutrition and Feeding of Poultry presents current information on the nutrition and feeding of poultry in a clear and concise fashion.

Contents

Scientific Progress and Economic Development

• Major Developments in Poultry Nutrition
• Developments in Production and Consumption

Intake of Food and Water

• Food Intake
• Control of Water Intake

Digestive Physiology

• Anatomy and Secretory Activities of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract
• Blood Supply to the Gastro-Intestinal Tract
• Motility and Intestinal Tract
• Nutrient Absorption
• Role of Intestinal Flora
• Effect of Parasites on Digestive Physiology
• Avian Diarrhoea
• Malabsorption Syndrome
• Concepts of Digestibility
• Post Mortem Examination of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

Energy Metabolism

• General Plan
• Information on Metabolism in Birds
• Maintenance Requirements
• Production Requirements
• Energy Value of Diets
• Net Energy
• Influence of Energy Level on Performance

Protein Metabolism

• Physico-chemical Properties of Amino Acids
• Amino Acid Metabolism
• Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Utilisation of Protein

Metabolism of Water and Minerals

• Water
• Sodium, Potassium and Chlorine
• Calcium
• Phosphorus
• Magnesium
• Trace Elements

Physiological and Nutritional Role of Vitamins

• Fat Soluble Vitamins
• Water Soluble Vitamins
• Choline—A Special Vitamin
• Requirements and Recommended Levels of Vitamins

Feeding Growing Birds

• Description of Growth
• Nutritional Requirements
• Effects of Ambient Temperature on Growth

The Egg and Feeding the Laying Hen

• Physiology of Lay
• Composition of the Egg and Quality of its Components
• Eggs as Human Food
• Feeding of Laying Hens

Feeding Breeders

• Feed Restriction of Cockerels
• Nutrition of Female Breeders
• Influence of Maternal Nutrition on Offspring
• Practical Recommendations

Raw Material Employed in Poultry Production

• Analytical Characteristics of Raw Materials
• Description of Principal Raw Materials
• Major Anit-Nutritional Factors

Processing of Diets and Nutritional Consequence

• Heat Treatment of Raw Materials
• Processing in the Manufacture of Compound Diets
• Processing Treatments and Nutritional Quality

Modelling of Requirements and Diet Formulation

• Concept of Requirement
• Formulation of Compound Diets
• Multiformation

Index

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