Each year the University of Nottingham hosts the highly successful Feed Conference, upon which these volumes are based. On each occasion invited experts from around the world address a number of topical issues.
The use offeed additives to prevent absorption and toxic effects of mycotoxins in farm animals is of growing commercial interest and new products will appear. The effectiveness of the additives for the various mycotoxins and in the ...
A recent study using pig models of DMD have demonstrated an intramuscular application of gene-editing tech- nology, ... Extensive scientific data and availability of resources for poultry models make them a well-accepted and valuable ...
Thus, nutrition is a foundational subject in livestock, poultry and fish production, as well as the rearing and health of companion animals. This book entitled Principles of Animal Nutrition consists of 13 chapters.
Future challenges require new solutions and innovations, and this book contains a collection of ideas for our 21st century challenges.
In commercial pig production, the main objective of diet formulation and feeding strategy is to maximize profits, which may not necessarily imply maximal animal performance. Formulating diets that can result in optimum animal production ...
In Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – 2008 ed. P. C. Garnsworthy and J. Wiseman, Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK, ISBN 978-1-904761-044, 2008. 34. P. Lammers, M. Honeyman, B. Kerr, T. Weber, (A.S. Leaflet R2224)- ...
This book will focus on diseases within herds, herd husbandry practices, youngstock management and environmental issues.
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The book concludes by describing pre-harvest control measures for assuring the safety of organic meats. This book serves as a unique resource for fully understanding the current and potential issues associated with organic meats.
This volume reviews, for the first time, the broad range of issues that affect the welfare of commercially farmed ratites.