
Vitamins in Animal Nutrition
Comparative Aspects to Human Nutrition
- 486 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Vitamins in Animal Nutrition
Comparative Aspects to Human Nutrition
About this book
Vitamins in Animal Nutrition presents concise, up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for livestock and poultry; comparisons with vitamin use in human nutrition are also presented. This book describes the basic chemical, metabolic, and functional role of vitamins and vitamin supplementation. A wealth of photographs illustrate the nutritional aspects of vitamin deficiencies and excesses in livestock, along with their concomitant conditions.This authoritative reference is of interest to professionals in animal nutrition and the livestock industry and is suitable as a graduate-level text on vitamin nutrition in animals.- First book of its kind- Offers practical and broad coverage of nutrition as it relates to farm livestock, humans, and laboratory animals- Clinically identifies and outlines the effects of vitamin excesses and deficiencies in animals and humans- Emphasizes vitamin supplementation, and vitamin metabolism and function- Illustrated with numerous photographs
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Vitamins in Animal Nutrition: Comparative Aspects to Human Nutrition
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction and Historical Considerations
- Chapter 2. Vitamin A
- Chapter 3. Vitamin D
- Chapter 4. Vitamin E
- Chapter 5. Vitamin K
- Chapter 6. Thiamin
- Chapter 7. Riboflavin
- Chapter 8. Niacin
- Chapter 9. Vitamin B6
- Chapter 10. Pantothenic Acid
- Chapter 11. Biotin
- Chapter 12. Folacin
- Chapter 13. Vitamin B12
- Chapter 14. Choline
- Chapter 15. Vitamin C
- Chapter 16. Vitamin-like Substances
- Chapter 17. Essential Fatty Acids
- Chapter 18. Vitamin Supplementation
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Index