Vitamins in Animal Nutrition
eBook - PDF

Vitamins in Animal Nutrition

Comparative Aspects to Human Nutrition

  1. 486 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

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

  1. Front Cover
  2. Vitamins in Animal Nutrition: Comparative Aspects to Human Nutrition
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction and Historical Considerations
  8. Chapter 2. Vitamin A
  9. Chapter 3. Vitamin D
  10. Chapter 4. Vitamin E
  11. Chapter 5. Vitamin K
  12. Chapter 6. Thiamin
  13. Chapter 7. Riboflavin
  14. Chapter 8. Niacin
  15. Chapter 9. Vitamin B6
  16. Chapter 10. Pantothenic Acid
  17. Chapter 11. Biotin
  18. Chapter 12. Folacin
  19. Chapter 13. Vitamin B12
  20. Chapter 14. Choline
  21. Chapter 15. Vitamin C
  22. Chapter 16. Vitamin-like Substances
  23. Chapter 17. Essential Fatty Acids
  24. Chapter 18. Vitamin Supplementation
  25. Bibliography
  26. Appendix
  27. Index