Mineral Nutrition of Animals
eBook - PDF

Mineral Nutrition of Animals

Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences

  1. 488 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Mineral Nutrition of Animals

Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences

About this book

Mineral Nutrition of Animals reviews the research on the mineral nutrition of animals. This book explores the biological function and metabolism of minerals in the body, as well as mineral feeding of various species of farm animals. Topics range from water metabolism and mineral composition of feeds to the physiological role of macroelements such as calcium and potassium and microelements such as iron and copper. This text is comprised of 16 chapters; the first of which provides a historical overview of the science of mineral feeding of animals; mineral elements and their function in animal nutrition; and mineral feeding of animals under industrial conditions. The chapters that follow present general information on minerals, describe the link between biogeochemical regions and biochemical ecology, and analyze the factors affecting the mineral composition of animals' bodies. The reader is also introduced to water metabolism and the water requirements of animals; the metabolism of minerals absorbed into the digestive tract; and the kinetics of mineral metabolism in the blood, organs, and tissues. The next section is devoted to mineral feeding of various species of farm animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry. This text concludes by looking at methods of controlling the adequacy of farm animals' mineral diet. This book will be of interest to students and practitioners in agriculture and food science.

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Yes, you can access Mineral Nutrition of Animals by V. I. Georgievskii,B. N. Annenkov,V. T. Samokhin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Mineral Nutrition of Animals
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Part I: The Biological Function and Metabolism of Minerals in the Body
  6. Part II: Mineral Feeding of Various Species of Farm Animals
  7. Appendix 1: ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATIONS OF ESSENTIAL AND QUASIESSENTIAL BIOELEMENTS
  8. Appendix 2: CONVERSION FACTORS FROM mEq TO mg% AND VICE-VERSA
  9. Appendix 3: AVERAGE CONTENTS OF MINERALS IN FEEDSTUFFS
  10. Appendix 4: MACROMINERAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR FARM ANIMALS
  11. Appendix 5: MICROMINERAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR FARM ANIMALS
  12. Appendix 6: APPROXIMATE NORMS FOR WARRANTED SUPPLEMENTS OF MICROELEMENTS TO COMBINED FEEDS FOR POULTRY (g ELEMENT/TONNE OF COMBINED FEED)
  13. Appendix 7: APPROXIMATE REQUIREMENTS OF HORSES, RABBITS, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND DOGS FOR MINERALS (per kg dryfeed)
  14. Notes added in proof to the English edition
  15. INDEX