Animal Nutrition

Nutrients and Their Role in Animal Health

Anand Kumar Pathak, Nityanand Pathak

• Publisher: NIPA GENX Electronic Resources and Solutions Pvt Ltd.
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9789358871883
• Subtopic: Animal Husbandry
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The Animal Nutrition: Nutrients and Their Role in Animal Health is a foundational resource designed for veterinary and animal science teachers, students and researchers, practitioners, animal nutritionist veterinary scientists and professionals in animal health care._x000D_ _x000D_ This book provides a comprehensive overview of animal nutrition, various nutrients and their vital role in animal health, production, welfare and disease prevention. Its content bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, making it an indispensable tool in the veterinary field._x000D_ _x000D_ It explores essential nutrients and their interrelationships, highlighting how imbalances lead to metabolic and nutritional disorders in livestock and poultry. Key disorders discussed include ketosis, hypocalcaemia, fatty liver, diabetes mellitus, and traumatic reticulitis. The book also details digestive disturbances such as grain engorgement, rumenitis, parakeratosis, acute tympany, and impaction, along with torsion and displacement of gastrointestinal segments. The impact of toxins, radiation injury, and antibiotic abuse is critically examined._x000D_ _x000D_ It addresses deficiency causes ruminal disorders, various mineral deficiency disorders, like rickets, osteomalacia, and osteoporosis, along with endocrine disorders affecting metabolism. Haemorrhagic conditions and coagulation defects are well described, including diagnostics like haemostasis tests and blood typing. Emphasis is placed on advanced sensor-based technologies for detecting metabolic diseases._x000D_ _x000D_ Nutritional supplements like omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and prebiotics are discussed for their immune-modulating roles. Lastly, the book covers vital fluid, electrolyte and blood therapies, including special antidotes and prokinetic drugs to manage transfusion reactions and enhance gastrointestinal motility._x000D_