Principles of Companion Animal Nutrition

John P. McNamara (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2005
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-151258-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Covers the basics of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals), cellular metabolism, and the principles behind the practices of companion animal nutrition. This text is useful for introductory courses in Nutrition or Whole Animal Biology related to Nutrition in Animal Sciences, Biology, or Zoology departments.

Inhalt

  1. Introduction: The Science of Nutrition

  2. Life Cycle Nutrition: from science to practice

  3. Glucose and Fatty acids-suppliers of energy and body function

 

  4. Amino Acids and Proteins–structure and body function

 

  5. The Vitamins-co-factors for using nutrients

 

  6. The Minerals-Providers of structure and function

 

  7. The Basics of Energy and Protein Requirements

 

  8. Getting ready to make foods: ingredients, preparation and processing

 

  9. Formulation, Analysis and Labeling: Foods to meet requirements

 

10. Nutrition of Canines

 

11. Feline Nutrition

 

12. Nutrition of Nonruminant Herbivores-Horses

 

13. Nutrition of the Lagomorph: Rabbits

 

14. Llamas and Alpacas: Ruminant Companions

 

15. Nutrition of Ornamental Birds

 

16. Nutrition of Aquarium Fish

 

17. Nutrition of Rodents

 

18. Nutrition of Reptiles

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 232 x 178 mm
• Gewicht: 499 g
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Allgemein ► Tierernährung / Tierhaltung / Tierzucht
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 0-13-151258-7 / 0131512587
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-151258-0 / 9780131512580
• Zustand: Neuware