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Swine Nutrition

Austin J Lewis editor L Lee Southern editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

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With 42 chapters authored by leading international experts, Swine Nutrition: Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of the nutrition of pigs. Content includes characteristics of swine and the swine industry with emphasis on the gastrointestinal tract; various classes of nutrients, how these nutrients are metabolized by swine, and the factors affecting their utilization; the practical aspects of swine nutrition from birth through gestation, lactation in sows, and the feeding of adult boars; and nutritional aspects of the various feedstuffs commonly fed to swine. Rounding the book is coverage of various techniques used in swine nutrition research.

"…comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of the nutrition of pigs at all stages of growth and production…This book is equally suitable as an advanced undergraduate and graduate textbook as well as a reference tome for professionals working in the swine industry."
--Feedstuffs

ISBN: 9780849306969

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 2086g

1030 pages

2nd edition