Metabolic modifiers : effects on the nutrient requirements of food-producing animals / Subcommittee on Effects of Metabolic Modifiers on the Nutrient Requirements of Food-Producing Animals, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Effects of Metabolic Modifiers on the Nutrient Requirements of Food-Producing Animals.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somatotropin in animal nutrition.

Adrenergic beta agonists in animal nutrition.

Anabolic steroids in animal nutrition.

Livestock--Metabolism.

Livestock.

Feed utilization efficiency.

Animal nutrition--Requirements.

Animal nutrition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the past decade, animal scientists have learned that administering recombinantly derived somatotropin (growth hormone) to cows improves milk production and that giving beta-adrenergic agonists to meat animals improves productivity and leanness. In order for these metabolic modifiers to yield benefits, however, sound management of the animals' nutrition is necessary. This volume reports on how these substances work in the animals' metabolism, what effects they might have on nutrient requirements of domestic livestock, and what information should be developed further by investigators. The book explores the current understanding of the biology, structure, mechanisms of action, and treatment effects of somatotropin, beta-adrenergic agonists, and anabolic steroids. A companion volume to the Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals series, this authoritative volume will be required reading for animal scientists, researchers, veterinarians, livestock farmers, and faculty and students in university animal veterinary science programs.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-73) and index.

ISBN:

9786610195817

9781280195815

1280195819

9780309560559

0309560551

9780585030852

0585030855

OCLC:

42329690