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Effect of environment on nutrient requirements of domestic animals / Subcommittee on Environmental Stress, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources, Commission on Natural Resources, National Research Council.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Animal Nutrition. Subcommittee on Environmental Stress.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Animal nutrition.
Temperature--Physiological effect.
Temperature.
Stress (Physiology).
Veterinary physiology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 152 pages) : illustrations, charts
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Environment on nutrient requirements of domestic animals
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1981.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Effect of Environment on Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals
Copyright
PREFACE
Contents
INTRODUCTION
I FARM ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Animal-Environment Interactions
THERMAL BALANCE
EFFECTIVE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
THERMAL ZONES
Environment-Nutrition Interactions
PARTITIONING OF FEED ENERGY
DIGESTIBILITY AND METABOLIZABILITY
Basal Metabolism
Feed Intake
DAIRY COWS
DAIRY HEIFERS
FEEDLOT CATTLE
SHEEP
SWINE
POULTRY
Forage-Temperature Interaction on Feed Intake
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
LIGHT INTENSITY
FORAGE QUALITY
Water-Environment Interactions
WATER SOURCES
WATER LOSSES
FACTORS AFFECTING WATER INTAKE
Differences Among Species
Physiological State
Frequency of Watering
Water Temperature
Air Temperature
Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Poultry
Nutritional Efficiency
II APPROACHES FOR PRACTICAL NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT
Beef Cattle
VOLUNTARY FOOD INTAKE
WATER NEEDS
NUTRIENT VALUES OF FEEDSTUFFS
ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINTENANCE ENERGY REQUIREMENT
Adjustment to Maintenance Energy Requirements for Metabolic Acclimatization
Adjustment in Maintenance Energy Requirements for Immediate Heat or Cold Stress
Heat Stress
Cold Stress
ADJUSTMENTS TO NONENERGY COMPONENTS
SUMMARY OF ADJUSTMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FOR BEEF CATTLE
EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON NUTRITION OF BEEF CATTLE
Example 1
Example 2
Dairy Cattle
THERMAL ZONES FOR DAIRY CATTLE
FEED INTAKE AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS DURING COLD STRESS
Calves
Heifers (6 Months to First Parturition)
Lactating Cows
FEED INTAKE AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS DURING HEAT STRESS
Heifers
SUMMARY
THERMAL ZONES FOR SHEEP
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON FEED ENERGY INTAKE.
NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY
ENERGY REQUIREMENT DURING COLD STRESS
ENERGY REQUIREMENT DURING HEAT STRESS
THERMAL EFFECTS ON PROTEIN REQUIREMENT OF SHEEP
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON LAMB PERFORMANCE
MISCELLANEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRITION OF SHEEP
LOWER CRITICAL TEMPERATURE
COLD STRESS
HEAT STRESS
POULTRY ENVIRONMENT
FEED INTAKE AND NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS
EFFICIENCY OF EGG PRODUCTION
FEED INTAKE
PERFORMANCE
ACCLIMATION
CARCASS COMPOSITION
NUTRIENT ADJUSTMENTS
ESTIMATING ME REQUIREMENT FOR LAYING HENS
WATER
VITAMIN A
EPILOGUE
REFERENCES.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9786610246076
9781280246074
1280246073
9780309533744
0309533740
9780585149134
0585149135
OCLC:
43477128

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