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Nutrient requirements of mink and foxes / Subcommittee on Furbearer Nutrition, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources, National Research Council.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Furbearer Nutrition.
Contributor:
National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Furbearer Nutrition.
Series:
Nutrient requirements of domestic animals ; no. 7.
Nutrient requirements of domestic animals ; no.7, 1982
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Minks--Feeding and feeds.
Minks.
Foxes--Feeding and feeds.
Foxes.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (80 pages)
Edition:
2nd rev. ed. 1982.
Place of Publication:
Washington : National Academy Press, 1982.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Nutrient Requirements of Mink and Foxes
Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction
DETERMINING NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
NATURE AND FUNCTION OF ENERGY: ITS CENTRAL ROLE IN NUTRITION
EXPRESSION OF ENERGY CONTENT OF DIETS AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
GROWTH BATES
FORMULATING DIETS OR FEED MIXTURES
FEED SANITATION
WATER QUALITY
Mink: Recommended Dietary Allowances
ENERGY
Maintenance
Pregnancy
Lactation and Growth
Energy Density and Its Implications
FAT
CARBOHYDRATES
PROTEIN
Gestation
Lactation
Early Growth (9-13 Weeks)
Late Growth (13-30 Weeks)
Fur Development (16-30 Weeks)
Amino Acid Supplementation
Heat Processing of Protein Feedstuffs
FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS
Vitamin A (Retinol)
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Biotin
Folic Acid
Niacin
Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin B6
Riboflavin
Thiamin
Vitamin B12
Other Nutrient Factors
MINERALS
General
Calcium and Phosphorus
Sodium and Chlorine (Salt)
Potassium
Magnesium
Iron
Zinc
Manganese
Copper
Iodine
Selenium
Feed Additives
ANTIBIOTICS
ANTIOXIDANTS
Disorders Related to Nutrition
URINARY CALCULI
WET-BELLY DISEASE
Toxic Substances in the Feed Supply
SYNTHETIC ESTROGENS
THYROID GLANDS
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
HISTAMINE
HEAVY METALS
NITROSAMINES
MYCOTOXINS
BOTULISM
Foxes: Recommended Dietary Allowances
FATS
Early Growth (7-16 Weeks)
Late Growth and Fur Development (16 Weeks to Pelting)
Biotin.
Folic Acid
Sodium and Chlorine
Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Manganese, and Zinc
Composition of Feeds
INTERNATIONAL NOMENCLATURE
INTERNATIONAL FEED NUMBER
DATA
Tables
References.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Contains:
Nutrient requirements of mink and foxes. 2nd rev. ed., 1982.
ISBN:
1-280-24597-2
9786610245970
0-309-59734-X
0-585-15575-5
OCLC:
70773001

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