Resource allocation theory applied to farm animal production / edited by Wendy Mercedes Rauw.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rauw, Wendy M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livestock productivity--Mathematical models.

Livestock productivity.

Resource allocation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

According to the Resource Allocation Theory, an individual's genetic potential can only be realized in an environment in which essential food resources are adequately supplied. This book describes resource allocation patterns in natural populations, the costs, preferences and trade-offs of maintenance, growth, reproduction and immune function.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; PART I: RESOURCE ALLOCATION; PART II: INPUTS AND OUTPUTS; PART III: CONSEQUENCES OF SELECTION FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; PART IV: ANIMAL BREEDING AND RESOURCE MODELLING; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-97532-X

9786611975326

1-84593-436-9

OCLC:

646787848