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Nutrient requirements of sheep / Subcommittee on Sheep Nutrition, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Nutrient requirements of domestic animals ; no. 5.
- Nutrient requirements of domestic animals ; no. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sheep--Feeding and feeds.
- Sheep.
- Sheep--Feed utilization efficiency.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 100 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 6th rev. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Press, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This edition uses the latest research in sheep nutrition to update a classic reference. Important new information has been added that is derived from the results of recent research in nutrition requirements for all phases of lamb and wool production. These have been incorporated into tables of energy requirements and feed formulas in both metric and English measurements. In addition, practical husbandry information and descriptions of nutritional deficiencies are supplemented by an extensive bibliography.
- Contents:
- Nutrient Requirements of Sheep
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- 1-Introduction
- 2-Nutrient Requirements and Signs of Deficiency
- ENERGY
- Terminology for Discussing Energy Values of Feedstuffs
- Signs of Deficiency and Toxicity
- Maintenance
- Growth
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- NE Value of Feedstuffs
- Gut Fill Variation
- Environment
- Management Considerations
- EWES-FIRST 15 TO 17 WEEKS OF GESTATION
- EWES-LAST 4 WEEKS OF GESTATION
- EWES-LACTATION
- REPLACEMENT LAMBS
- PROTEIN
- Microbial Nitrogen Requirements
- Nonprotein Nitrogen
- Ruminal Degradation and/or Bypass of Dietary Protein
- Amino Acids
- Protein Deficiency and Toxicity
- MINERALS
- Sodium and Chlorine (Salt)
- Calcium and Phosphorus
- Magnesium
- Potassium
- Sulfur
- Iodine
- Iron
- Molybdenum
- Copper
- Cobalt
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Selenium
- Fluorine
- VITAMINS
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin B Complex
- Vitamins K1 and K2
- 3-Water
- 4-Nutrition Disorders
- ENTEROTOXEMIA
- POLIOENCEPHALOMALACIA
- PREGNANCY DISEASE
- URINARY CALCULI
- 5-Other Aspects of Sheep Nutrition
- PASTURES
- RANGE SHEEP
- Formulating Supplements for Range Ewes
- FLUSHING
- CREEP FEEDING
- EARLY WEANING
- ARTIFICIAL REARING
- FEED ADDITIVES
- POISONOUS PLANTS
- RATION ALTERNATIVES
- 6-Formulating Diets for Sheep
- 7-Composition of Feeds
- INTERNATIONAL NOMENCLATURE
- INTERNATIONAL FEED CLASSES
- INTERNATIONAL FEED NUMBER
- DATA
- ENERGY VALUES OF FEEDS
- Tables
- References
- Index
- Other Titles in the Series.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliography: p. 79-92 and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-22200-X
- 9786610222001
- 0-309-59555-X
- 0-585-03741-8
- OCLC:
- 70772881
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