Vitamins in animal nutrition : comparative aspects to human nutrition / Lee Russell McDowell.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• McDowell, L. R., 1941-

Series:

• Animal feeding and nutrition.
• Animal feeding and nutrition : a series of monographs and treatises

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Vitamins in animal nutrition.
• Vitamins in human nutrition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (503 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Vitamins in Animal Nutrition presents concise, up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for livestock and poultry; comparisons with vitamin use in human nutrition are also presented. This book describes the basic chemical, metabolic, and functional role of vitamins and vitamin supplementation. A wealth of photographs illustrate the nutritional aspects of vitamin deficiencies and excesses in livestock, along with their concomitant conditions.

Contents:

• Front Cover; Vitamins in Animal Nutrition: Comparative Aspects to Human Nutrition; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction and Historical Considerations; I. Definition of Vitamins; II. Classification of Vitamins; III. Vitamin Nomenclature; IV. Vitamin Requirements; V. Vitamin Occurrence; VI. History of the Vitamins; Chapter 2. Vitamin A; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure and Properties; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation
• XI. β-Carotene Function Independent of Vitamin A XII. Toxicity; Chapter 3. Vitamin D; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 4. Vitamin E; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure and Properties; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 5. Vitamin K; I. Introduction
• II. History III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 6. Thiamin; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 7. Riboflavin; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures
• V. Metabolism VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 8. Niacin; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 9. Vitamin B6; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency
• X. Supplementation XI. Toxicity; Chapter 10. Pantothenic Acid; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 11. Biotin; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists; IV. Analytical Procedures; V. Metabolism; VI. Functions; VII. Requirements; VIII. Natural Sources; IX. Deficiency; X. Supplementation; XI. Toxicity; Chapter 12. Folacin; I. Introduction; II. History; III. Chemical Structure, Properties, and Antagonists

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-467) and index.

ISBN:

0-323-13904-3

OCLC:

850151073