Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals

Posted on 2007-01-012007-01-01 by John Michael Forbes

Author : John Michael Forbes

Publisher : CABI

Release : 2007-01-01

ISBN-13 : 1845932803

Page : 453 pages

Rating : 4.5/5 from 803 voters

This book contains an up to date and more focused examination of developments in the understanding of voluntary food intake and new ideas and studies related to diet selection. New chapters are introduced and old ones are rewritten and reorganized in a more readable style by using extensive reference to books and reviews. The book is intended for animal nutritionists, animal scientists, farm owners and managers, veterinarians and students.

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