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Forbes, J. M.

Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals / J. Michael Forbes. - 2nd edition - Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2007. - viii, 453 pages : charts.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-447) and index.

Feeding behaviour -- Feedbacks from the gastrointestinal tract -- Metabolites and hormones -- Central nervous system and the special senses -- Learning about food; conditioned preferences and aversions -- Diet selection - principles -- Diet selection - practicalities -- Integrative theories of food intake control -- Minimal total discomfort -- Diet digestibility, energy concentration and supplementation of forages -- Protein and other nutrients -- Appetites for specific nutrients -- Silage -- Growth and fattening -- Reproduction and lactation -- Environmental factors affecting intake.

ISBN: 9781845932794 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781845932800 (ebook)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Animal nutrition.
Nutrición animal.
Food preferences.
Alimentos preferidos.
Ingestion--Regulation.
Ingesta--Regulación.

Dewey Class. No.: 636.084