Forbes, J. M. <br/><br/>
Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals / 
J. Michael Forbes. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Wallingford, UK ;  Cambridge, MA :  CABI,  c2007. 
 - viii, 453 pages :  charts. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-447) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845932794 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781845932800 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animal nutrition.<br/>Nutrición animal.<br/>Food preferences.<br/>Alimentos preferidos.<br/>Ingestion--Regulation.<br/>Ingesta--Regulación.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.084