Resource Allocation Theory Applied to Farm Animal Production (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781845933944)

According to the Resource Allocation Theory, an individual's genetic potential can only be realized in an environment in which essential food resources are adequately supplied. This book describes resource allocation patterns in natural populations, the costs, preferences and trade-offs of maintenance, growth, reproduction and immune function, the consequences of selection for high production efficiency in livestock species, methods that can be used to quantify resource allocation patterns, and the application of resource allocation theory to improve animal production and wellbeing.


Author: Wendy Mercedes Rauw
ISBN-10: 184593394X
ISBN-13: 9781845933944
Publisher: Cabi
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.90w x 1.00d