Swine Nutrition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780849306969)

With 42 chapters authored by leading international experts, Swine Nutrition: Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of the nutrition of pigs. Content includes characteristics of swine and the swine industry with emphasis on the gastrointestinal tract; various classes of nutrients, how these nutrients are metabolized by swine, and the factors affecting their utilization; the practical aspects of swine nutrition from birth through gestation, lactation in sows, and the feeding of adult boars; and nutritional aspects of the various feedstuffs commonly fed to swine. Rounding the book is coverage of various techniques used in swine nutrition research.

Author: Austin J. Lewis
ISBN-10: 0849306965
ISBN-13: 9780849306969
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 12/21/2000
Pages: 1030
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.20lbs
Size: 10.16h x 7.28w x 2.49d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 120