Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 1990

The efficient and safe nutrition of farm animals is an important issue in today's food production. This volume reflects these concerns, and looks at consumer requirements and perceptions, as well as dealing with the general nutrition of ruminant and non-ruminant farm species. The papers were originally presented at the 24th University of Nottingham Feed Manufacturers' Conference. The first chapters of the book deal with consumer requirements and consider the changes in consumer perceptions together with human allergic responses. General nutrition is discussed next, with chapters concentrating on legislation, bacterial infections in farm animals, chemical probiosis and the effect of mycotoxins. The water requirements of pigs and poultry are carefully analysed in the next three chapters, and the concluding chapters deal with ruminant nutrition and the effect of performance enhancers and rumen probiosis. This book provides useful information in this fast moving subject and should be a useful reference guide for all those involved in the feedstuffs industry.