Chicken Nutrition: A Guide for Nutritionists and Poultry Professionals - Softcover

Kleyn, Rick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189904342X ISBN 13: 9781899043422

Publisher: Context Publications, 2013

Synopsis

This is the most up to date, complete and practical guide to chicken nutrition that you can buy. It covers the underlying theory of poultry nutrition making it easier to recognise problems in the field. As the most important aspects of the diet are those that make up the largest proportion of the costs, this book focuses on these areas e.g Energy, Protein and Key Minerals. Contents: Nutrition and nutrients; Water; Energy; Protein; Vitamins; Minerals; Balance; Anatomy; Layer nutrition; Broiler nutrition; Broiler breeder nutrition; Nutrition and health; Feed ingredients; Enzymes; Scientific process; Effective feed formulation; Quality assurance; Measuring performance; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

About this title

About the Author

This book represents material for this course that has evolved over 15 years of development. Rick Kleyn is a consulting nutritionist most active in Africa but also spends time in most countries in Europe and so his wealth of practical world-wide knowledge is reflected in this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Context Publications
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 189904342X
• ISBN 13: 9781899043422
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 355