Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals /
[Book]
J. Michael Forbes
2nd ed
Cambridge, MA :
CABI,
c2007
viii, 453 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-447) and index
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