Commercial Poultry Nutrition

ISBN-10: 190476178X
ISBN-13: 9781904761785
Category: Science
Pages: 416
Language: English
Published: 2009-04-01
Publisher: Nottingham University Press
Authors: S. Leeson, J.D. Summers

Description

Covering a variety of essential topics relating to commercial poultry nutrition and production—including feeding systems and poultry diets—this complete reference is ideal for professionals in the poultry-feed industries, veterinarians, nutritionists, and farm managers. Detailed and accessible, the guide analyzes commercial poultry production at a worldwide level and outlines the importance it holds for maintaining essential food supplies. With ingredient evaluations and diet formulations, the study's compressive models for feeding programs target a wide range of commercially prominent poultry, including laying hens, broiler chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and game birds, among others.

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