Formula for the Future. Nutrition or Pathology. Elevating Performance and Health in Pigs and Poultry.

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
Publisher Place: Netherlands
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 272 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Animal production is constantly changing. Over recent years, feed costs have increased significantly. Furthermore, today more emphasis is being placed on the health and welfare of production animals and birds, and in particular to the risk of zoonoses and potential food scares. The pig and poultry industries must now address not only the costs and efficiency of production, but also the impact of health and disease to both animals and the consumer. This edited collection of papers is taken from a series of seminars that brought together some of the worlds leading authorities in the field of pig and poultry nutrition, health and production. The fundamental theme is to address the issues of nutrition and health, and in particular to cover the interactions and potential conflicts between the two. The importance of digestive function and the influence of nutrition on health and disease are covered in-depth. Strategies to combat salmonella and mycotoxins are also discussed. Formula for the future: nutrition or pathology is aimed at nutritionists, veterinarians and animal producers as well as students and researchers studying animal and applied biological sciences.

ISBN: 9789086860883