E-raamat: Sheep Nutrition [CABI e-raamatud]

This book provides a review of the current state of knowledge on the nutrition of sheep. The main emphasis is on grazing sheep in systems that range from intensively utilized sown pastures to rangelands. Topics covered include the nutritive value of herbage, rumen ecology, digestion and metabolism, and nutrition for pregnancy, milk production, wool growth, and weight gain. Trace nutrients, parasite/nutrient interactions, and toxins are also covered, and a computer package for nutritional management of sheep is discussed. B&w photos are included. The book is suitable for advanced students in animal nutrition, and is distributed by Oxford University Press. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book provides a review of the current state of knowledge on all aspects of the nutrition of sheep. Although the main emphasis is on sheep grazing temperate pastures, there is also coverage of the nutrition of intensively reared lambs and of grazing in extensive rangelands. The book will be suitable for advanced undergraduate students, as well as postgraduates and research workers. Contents include intake of feed, digestion and metabolism; use of energy and protein for maintenance, pregnancy, milk production, wool growth and weight gain; and trace elements and parasite/nutrient interactions.