Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition
- 1st Edition - March 28, 1983
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Charles Robbins
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 6 4 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 4 5 2 - 9
Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition is the fifth in a series of books on animal feeding and nutrition. It fills a serious gap in the wildlife and animal nutrition literature by… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWildlife Feeding and Nutrition is the fifth in a series of books on animal feeding and nutrition. It fills a serious gap in the wildlife and animal nutrition literature by providing a discussion of the basic principles of nutrition and their application to the broader field of wildlife ecology. This book is based on lectures presented in an upper-level wildlife nutrition course taught at Washington State University. The book discusses the five major nutritional categories of constituents that animals must acquire from their external environments: energy, protein, water, minerals, and vitamins. Subsequent chapters cover topics such as the estimation of energy and protein requirements; dietary protein requirements for captive wildlife and free-ranging populations; wildlife reproductive characteristics; the digestion and metabolism of nutrients; and food intake regulation. The text will be invaluable to wildlife biologists, to those who are interested in captive animal nutrition and management, and to those who are interested in improving the feed supply and nutrition of free-ranging wildlife.
ForewordPreface1 Introduction2 General Nutrient and Energy Requirements3 Protein4 Water5 Minerals I. Macroelements II. Trace Elements III. Conclusions References6 Vitamins I. Fat-Soluble Vitamins II. Water-Soluble Vitamins III. Conclusions References7 Estimation of Energy and Protein Requirements I. Introduction II. Energy Expenditure for Maintenance References8 Protein Requirements for Maintenance I. Dietary Protein Concentration Requirements for Captive Wildlife II. Factorial Estimate of Nitrogen Requirements for Maintenance References9 Reproductive Costs I. Birds II. Mammals References10 Productive Costs I. Body Growth II. Pelage and Plumage III. Antlers IV. Disease and Injury References11 Food Resources and Their Utilization I. Food Composition II. Protective and Defensive Agents III. Energy Content IV. Analytical Methods for Plant Fiber References12 Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Function I. Buccal Cavity II. Avian Crop and Esophagus III. Stomach IV. Small Intestine V. Cecum VI. Large Intestine References13 Digestion and Nutrient Metabolism I. Digestion II. Metabolism of Absorbed Nutrients References14 Food Intake Regulation I. Physiological Regulation II. Physical Regulation III. Synthesis: Intake Regulation IV. Foraging Strategies References15 Computer Models of the Nutritional InteractionIndex
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 28, 1983
- No. of pages (eBook): 356
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124316492
- eBook ISBN: 9780323154529
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