Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals: Modelling Approaches

Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals

Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals: Modelling Approaches, edited by Ermias Kebreab, Jan Dijkstra, and colleagues, explores scientific methods for modelling nutrient digestion and utilization in livestock. Covering cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, and fish, it examines nutrient absorption, growth, mineral metabolism, feed evaluation, and environmental impacts. The book provides valuable research-based insights for understanding animal nutrition and improving production efficiency.

Key Features:

• Explores modelling approaches for nutrient digestion and utilization
• Covers cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, and fish
• Examines nutrient absorption and passage through the digestive system
• Discusses growth, development, and nutrient requirements
• Explores mineral metabolism and nutrient balance
• Presents deterministic, stochastic, empirical, and mechanistic models
• Covers methods for evaluating feed and animal production
• Examines the environmental impacts of livestock production
• Connects nutrition modelling with improved production efficiency
• Suitable for animal science researchers, students, and animal nutrition specialists