The second edition of Principles of Animal Nutrition presents comprehensive coverage of nutrition and metabolism in ruminants nonruminant mammals (e.g. swine and horses) and poultry as well as aquatic and companion animals. Substantially revised expanded and updated to reflect scientific advances (including the use of artificial intelligence in diet formulations and feeding) this book highlights the foundational aspects of nutrition that are essential to animal growth development reproduction lactation health and survival. The book contains an overview of the physiological and biochemical bases of animal nutrition followed by a detailed description of chemical properties of carbohydrates lipids protein and amino acids. The text also covers the digestion absorption transport and metabolism of macronutrients energy vitamins and minerals in animals. To integrate the basic knowledge of nutrition with practical animal feeding the book continues with a discussion of the nutritional requirements of animals for maintenance production and health as well as the regulation of food intake by animals. Finally the chapters explain feed additives including those used to enhance animal growth and survival (e.g. enzymes amino acids organic acids and animal co-products) improve feed efficiency for protein production replace feed antibiotics and promote circular bio-economies. Written by a distinguished professor of animal nutrition Guoyao Wu Ph D Principles of Animal Nutrition Second Edition is the authoritative reference for academic researchers practitioners and beginners in the fields of animal and human nutrition biomedicine and allied health as well as institutional and government policymakers.|Principles of Animal Nutrition | Food & Nutrition
