Nutrient Requirements of Poultry

This classic reference for poultry nutrition has been updated for the first time since 1984. The chapter on general considerations concerning individual nutrients and water has been greatly expanded and includes, for the first time, equations for predicting the energy value of individual feed ingredients from their proximate composition.This volume includes the latest information on the nutrient requirements of meat- and egg-type chickens, incorporating data on brown-egg strains, turkeys, geese, ducks, pheasants, Japanese quail, and Bobwhite quail.This publication also contains new appendix tables that document in detail the scientific information used to derive the nutrient requirements appearing in the summary tables for each species of bird.Table of ContentsFront MatterOverview1. Components of Poultry Diets2. Nutrient Requirements of Chickens3. Nutrient Requirements of Turkeys4. Nutrient Requirements of Geese5. Nutrient Requirements of Ducks6. Nutrient Requirements of Ring-Necked Pheasants, Japanese Quail,and Bobwhite Quail7. Signs of Nutritional Deficiencies in Chickens and Turkeys8. Toxicity of Certain Inorganic Elements9. Composition of Feedstuffs Used in Poultry Diets10. Standard Reference Diets for ChicksAppendix A: Documentation of Nutrient RequirementsAppendix B: Estimating the Energy Value of Feed IngredientsAppendix C: Conversion FactorsReferencesAuthorsIndex