Animal health has major implications nowadays for the food supply, public health and international trade. However, there is increasing reluctance to rely upon therapeutic solutions to animal health using drugs and medicines. Consequently Nutrition-based Health is the only available strategy to avoid disease and maintain health in animals.
Presenting the major principles of nutrition of both domestic and wild animals, this book takes a comparative approach, recognising that there are considerable differences in nutrient digestion, metabolism and requirements among various mammalian and avian species.
Part of a series of four books produced for college students on equine degree courses. This book deals with complex issues on a step-by-step basis and provides detailed explanations of technical and scientific terminology. It includes question boxes that act as reminders and revision aids.