Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals - Forbes, J. M. (John Michael), 1940- (Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2007)
Feeding behaviour -- Feedbacks from the gastrointestinal tract -- Metabolites and hormones -- Central nervous system and the special senses -- Learning about food; conditioned preferences and aversions -- Diet selection - principles -- Diet selection - practicalities -- Integrative theories of food intake control -- Minimal total discomfort -- Diet digestibility, energy concentration and supplementation of forages -- Protein and other nutrients -- Appetites for specific nutrients -- Silage -- Growth and fattening -- Reproduction and lactation -- Environmental factors affecting intake.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-447) and index.
Keywords: Animal nutrition; Food preferences; Ingestion -- Regulation