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BL
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| Record Number
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603281
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b432500
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| Main Entry
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Forbes, J. M., (John Michael),1940-
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| Title & Author
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Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals /\ J. Michael Forbes
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Wallingford, UK ;Cambridge, MA :: CABI,, c2007
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| Page. NO
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viii, 453 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9781845932794 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 184593279X (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781845932800 (ebook)
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: 1845932803 (ebook)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-447) and index
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| Contents
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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
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| Subject
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Animal nutrition
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Food preferences
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Ingestion-- Regulation
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| Dewey Classification
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636.08/4
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| LC Classification
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SF95.F675 2007
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SF95.F675 2007
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