Meat Animals - Growth and Productivity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976)

Dramatic shortfalls in crop production in various regions of the world have led some people to question the relatively inefficient use of cereal grains for feeding meat animals instead of their direct use for human food. There is no doubt, however, that meat offers a nutritionally valuable, attractive and widely accepted food, the world demand for which increases daily. Thus it is not enough simply to condemn the consumption of meat as an irresponsible extravagance; rather it is preferable to examine how the demand for meat can be met most efficiently and effectively, which requires a fundamental enquiry into how meat is 'grown'. The importance of fat, for instance, both to the growing animal and to the consumer, needs to be established in view of the 'expense' involved in its deposition by the animal and the extent to which it is discarded at many points in the chain from the slaughterhouse to the consumer. We were aware that there existed a wealth of information on the physiology of growth which, because of its having been collected as part of investigations in many other disciplines and the inevitable communication gap, had not been incorporated into the science of animal production. Similarly there were principles and teChniques of animal husbandry which, if known in other disciplines, might enable more pertinent questions to be asked. The biochemical and physiological pathways by which animals utilise feed to produce body protein, fat and other components are intriguing problems which are receiving considerable attention.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	NATO Science Series A:, 7
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	1976
Editors:	D. Lister
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	541
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
ISBN-13:	978-1-4615-8905-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology
LSN:	1-4615-8905-3
Barcode:	9781461589051

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