Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals
    The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals
    The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals
    Ebook179 pages6 hours

    The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals

    By J. M. Forbes

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals offers a wide discussion on food intake among farm animals. The book presents various studies, facts, details, and theories that are relevant to the subject. The first chapter begins by explaining the basic definition and significance of voluntary food intake. This topic is followed by discussions on meal patterns, the main features of eating, and the similarities between species. The next chapter explores theories about the food intake control, which are divided into two types: single-factor theories and multiple-factor theories. In Chapter 3, the discussion is on the food’s pathway, including elaborations on the various receptors. Chapter 4 considers the central nervous system’s involvement in the voluntary food intake and the energy balance regulation. The next couple of chapters highlight the possible reasons that affect food intake; among them are pregnancy, fattening, physical growths, and the environment. In the book’s remaining chapters, the discussion revolves around grass intake and the prediction and manipulation of voluntary food intake. The book serves as a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates of biology and its related fields.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateOct 22, 2013
    ISBN9781483161839
    The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals

    Related to The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals

    Related ebooks

    Agriculture For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Smart & collaborative KILLERS

      Apr 6, 2022

      Smart & collaborative KILLERS
      3 min read

    • Article

      One Diet ‘Doesn’t Fit All’ Herbivore Gut Types Explained – Part 6

      Dec 11, 2019

      Dr Ellen Dierenfeld is a comparative animal nutritionist with more than 30 years’ experience with a variety of species. She’s led Wildlife Nutrition Departments for the Wildlife Conservation Society (based at the Bronx Zoo) and St. Louis Zoo, oversaw

      9 min read

    • Article

      Agroecology Our Organic Future

      Oct 26, 2023

      Agroecology is a bit of a challenge to explain as, like a jewel, it has many facets. The word itself is a contraction of agriculture and ecology. Fundamentally, it is an interdisciplinary science that studies the interactions of organisms with each o

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Organic Way

      Sep 13, 2023

      The Organic Way
      6 min read

    • Article

      Poultry Appetite And Feed Consumption

      Aug 18, 2023

      With feed prices at a very high level, this article looked at a few aspects of appetite and consumption in poultry. Appetite and food consumption are not strictly the same thing, the former being the physiological drive to eat, and the latter being t

      3 min read

    • Article

      On The Scales

      Jun 26, 2020

      A key nutritional advantage to organic crops relates to the polyphenol content. These are not essential for humans, but they do have antioxidant properties and can reduce our risk of several non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease an

      3 min read

    • Article

      In Defence Of Meat And Dairy

      Nov 10, 2019

      In Defence Of Meat And Dairy
      16 min read

    • Article

      Lab-grown Meat And Insect Protein

      Jul 14, 2023

      I recently received a media release in which it was claimed that the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO), which represents more than 1,2 billion farmers across the globe, has taken a “resolute stand against adopting lab-grown food as an alternative to

      2 min read

    • Article

      Small Antelope Nutrition

      Oct 10, 2018

      The group of antelope the article focuses on is the tiny antelope, species ranging from 0 and 25kg in weight, comprised of the duiker family, grysbok family, grey rhebok, klipspringer, suni, oribi, dik-dik and steenbok. When considering feeding, it i

      5 min read

    • Article

      At Last, Farmers Are Acknowledged As Part Of The Solution

      Dec 16, 2022

      Ever since the ill-advised and scientifically flawed 'Livestock's Long Shadow' was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2006, agriculture, and livestock farming in particular, has become a handy scapegoat for cl

      2 min read

    • Article

      Putting Insects On The Menu

      Jul 29, 2021

      Putting Insects On The Menu
      7 min read

    • Article

      Ask The Expert…

      Oct 9, 2022

      Ask The Expert…
      1 min read

    • Article

      VEGANISM WON’T Heal The Earth

      Nov 24, 2019

      FARMER ANGUS, BIODYNAMIC FARMER The passionate opposition of the vegan movement to caged animal farming is to be supported and encouraged, as there is no place for these concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which produce almost all of the

      1 min read

    • Article

      What's For Dinner?

      Sep 14, 2023

      What's For Dinner?
      5 min read

    • Article

      Fat Chance

      Feb 19, 2023

      Fat Chance
      2 min read

    • Article

      Your Feedback

      Dec 18, 2022

      I just can’t grow things without companions… We are diverse eaters and try to produce as much as we can on our little block. Last year I planted a row of black beans and sunflowers in a bed along a 30m fence. In front I had quinoa, amaranth, calendul

      6 min read

    • Article

      Health News

      Feb 16, 2022

      Health News
      2 min read

    • Article

      A Case For Eating MEAT

      Oct 23, 2022

      Eating meat has become a hot topic, and animal agriculture is demonised by some as a planet-destroying practice. But what if we are arguing about the wrong thing? The flip side to this argument is that truly sustainable farming is impossible without

      5 min read

    • Article

      Why We Must Look After Wildlife

      Mar 2, 2024

      Why We Must Look After Wildlife
      2 min read

    • Article

      You Are What Your Food Ate: The Health Connection In The Soil

      Feb 16, 2024

      In a world where food availability has risen substantially, why do we still face such a high level of malnutrition? And how is it possible that we see both obesity and malnutrition in the same person? The answer lies in the nutrient density – or lack

      7 min read

    • Article

      The Afrikaner: Equipped To Beat Climate Change

      Mar 17, 2023

      What is plasticity in cattle? Phenotypical plasticity is the ability of an individual animal to change in response to stimuli or inputs from the environment. The response may or may not be adaptive, and it may involve a change in morphology, physiolo

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Voluntary Food Intake of Farm Animals - J. M. Forbes

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1