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Enzymes in farm animal nutrition /

The book is a compilation of different articles that focuses on the application of different enzymes on the livestock nutrition to improve feed formulation, production cost, feed efficiency and animal performance. Topics discussed are introduction on the current market and expected developments in e...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2010.
Edition:2nd edition.
Subjects:
Enzymes in animal nutrition.
Feeds > Enzyme content.
Animal feeding.
Agricultural Economics.
Animal Nutrition (Physiology)
Animal Nutrition (Production Responses)
Forage and Feed Processing.
Feed Additives.
Feed Composition and Quality.
Alpha-galactosidase.
Animal nutrition.
Biochemistry.
Cellulase.
Digestive tract.
Economics.
Enzyme activity.
Enzymes.
Enzymology.
Feed additives.
Feed conversion efficiency.
Feed formulation.
Feeds.
Heat stability.
Livestock.
Performance traits.
Phytase.
Phytates.
Polygalacturonase.
Processing.
Production costs.
Protein digestibility.
Protein digestion.
Starch digestion.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : current market and expected developments / A. Barletta
  • Xylanases and cellulases as feed additives / M. Paloheimo, J. Piironen and J. Vehmaanperä
  • Mannanase, alpha-galactosidase and pectinase / M.E. Jackson
  • Starch- and protein-degrading enzymes : biochemistry, enzymology and characteristics relevant to animal feed use / M.F. Isaksen, A.J. Cowieson and K.M. Kragh
  • Phytases : biochemistry, enzymology and characteristics relevant to animal feed use / R. Greiner and U. Konietzny
  • Effect of digestive tract conditions, feed processing and ingredients on response to NSP enzymes / B. Svihus
  • Phytate and phytase / P.H. Selle, V. Ravindran, A.J. Cowieson and M.R. Bedford
  • Developments in enzyme usage in ruminants / K.A. Beauchemin and L. Holtshausen
  • Other enzyme applications relevant to the animal feed industry / A. Péron and G.G. Partridge
  • Thermostability of feed enzymes and their practical application in the feed mill / C. Gilbert and G. Cooney
  • Analysis of enzymes, principles and problems : developments in enzyme analysis / N. Sheehan
  • Holo-analysis of the efficacy of exogenous enzyme performance in farm animal nutrition / G.D. Rosen
  • Feed enzymes, the future : bright hope or regulatory minefield? / M.R. Bedford and G.G. Partridge.

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