Feeding in domestic vertebrates : from structure to behaviour

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Wallingford : CABI Pub., 2006

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9781845930639

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Animal nutrition

Animal feeding

Feeds

Veterinary physiology

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Bels, V.

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Domestication of vertebrates is based on the understanding of the needs of animals in their natural environment. Thus the success of this domestication throughout human history is largely dependant of the knowledge of the animal feeding behaviour. The aim of this volume is to provide advanced students and researchers with a review of current knowledge of feeding in domestic mammals and birds. The book also presents chapters on feeding behaviour in particular species; the scope is wide, covering not only ruminants, poultry and pigs, but also more specifically horses, rabbits and ostrich. Contributors include leading research workers from Europe, USA, Australia and South Africa.

V. BelsS.W.S. GusseklooV. Bels and S. BaussartR.Z. German and A.W. Crompton and A.J. ThextonT.E. Popowics and S.W. HerringP. KoeneJ.M. ForbesI.C. de Jong and B. JonesT.S. Brand and R.M. GousB.L. Nielsen and K. Thodberg and L. Dybkjaer and E.-M. VestergaardT. Gidenne and F. LebasK.A. HouptF.D. Provenza and J.J. VillalbaR. Baumont and M. Doreau and S. Ingrand and I. VeissierI.J. Gordon and M. BenvenuttiW. Pittroff and P. SocaC. Agreil and M. Meuret and H. FritzP.C. Glatz and Z.H. Miao and Y.J. RuJ.M. Forbes

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
1 Introduction	p. 1
2 Feeding Structures in Birds	p. 14
3 Feeding Behaviour and Mechanisms in Domestic Birds	p. 33
4 Ontogeny of Feeding in Mammals	p. 50
5 Teeth, Jaws and Muscles in Mammalian Mastication	p. 61
6 Feeding and Welfare in Domestic Animals: A Darwinistic Framework	p. 84
7 Food Choice and Intake in Chickens	p. 108
8 Feed Restriction and Welfare in Domestic Birds	p. 120
9 Feeding Ostriches	p. 136
10 Feeding Behaviour in Pigs	p. 156
11 Feeding Behaviour in Rabbits	p. 179
12 Mastication and Feeding in Horses	p. 195
13 Foraging in Domestic Herbivores: Linking the Internal and External Milieux	p. 210
14 Feeding and Mastication Behaviour in Ruminants	p. 241
15 Food in 3D: How Ruminant Livestock Interact with Sown Sward Architecture at the Bite Scale	p. 263
16 Physiology and Models of Feeding Behaviour and Intake Regulation in Ruminants	p. 278
17 Adjustment of Feeding Choices and Intake by a Ruminant Foraging in Varied and Variable Environments: New Insights from Continuous Bite Monitoring	p. 302
18 Feeding Free-range Poultry and Pigs	p. 326
19 Conclusion and Perspectives	p. 349
Index	p. 359

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