The Roles of Amino Acid Chelates in Animal Nutrition [Hardcover]

The latest research results on the roles of amino acid chelates in animal nutrition are covered in this book, with careful attention to scientific detail and accuracy. The book presents the work of 42 international contributors; and will interest nutritionists, veterinarians, and all those concerned with animal feeds and feeding programs?particularly those supplying mineral supplements to the diet in a form which can be absorbed readily and digested properly.Introduction
Section 1: Amino Acid Chelation
Minerals in Animal Health
Factors Which Affect the Intestinal Absorption of Minerals
Comparative Intestinal Absorption and Subsequent Metabolism of Metal Amino Acid Chelates and Inorganic Metal Salts
Increasing Intestinal Disaccharidase Activity in the Small Intestine with Amino Acid Chelates
Evaluation of the Nutritional Efficiency of Amino Acid Chelates
An Assessment of Long Term Feeding of Amino Acid Chelates
Section 2: Cattle
The Use of Amino Acid Chelates to Enhance the Immune System
The Use of Amino Acid Chelates in Bovine Fertility and Embryonic Viability
The Role of Copper in Beef Cattle Fertility
The Use of Amino Acid Chelates in High Production Milk Cows
The Feeding of Amino Acid Chelate Supplements to Beef Calves
Section 3: Swine
The Role of Iron Amino Acid Chelate in Pig Performance
The Effect of Iron Amino Acid Chelate on the Prevention of Anemia
The Effect of Amino Acid Chelated Iron in Pregnant and Lactating Sows
Improving Reproductive Performance with Iron Amino Acid Chelate
A Nutritional Approach to Maximizing Carcass Leanness
Section 4: Poultry
The Effect of Amino Acid Chelates in Chick Mortality
The Dynamics of Feeding Amino Acid Chelates to Broilers
Growth Rates and Feed Conversion in Broiler Chicks Fed Amino Acid Chelates
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