Feeding in domestic vertebrates; from structure to behaviour.9781845930639 Feeding in domestic vertebrates; from structure to behaviour. Ed. by V. Bels. CABI CABI Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International (UK) CABI Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (UK) CABI Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries CABI California Birth Index Publishing 2006 360 pages $140.00 Hardcover SF95 Aimed at advanced students and researchers, this volume reviews current knowledge about feeding in domestic vertebrates. Early chapters outline the feeding structures and mechanisms of mammals The class Mammalia (the Mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the Monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals. and birds. Subsequent chapters discuss feeding behavior in particular species, such as chickens, pigs, rabbits, horses, herbivores, ruminants, and even ostriches. Feeding issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc free-range poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose. and pigs are also addressed. Editor Bels is affiliated with the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Distributed in the U.S. by Oxford U. Press. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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