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The rapid evolution in poultry feeds and nutrition consistently attracted researchers, nutritionists, geneticists and biologists to harness their capabilities in solving the plethora of challenges in poultry nutrition. This book represents the greater application of the principles of nutrition to feeding practices as well as in preventing diseases of poultry. Poultry feed and nutrition production has displayed a rapid progress, requiring the efforts of many applied and professional helpers. This attempt endeavors the field of poultry feeds and nutrition in health and diseases in an authoritative and concise manner. The book is intended to serve wide range of readers including biochemists, nutritionists, geneticists, pathologists, veterinarians, engineers, food processors, industrialists, feed and equipment manufacturers, drug sanitation, statisticians and farmers, county agents, Government departments. Salient features • Provides great focus on the updated advances and information till the date of publication. • Written in lucid and easy-to-grasp language. • Recent advances in genetics and efforts by scientists have been briefly covered in the book. • This edition of poultry feed and nutrition focuses on nutritional biochemistry to understand the plethora of poultry feed and nutrition. Brief Contents: The Poultry Industry • Economic Structures Developed by the Poultry Industry • The Feed Industry • Poultry and Feed Supplies Around the World • Poultry : A Biological Machine • Metabolic Responses in Chicks • Energy Nutrition • Nutrition of Fats • Nutrition of Carbohydrates • Nutrition of Proteins • Nutrition of Water-Soluble Vitamins • Nutrition of Fat-Soluble Vitamins • Nutrition of Minerals • Nutrition of Water • Nonnutrient Feed Additives • Unrecognized Growth Factors • Nutrient Interrelationships • Genetics and Nutrition • Adaptive Nutrition • Components of the Ration • Fats • Carbohydrates • Animal Proteins • Vegetable Proteins • Fermentation Products • Green Plant Products • Minerals • Special-Purpose Products •Miscellaneous Products • Additives • Collective Terms • Tentative Miscellaneous Products • Toxic Contaminants • Quality Control • Nutritional Requirements • Feeding Programs • Ration Formulation • Feed Manufacturing • Feed Mill Design • Feed Mill Sanitation • Poultry Farm Sanitation • Poultry Farm Management • Disease Control • Turkey Feeds–Feeding • Game, Cage and Aviary Bird Feeds–Feeding • Duck and Geese Feeds–Feeding • Commonly Reported Nutritional Disturbances • Measurements.