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However, a large numbtz of the references were.omitt&in&dingmanyfortablesand @uresnota&butedtotheauthors. use of tables and figures. One of the best features of Thz Living Gut is the fnqent However, the style of the manuscript was often irritating and difficult to read_ At times the oq@zalion was confusing, particukuly in the way the fvst cha@ers were integrated with each other. In Chapter 4, an extensive table on the classification of pr&qotic cells, aud a section on morphology of unicellular bacteria, seemed more appmp&e to the previous chapter on the microbial ceil, and a listing of commfm bacteria in the digestive tract of pigs and poultry was similar to a table in Chapter 2. Numerous miajXinls, SpelliJlg mistakes and other editing errors, and missing references deb%ted fromthevalueofthisbook. Remnant nutritionists will be disappointed by the poor coverage of probi&cs for rum&n& other than information on the effects of yeasts and AspergiZZus on the rumen micro-flora.Theuseoforganicacidstoacidifyn~ dietswasdiscussedbutnot theuseofbufferstomodifygasbrointestinalpffincatSle.~~on~such as ionophores and poloxalene, and developments in probiosis such as the use of bacterial cultures for reducing nitrate toxicity, were not included. 17re Living Gut fulfills its function of introducing and briefly reviewing the role of micro-organisms and microbial products in animal pro&c&n. h&m&on is not ~ingreat~~andoften~lywhetstfie~formoredetail.Thebook has a Eumpeaa perspective, which may detract from its v&e to readers outside Europe. It may be most useful to students, producers and extension person&. P.L. DuBE!XI Agriculaue a& Agri-Food Cam&z Lnc& Research Centre 6fMO C&E Trail Lacode, Alberta T4L 1W Ca#UUkl PIf s0377-8401(97)00019-9
Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding. By W.G. Pond, D.C. Church and K.R. Pond. 4th edu. Wiley, New York, 1995,615 pp., softcover, E864.95, ISBN 0-471-30864-l. The fourth edition of Basic Animal Nutrition aad Feeding was written for university &uieEt&ill&e&dinboththeprincip;lesof~nutritiwagdtfieir three previous editions were co-au&red by D.C. Church aed W.G. Chmch, now retired from Oregon State University, is the au&or of an exce&mt series of texts on mminant nutrition, digestive physiology arad a&maI eon, which are widely extensivdy in swine usedthrou&Mtheworld_WilsonGi&onPondhas m&t&n during a long and distin@hed career with the USDA m Research Service. I-k is currendy a researchr&malscieMistin~&@ctR&essorinthe pediatrics Department at Baylor College of Me&i&e, and Ad&n3 Pro&sor in the
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Scieuce at Texas A&M University. Kevin R. Pond is a beef Dcpammt of Animal Science and Food Tecbmloq at Texas Tech I_JGm&y iu Lubbock, Texas. The book is orgmizd iut.o tiuee parts. The introduction is 63 pages in leugth aud begins~~fcftap&rsontheconceptsofnutritionandther~of~nutritionin methods of analysis for nutrieuts aud ZigbIhRandsocicty.(=htptersOIlCormnOn toffeedand f~s,thephysio4ogyofthegastrointestmaltract,audIueasurelueu nutrimt utilizrdion aud at&ml reqirements provide esseutial backgrouud iuforruation for Imdcr&lmdiplg the remaining sections. The section on nutrient metabolism is 202 pEt@Sillkllgthrtnd(XYthtS of eight chapters organized by nutrients: water, carbohydmtes, lipids, proteius md amiuo acids, iuorgauic minerals, and fat- aud water-soluble vitamins. The third pm of the book coutaius over 300 pages devoted to applied animal nut&ion. Chapters on factors affect& feed ineke, feedmg sumlards, ftedstaffs, fetd proce&q and diet foimuh&m begiu this section. Unlike previous editions, the fourth edit&u of Busic Animal Nut&ion rmd Fee&g also contains &a@ers on tk life-cycle feedlug of individual species. Many of the chapters for major livestock species, aud those for rabbits, compmion animals, fish and wild animals, were comibmed by additional Americm a&t&ties such as Calvin L. Perrell (beef cattle) and Peter R. Cheeke (rabbits). The applied animal nutrition portion of the book contains uumerous tables on the uutriticmal composition of feeds and nutritional requirements of iudividual species, largely based on National Research Council publications. All information is in metric units. A brief appendix, a H-page glossary and a comprehensive index conch&e thebook. Basic Animal Nutrition und Feeding is consistently well written and carefully edited. The strai@&orward writing style is a pleasure to read. The infoimation on feed nutrieut composition will be valuable to the student reader, ahhough it is unlikely to replace other sources used by the professional nutritionist. Similarly, the up-to-date uutrieut requirement tables, par&&rly for the minor species, will be useful to those having an intemt in these folds but no desire to purchase individuaI books on the requiremem of these species. Considering the American perspective of the book and the importance of the feedlot industry in the US, the brief discussion on backgrouuding cattle, stocker calves and feedlot cattle in the beef cattle chapter could be expanded as an additional
Dcpplrtmcrrt
of Auimal
C&fZnrrtritioniStdtrersdoftfte
c&u=. Basic Animal Nutrition mzd Feeding provides a thorough introduction to the theory and application of auimal nutrition. I highly ret ommeud it as a text for university students, and as a useful refemice for livestock producers and animal scieutists. P.L. DUBESKI Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe Research Centre 6000 C&E Trail Lacombe, Alberta T4L I WI Canada PII
SO377-8401(97)00020-5
Book reviews
However, a large numbtz of the references were.omitt&in&dingmanyfortablesand @uresnota&butedtotheauthors. use of tables and figures. One of the best features of Thz Living Gut is the fnqent However, the style of the manuscript was often irritating and difficult to read_ At times the oq@zalion was confusing, particukuly in the way the fvst cha@ers were integrated with each other. In Chapter 4, an extensive table on the classification of pr&qotic cells, aud a section on morphology of unicellular bacteria, seemed more appmp&e to the previous chapter on the microbial ceil, and a listing of commfm bacteria in the digestive tract of pigs and poultry was similar to a table in Chapter 2. Numerous miajXinls, SpelliJlg mistakes and other editing errors, and missing references deb%ted fromthevalueofthisbook. Remnant nutritionists will be disappointed by the poor coverage of probi&cs for rum&n& other than information on the effects of yeasts and AspergiZZus on the rumen micro-flora.Theuseoforganicacidstoacidifyn~ dietswasdiscussedbutnot theuseofbufferstomodifygasbrointestinalpffincatSle.~~on~such as ionophores and poloxalene, and developments in probiosis such as the use of bacterial cultures for reducing nitrate toxicity, were not included. 17re Living Gut fulfills its function of introducing and briefly reviewing the role of micro-organisms and microbial products in animal pro&c&n. h&m&on is not ~ingreat~~andoften~lywhetstfie~formoredetail.Thebook has a Eumpeaa perspective, which may detract from its v&e to readers outside Europe. It may be most useful to students, producers and extension person&. P.L. DuBE!XI Agriculaue a& Agri-Food Cam&z Lnc& Research Centre 6fMO C&E Trail Lacode, Alberta T4L 1W Ca#UUkl PIf s0377-8401(97)00019-9
Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding. By W.G. Pond, D.C. Church and K.R. Pond. 4th edu. Wiley, New York, 1995,615 pp., softcover, E864.95, ISBN 0-471-30864-l. The fourth edition of Basic Animal Nutrition aad Feeding was written for university &uieEt&ill&e&dinboththeprincip;lesof~nutritiwagdtfieir three previous editions were co-au&red by D.C. Church aed W.G. Chmch, now retired from Oregon State University, is the au&or of an exce&mt series of texts on mminant nutrition, digestive physiology arad a&maI eon, which are widely extensivdy in swine usedthrou&Mtheworld_WilsonGi&onPondhas m&t&n during a long and distin@hed career with the USDA m Research Service. I-k is currendy a researchr&malscieMistin~&@ctR&essorinthe pediatrics Department at Baylor College of Me&i&e, and Ad&n3 Pro&sor in the
Book reLJiews
193
Scieuce at Texas A&M University. Kevin R. Pond is a beef Dcpammt of Animal Science and Food Tecbmloq at Texas Tech I_JGm&y iu Lubbock, Texas. The book is orgmizd iut.o tiuee parts. The introduction is 63 pages in leugth aud begins~~fcftap&rsontheconceptsofnutritionandther~of~nutritionin methods of analysis for nutrieuts aud ZigbIhRandsocicty.(=htptersOIlCormnOn toffeedand f~s,thephysio4ogyofthegastrointestmaltract,audIueasurelueu nutrimt utilizrdion aud at&ml reqirements provide esseutial backgrouud iuforruation for Imdcr&lmdiplg the remaining sections. The section on nutrient metabolism is 202 pEt@Sillkllgthrtnd(XYthtS of eight chapters organized by nutrients: water, carbohydmtes, lipids, proteius md amiuo acids, iuorgauic minerals, and fat- aud water-soluble vitamins. The third pm of the book coutaius over 300 pages devoted to applied animal nut&ion. Chapters on factors affect& feed ineke, feedmg sumlards, ftedstaffs, fetd proce&q and diet foimuh&m begiu this section. Unlike previous editions, the fourth edit&u of Busic Animal Nut&ion rmd Fee&g also contains &a@ers on tk life-cycle feedlug of individual species. Many of the chapters for major livestock species, aud those for rabbits, compmion animals, fish and wild animals, were comibmed by additional Americm a&t&ties such as Calvin L. Perrell (beef cattle) and Peter R. Cheeke (rabbits). The applied animal nutrition portion of the book contains uumerous tables on the uutriticmal composition of feeds and nutritional requirements of iudividual species, largely based on National Research Council publications. All information is in metric units. A brief appendix, a H-page glossary and a comprehensive index conch&e thebook. Basic Animal Nutrition und Feeding is consistently well written and carefully edited. The strai@&orward writing style is a pleasure to read. The infoimation on feed nutrieut composition will be valuable to the student reader, ahhough it is unlikely to replace other sources used by the professional nutritionist. Similarly, the up-to-date uutrieut requirement tables, par&&rly for the minor species, will be useful to those having an intemt in these folds but no desire to purchase individuaI books on the requiremem of these species. Considering the American perspective of the book and the importance of the feedlot industry in the US, the brief discussion on backgrouuding cattle, stocker calves and feedlot cattle in the beef cattle chapter could be expanded as an additional
Dcpplrtmcrrt
of Auimal
C&fZnrrtritioniStdtrersdoftfte
c&u=. Basic Animal Nutrition mzd Feeding provides a thorough introduction to the theory and application of auimal nutrition. I highly ret ommeud it as a text for university students, and as a useful refemice for livestock producers and animal scieutists. P.L. DUBESKI Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe Research Centre 6000 C&E Trail Lacombe, Alberta T4L I WI Canada PII
SO377-8401(97)00020-5