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Wildlife feeding and nutrition
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ELSEVIER
Animal Feed Science Technology
68 (1996) 367-370
Book Reviews Wildlife
Feeding and Nutrition
Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition, C.T. Robbins. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, Second Edition, 352 pp., soft cover, US$59.95, ISBN O-12-589383-3. Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition is designed to provide the basic principles of nutrition in their application to the broader field of wildlife ecology. The book is part of a series of monographs and treatises on Animal Feeding and Nutrition which is edited by Tony Cunha. It is written from a broad comparative perspective, focussing on both wild mammals and birds. Charles Robbins, whose main research interests are the nutrition and ecology of ungulates and bears, developed the book from lectures in a wildlife nutrition course taught at Washington State University. Volume 2 of Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition has been updated and revised to reflect recent information in wildlife nutrition. The text contains 16 chapters. The first six chapters after the introduction are concerned with fundamentals of energy, protein, water, minerals, vitamins and essential fatty acids in animal nutrition. These are followed by two chapters on the energy and protein requirements for maintenance, another on reproductive costs, and one on productive costs. Feed composition is discussed in Chapter 12. Gastrointestinal anatomy and function, digestion and nutrient metabolism, and food intake regulation are the subjects of Chapters 13- 15. The final three-page chapter concerns computer models of nutritional interaction. A reference section is included at the end of each chapter. There is a four-page index. The book contains numerous tables and a few black and white photographs. Figures are informative and easy to read and appear to have been especially prepared for the text. Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition is a very interesting and useful book. Dr. Robbins has presented interesting basic and unique information on the nutrition of a variety of animal species in his book, and for this reason alone it will be very interesting to all readers. He has, however, also attempted to integrate the information into comprehensive nutritional explanations and recommendations. This approach gives the reader a better understanding of the material than could be expected in many similar textbooks. Principles of nutrition are developed using examples and information mainly from non-domesticated species as diverse as mammals and birds. This provides an excellent overview of comparative nutrition, and the reader will have a more comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of nutrition than if only one or two species of domestic animals 0377-8401/96/$17.00
Published
by Elsevier Science B.V
368
Book Reviews
formed the basis for discussion. However, the comparative nutrition approach used in this book suffers from the disadvantage that less information is available on any particular species that the reader may be interested in. A better index would have done much to alleviate this problem. I was very impressed with Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition and would consider it a ‘must’ for those with an interest in wildlife nutrition. The text will be useful for university students in wildlife courses and programs, teachers of biology and wildlife management, zoo keepers, game ranchers, and veterinarians. Nutritionists working with traditional species would also benefit from this book, and the comparative information would add much to many courses in monogastric and ruminant nutrition. GARY W. MATI-IISON Department
of Agricultural,
Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5 Canada
PII SO377-8401(97)00021-7
The Toxicology of Aflatoxins: Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural Significance. The Toxicology
of Ajlatoxins:
Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural
Significance.
D.L. Eaton and J.D. Groopman (Editors), Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1994, 544 pp., hard cover, US$149.00, ISBN-12-228255-g. The editors point out that over the past 30 years, more than 8000 research articles on aflatoxins have been published, and that “knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, and epidemiology of aflatoxins is far greater than that for any other environmentally occurring chemical carcinogen. Indeed, it is possible to consider the studies of aflatoxin as a template for researching other environmental carcinogens. Toward this end, we have attempted to bring together as comprehensive a group of scientists as possible in assembling this book”. Key features of the book include the inclusion of the molecular mechanism of aflatoxin toxicity, and issues concerning analysis, regulation, economics and toxicology related to aflatoxin contamination. David Eaton is from the Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, and John Groopman is from the Department of Health Sciences, John Hopkins University, in the USA. The Toxicology of Aflatoxins: Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural Sign@ cance contains 23 chapters. Part 1 (10 chapters) deals with the experimental toxicology
of aflatoxins, and includes chapters on hepatotoxicity, biochemical mechanisms, biotransformations, pharmakinetics, nonhepatic disposition and the effects of aflatoxin B 1, carcinogenicity to nonmammalian organisms, role in DNA adducts in cancer, induction
ELSEVIER
Animal Feed Science Technology
68 (1996) 367-370
Book Reviews Wildlife
Feeding and Nutrition
Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition, C.T. Robbins. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, Second Edition, 352 pp., soft cover, US$59.95, ISBN O-12-589383-3. Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition is designed to provide the basic principles of nutrition in their application to the broader field of wildlife ecology. The book is part of a series of monographs and treatises on Animal Feeding and Nutrition which is edited by Tony Cunha. It is written from a broad comparative perspective, focussing on both wild mammals and birds. Charles Robbins, whose main research interests are the nutrition and ecology of ungulates and bears, developed the book from lectures in a wildlife nutrition course taught at Washington State University. Volume 2 of Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition has been updated and revised to reflect recent information in wildlife nutrition. The text contains 16 chapters. The first six chapters after the introduction are concerned with fundamentals of energy, protein, water, minerals, vitamins and essential fatty acids in animal nutrition. These are followed by two chapters on the energy and protein requirements for maintenance, another on reproductive costs, and one on productive costs. Feed composition is discussed in Chapter 12. Gastrointestinal anatomy and function, digestion and nutrient metabolism, and food intake regulation are the subjects of Chapters 13- 15. The final three-page chapter concerns computer models of nutritional interaction. A reference section is included at the end of each chapter. There is a four-page index. The book contains numerous tables and a few black and white photographs. Figures are informative and easy to read and appear to have been especially prepared for the text. Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition is a very interesting and useful book. Dr. Robbins has presented interesting basic and unique information on the nutrition of a variety of animal species in his book, and for this reason alone it will be very interesting to all readers. He has, however, also attempted to integrate the information into comprehensive nutritional explanations and recommendations. This approach gives the reader a better understanding of the material than could be expected in many similar textbooks. Principles of nutrition are developed using examples and information mainly from non-domesticated species as diverse as mammals and birds. This provides an excellent overview of comparative nutrition, and the reader will have a more comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of nutrition than if only one or two species of domestic animals 0377-8401/96/$17.00
Published
by Elsevier Science B.V
368
Book Reviews
formed the basis for discussion. However, the comparative nutrition approach used in this book suffers from the disadvantage that less information is available on any particular species that the reader may be interested in. A better index would have done much to alleviate this problem. I was very impressed with Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition and would consider it a ‘must’ for those with an interest in wildlife nutrition. The text will be useful for university students in wildlife courses and programs, teachers of biology and wildlife management, zoo keepers, game ranchers, and veterinarians. Nutritionists working with traditional species would also benefit from this book, and the comparative information would add much to many courses in monogastric and ruminant nutrition. GARY W. MATI-IISON Department
of Agricultural,
Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5 Canada
PII SO377-8401(97)00021-7
The Toxicology of Aflatoxins: Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural Significance. The Toxicology
of Ajlatoxins:
Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural
Significance.
D.L. Eaton and J.D. Groopman (Editors), Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1994, 544 pp., hard cover, US$149.00, ISBN-12-228255-g. The editors point out that over the past 30 years, more than 8000 research articles on aflatoxins have been published, and that “knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, and epidemiology of aflatoxins is far greater than that for any other environmentally occurring chemical carcinogen. Indeed, it is possible to consider the studies of aflatoxin as a template for researching other environmental carcinogens. Toward this end, we have attempted to bring together as comprehensive a group of scientists as possible in assembling this book”. Key features of the book include the inclusion of the molecular mechanism of aflatoxin toxicity, and issues concerning analysis, regulation, economics and toxicology related to aflatoxin contamination. David Eaton is from the Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, and John Groopman is from the Department of Health Sciences, John Hopkins University, in the USA. The Toxicology of Aflatoxins: Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural Sign@ cance contains 23 chapters. Part 1 (10 chapters) deals with the experimental toxicology
of aflatoxins, and includes chapters on hepatotoxicity, biochemical mechanisms, biotransformations, pharmakinetics, nonhepatic disposition and the effects of aflatoxin B 1, carcinogenicity to nonmammalian organisms, role in DNA adducts in cancer, induction