Principles of Animal Nutrition

Animal nutrition is a crucial aspect thataffects not only the health of the animals butalso human health and the environment.Recently there has been an increasedawareness and concern about animal healthdue to the rising incidence of chronic noncommunicablediseases linked to thenutritional quality of food. Moreover withthe growing concern about climate changeanimal nutrition has gained additional importance as it can contributeto reducing the environmental impact of animal production.This book explores the most important effects and possibilities of animalnutrition including improving animal health enhancing the nutritionalvalue of animal products for human consumption and reducing theenvironmental impact of animal production. It also examines the role ofenzymes in animal nutrition and food production providing useful insightsfor researchers students and professionals in the field of veterinary sciencesanimal husbandry zoology and biochemistry.