Customer Reviews

New version of an old friend - By: , 17 Jun 2003
Few students of animal nutritionin the United Kingdom are likely to escape an encounter with this book. Nowin its sixth edition it is a superb introduction to the subject for first & second year undergraduates reading animal science, agriculture & related subjects at university. I dare say that it will also be of use to farmers & others who are at the sharp end of animal feeding & wish to get a greater understanding of the underpinning issues. Minor gripes include that it is a little simplisticin places; I did feel that some subjects could have been dealt with more fully without increasing the length of the book too greatly. In addition, as with the last version of the book, the feeds nutrient composition tables at the back of the book still have some values missing; I cannot believe that it is that difficult to get these tables to a state of completion. Finally, the feeding standards for dairy cattle have recently been revamped, but these changes have come too late to be includedin this version. These comments notwithstanding, I used an earlier version of this bookin my own undergraduate studies, & it is the only book that I recommend to my own students of animal nutrition.