THE NUTRITION OF FARM ANIMALS

By CHARLOTTE GARCIA

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO WELFARE AND NUTRITION HUNGER ASSOCIATED WITH RESTRICTED FEEDING SYSTEMS 1 STARVATION OF RUMINANT LIVESTOCK 2 THE USE OF FEEDING BEHAVIOUR IN THE ASSESSMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE 5 WELFARE IS AFFECTED BY NUTRITION THROUGH HEALTH, ESPECIALLY IMMUNE FUNCTION AND IN?AMMATION 8 ASSESSING FARM ANIMAL WELFARE FROM A NUTRITIONAL PERSPECTIVE 1 1 INTEGRATING NUTRITION AND ANIMAL WELFARE IN EXTENSIVE SYSTEMS 1 3 FEEDING CATTLE FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE IN MODERN FARMING ENTERPRISES 1 6 WATER AND THE WELFARE OF FARM ANIMALS 1 7 10 PROVIDING FEED TO LIVESTOCK DURING EMERGENCIES 1 9 ANIMAL WELFARE, NUTRITION, AND ECONOMICS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 2 2