Optimum Vitamin Nutrition for More Sustainable Swine Farming

by López-Bote, Clemente; Oviedo-Rondon, Edgar; Litta, Gilberto; Hernández, José-María

• ISBN13: 9781789182477
• ISBN10: 1789182476
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-11-30
• Publisher: 5m Books

Summary

Food production, particularly animal protein production, is changing. While productivity, efficiency and food quality continue to be of vital importance, there is increasing pressure on producers to prioritize sustainability and animal health and welfare as well minimize food waste. Optimizing vitamin nutrition can help make animal production more sustainable by optimizing animal health and welfare and animal performance and food quality, while reducing food waste. Optimum Vitamin Nutrition for More Sustainable Swine Farming contains concise, up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for swine. This book, which follows the authoritative Optimum Vitamin Nutrition in the Production of Quality Animal Foods (5m Books, 2013), is a reference for research and extension specialists who need the most current, research-based information on vitamins in swine. This book is part of a series covering Optimum Vitamin Nutrition in poultry, ruminants and aquaculture.

Author Biography

Clemente Ló pez-Bote is Professor at the Department of Animal Production of the Complutense University of Madrid. Edgar Oviedo-Rondon is Professor of Broiler Nutrition and Management at North Carolina State University. Gilberto Litta is Global Science Lead Vitamins at DSM Nutritional Products. José -Marí a Herná ndez is Global Marketing Manager Vitamins at DSM.

Table of Contents

1 Contribution of vitamin nutrition to a more sustainable farming 2 A brief history of vitamins 3 Introduction to vitamins 4 Vitamin description 5 Optimum vitamin nutrition for swine