Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition, Second Edition (Animal Feeding and Nutrition) [Paperback]

Charles T. Robbins (Author), Tony J. Cunha (Series Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0125893833 | ISBN-13: 978-0125893831 | Edition: 2

Research of the past ten years has made it increasingly clear that domestic animals and wild animals differ in their nutritional requirements. Nutritional management, beneficial to domestic animals, may actually be life-threatening to wild ones. This new edition of Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent insights, especially with regard to wildlife nutrition essential to successful management either in the wild or in captivity.
Zoological garden and laboratory personnel, wildlife biologists, ecologists, animal nutritionists, and veterinarians will benefit from this new edition.

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Reviews of the First Edition:
"Should be required reading for all undergraduates and graduate students in biology, zoology or animal science."
--QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY
"It will serve as a bench mark in the field of wildlife nutrition and as a valuable reference in the years to come."
--JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (May 24, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125893833
• ISBN-13: 978-0125893831
• Product Dimensions: 14 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,304,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference, June 26, 2000

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This review is from: Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition, Second Edition (Animal Feeding and Nutrition) (Paperback)

Robbins' "Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition" is an excellent synthesis of ecological physiology as typically practiced by wildlife management professionals. As suggested by the title, the emphasis is on forage, nutrient requirements, energy demands, and production.

Robbins tackles the subject from a physiological, rather than strictly ecological, standpoint. Not surprisingly, ungulates (both wild and domestic) provide most of the resources, although Robbins takes pains to make his discussions as general as possible.

"Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition" is positively packed with literature, charts, figures, tables, and even a few photographs.

This is not a how-to manual for veterinarians and zookeepers, but instead a synthesis of physiological concepts.

All together, a well-written reference. I'm looking forward to the third edition -William Adair, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University