"Rabbits are valuable providers of meat in many parts of the world, due to the species' many advantages such as rapid growth rate and good reproductive performance. They also provide angora wool, are popular as companion animals, and are used in laboratory testing. Bringing together international expertise in rabbit production, topics covered in this fully updated volume include digestive physiology, feed formulation and product quality, as well as feeding strategies, feed processing, feed management around weaning and the relationship between nutrition and intestinal health. Brand new to this edition, the chapters discuss: the development of immune response and the role of intestinal microbiota; new dietary sources and additives, and their influence on carcass and meat quality; feeding behaviour in pasture and organic feeding. A valuable resource for researchers and students of animal nutrition and production, this book provides a comprehensive, research-based review of nutrition for these important animals"--

Rabbit Nutrition and Nutritional Healing (Third Edition, revised)provides rabbit owners with a resource in which they can find information on rabbit diet presented in simplified technical language and then summarized in terms a layperson can understand. This revised third edition contains pieces on adaptogens, feeding orphaned rabbit kits, diets for young rabbits, older rabbits, and community rabbits as well as new information on diet and disease and articles by Kathy Smith and Debby Widolf. Other topics include: how to select hay and commercial feeds, vitamins, minerals, mycotoxins, phytochemicals, rabbit-safe and rabbit-toxic plants, and diet and digestive disorders. Illustrated by Evonne Vey.

Rabbit Nutrition and Nutritional Healing provides rabbit owners with a resource in which they can find data on rabbit diet presented in simplified technical language and then summarized in terms a layperson can understand. This third edition contains new pieces on feeding orphaned rabbit kits, young rabbits, older rabbits, and community rabbits, as well as new information on diet and disease and new contributions by Kathy Smith and Debby Widolf. Other topics covered in the book include: how to select hay and commercial feeds, mycotoxins, phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, rabbit-safe garden plants, rabbit-toxic plants, diet and digestive disorders, and signs of nutritional deficiencies. Illustrated by Evonne Vey.

Bringing together international expertise in rabbit production, topics covered in this fully updated volume include digestive physiology, feed formulation and product quality, as well as feeding strategies, feed processing, feed management around weaning and the relationship between nutrition and intestinal health. Brand new to this edition, the chapters also discuss the development of immune response and the role of intestinal microbiota, new dietary sources and additives, and feeding behaviour in pasture and organic feeding. A valuable resource for researchers and students of animal nutrition and production, this book provides a comprehensive, research-based review of nutrition for these important animals.

Rabbit production systems are important providers of meat in many parts of the world due to the species' many advantages: rapid growth rate, good reproductive performance, adaptability and ability to thrive on high fibre raw materials. They also provide angora wool, and are popular as companion animals. Bringing together international expertise in rabbit production, topics covered in this authoritative volume include digestive physiology, feed formulation and product quality as well as new contributions on innovative feeding strategies, new methods for feed processing, feed management around weaning and the relationship between nutrition and intestinal health. This book is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners and students of animal nutrition and production

During the past few years, considerable reseach has been undertaken on rabbit nutrition. Rabbit producers, feed manufacturers, animal nutritionists, and others interested in rabbit production will find this book to be the new authority. Comprehensive and up-to-date, the book evaluates new information on such topics as protein digestion and requirements, nutrition/disease interrelationships, feeding behavior, and nutrional factors involved in enteritis.

Rabbit Nutrition and Nutritional Healing provides rabbit owners with a resource in which they can find data on rabbit diet summarized and presented in terms the layperson can understand. Information on each nutrient is provided, as well as recommendations on the amounts that are needed. Easy-to-read tables listing the nutritional content of many rabbit-safe foods are included and a detailed index makes searching for specific information fast and simple.