Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition
Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition provides current, clinically relevant nutritional advice intended for use in daily canine and feline practice. Highly practical, the book emphasizes solutions for integrating nutrition into clinical practice, with introductory chapters covering the foundation and science behind the recommendations and extensive references for further reading. Written by a group of leading veterinary nutritionists, Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition is a valuable resource on the basic principles of animal nutrition and feeding practices in healthy or diseased dogs and cats.
The book begins with an overview of basic nutrition, energy requirements, and the basics of product guides, pet foods, home-prepared diets and dietary supplements. Subsequent chapters delve into feeding the healthy dog and cat, nutrition for weight management, and nutritional principles for a variety of diseases, with the final chapters covering enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Autor: Andrea J. Fascetti, Sean J. Delaney
| Nakladatel | Wiley-Blackwell |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9780813806570 |
| Vydání | 2012 |
| Vazba | pevná |
| Počet stran | 388 |
• Includes strategies for using nutrition in the clinic, in addition to a thorough grounding in the principles of veterinary nutrition.
• Covers basic background information such as energy requirements and pet food choices as well as clinically oriented topics like weight management and nutritional management of disease.
• Helps veterinary practitioners of all experience levels to confidently and competently make nutritional recommendations.
Readership: general and specialty veterinarians; veterinary students.