Domestication of vertebrates is based on the understanding of the needs of animals in their natural environment. Thus the success of this domestication throughout human history is largely dependant of the knowledge of the animal feeding behaviour. The aim of this volume is to provide advanced students and researchers with a review of current knowledge of feeding in domestic mammals and birds. The book also presents chapters on feeding behaviour in particular species; the scope is wide, covering not only ruminants, poultry and pigs, but also more specifically horses, rabbits and ostrich. Contributors include leading research workers from Europe, USA, Australia and South Africa.
Introduction, V Bels, Museum Nationale Histoire Naturelle, France
Feeding Structures in Birds, S W S Gussekloo, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Feeding behaviour and mechanism in domestic birds, V Bels and S Baussart, Centre pour l'Agronomie et l'Agro-industrie de la Province de Hainart (CARAH), Belgium
Ontogeny of feeding in mammals, R Z German, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA, A W Crompton, Harvard University, USA and A J Thexton, King's College London, UK
Teeth, jaws and muscles in mammalian mastication, T E Popowics and S W Herring, University of Washington, USA
Feeding and welfare of domestic animals: A Darwinistic framework, P Koene, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Food choice and intake in chickens, J M Forbes, University of Leeds, UK
Feed restriction and welfare in domestic birds, C de Jong, Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen UR, The Netherlands and B Jones, Roslin Institute, UK
Feeding ostriches, T S Brand, Department of Agriculture, Western Cape, South Africa and R M Gous, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Feeding Behaviour of Pigs, B Lindstrøm Nielsen, K Thodberg, L Dybkj尠and E-M Vestergaard, Research Centre Foulum, Denmark
Feeding behaviour in rabbits, T Gidenne, INRA, France and F Lebas, Cuniculture, France
Mastication and Feeding by Horses, K A Houpt, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA
Foraging in Domestic Herbivores: Linking the Internal and External Milieu, F D Provenza and J J Villalba, Utah State University, USA
Feeding and mastication behaviour in ruminants, R Baumont, M Doreau, S Ingrand, and I Veissier, INRA - Unite de Recherches sur les Herbivores, France
Food in 3D: How ruminant livestock interact with sown sward architecture at the bite scale, I J Gordon, CSIRO - Davies Laboratory, Australia and M Benvenutti, INTA EEA Cerro Azul, Argentina
Physiology and Models of Feeding Behaviour and Intake Regulation in Ruminants, W Pittroff, University of California, USA and P Soca, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
Adjustment of feeding choices and intake by a ruminant foraging in varied and variable environments: new insights from continuous bite monitoring, C Agreil, M Meuret, INRA - Unite d'Ecodeveloppement, France and H Fritz, CNRS - Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chize, France
Feeding Free-range Poultry and Pigs, P C Glatz, Z H Miao, Australian Research and Development Institute, Australia and Y J Ru, Danisco Animal Nutrition, Singapore
Conclusion and perpectives, M Forbes