How Long to Read Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed

How Long Does it Take to Read Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed by Kristin Hales

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on crops as livestock feed. The first chapter reviews the impact of feeding ruminants cereal grains on animal physiology and health. The chapter explores the use of starch-containing cereal grains as a feedstuff to improve animal efficiency and performance, as well as to reduce the environmental footprint of ruminant animal production. The second chapter discusses key environmental trade-offs in the use of crops as livestock feed. It reviews key elements in trade-off analysis and explores opportunities for making better use of existing feed resources and producing more feed biomass of higher fodder quality. The third chapter reviews ways of optimising the use of barley for animal feed, from production and breeding through to the application of new technologies such as near infrared spectroscopy and molecular markers. The fourth chapter reviews the use of sorghum as an important source of fodder and forage. It reviews the different types of sorghum used for forage and other applications, and then provides a detailed discussion of the use of forage sorghum as feed for ruminants. The final chapter discusses the use of soybean meal (SBM) as an animal feed. It assesses the nutritional content of SBM, as well dealing with its anti-nutritive compounds in optimising its use. What is an Instant Insight? An Instant Insight gives you immediate access to key research on a topic, allowing you to get right to the heart of a subject in an instant and empowering you to contribute to sustainable agriculture.

How long is Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed?

Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed by Kristin Hales is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed aloud.

What Reading Level is Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed?

Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed?

Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed by Kristin Hales is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed by Kristin Hales on Amazon click the button below.