The Roles of Amino Acid Chelates in Animal Nutrition

Introduction Section 1: Amino Acid Chelation

1. Minerals in Animal Health
2. Factors Which Affect the Intestinal Absorption of Minerals
3. Comparative Intestinal Absorption and Subsequent Metabolism of Metal Amino Acid Chelates and Inorganic Metal Salts
4. Increasing Intestinal Disaccharidase Activity in the Small Intestine with Amino Acid Chelates
5. Evaluation of the Nutritional Efficiency of Amino Acid Chelates
6. An Assessment of Long Term Feeding of Amino Acid Chelates Section 2: Cattle
7. The Use of Amino Acid Chelates to Enhance the Immune System
8. The Use of Amino Acid Chelates in Bovine Fertility and Embryonic Viability
9. The Role of Copper in Beef Cattle Fertility
10. The Use of Amino Acid Chelates in High Production Milk Cows
11. The Feeding of Amino Acid Chelate Supplements to Beef Calves Section 3: Swine
12. The Role of Iron Amino Acid Chelate in Pig Performance
13. The Effect of Iron Amino Acid Chelate on the Prevention of Anemia
14. The Effect of Amino Acid Chelated Iron in Pregnant and Lactating Sows
15. Improving Reproductive Performance with Iron Amino Acid Chelate
16. A Nutritional Approach to Maximizing Carcass Leanness Section 4: Poultry
17. The Effect of Amino Acid Chelates in Chick Mortality
18. The Dynamics of Feeding Amino Acid Chelates to Broilers
19. Growth Rates and Feed Conversion in Broiler Chicks Fed Amino Acid Chelates
20. The use of Amino Acid Chelates in Growing Turkeys
21. The Role of Amino Acid Chelates in Overcoming the Malabsorption Syndrome in Poultry
22. The Value of Amino Acid Chelates in Egg Production
23. The Role of Amino Acid Chelated Magnesium in Egg Production Section 5: Horses
24. The Effects of Amino Acid Chelates on Thoroughbred Mares
25. Copper-Responsive Epiphysitis and Tendon Contracture in a Foal Section 6: Fish
26. The Use of Amino Acid Chelates in Rainbow Trout Open-Formula Diets
27. The Use of Zinc Amino Acid Chelates in High Calcium and Phosphorous Diets of Rainbow Trout
28. The Effects of Iron Amino Acid Chelate in Culture Eels. Section 7: Summary and Conclusion
29. Summary and Conclusion Name Index Index

The latest research results on the roles of amino acid chelates in animal nutrition are covered in this book, with careful attention to scientific detail and accuracy. The book presents the work of 42 international contributors; and will interest nutritionists, veterinarians, and all those concerned with animal feeds and feeding programsùparticularly those supplying mineral supplements to the diet in a form which can be absorbed readily and digested properly.

Nutritionists, veterinarians, and all those concerned with animal feeds and feeding programs.