Ebook: Nutrition and disease management for veterinary technicians and nurses

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Companion Website; Part 1 Basics of Nutrition; Chapter 1 Nutrients and Energy; Introduction; Nutrients; Measures of Energy; Gross Energy; Digestible Energy; Feeding Trials; Calculation Method; Energy Density; References; Chapter 2 Water; Introduction; Water Quality; Water Loss; Water Gains; Voluntary Oral Intake; References; Chapter 3 Carbohydrates; Introduction; Monosaccharides; Disaccharides; Oligosaccharides; Polysaccharides; Carbohydrate Types; Carbohydrate Functions; Cats and Carbohydrates; References.;Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, Second Edition offers a thorough update and significant expansion of this easy-to-use introduction to veterinary nutrition and diet, with broader species coverage, a new section on nutritional management of disease, and many new chapters. Provides a complete reference to veterinary nutrition, from the fundamentals to feeding companion animals of any age and health status Adds information on nutrition in birds, small mammals, and horses to the existing dog and cat coverage Presents a new section on managing disease t.