V. BELS

Aimed at advanced students and researchers, this volume reviews current knowledge about feeding in domestic vertebrates. Early chapters outline the feeding structures and mechanisms of mammals and birds. Subsequent chapters discuss feeding behavior in particular species, such as chickens, pigs, rabbits, horses, herbivores, ruminants, and even ostriches. Feeding issues relating to free-range poultry and pigs are also addressed. Editor Bels is affiliated with the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Distributed in the U.S. by Oxford U. Press. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)