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	Manual of Companion Animal Nutrition & Feeding by Noel C. Kelly & Josephine M. Wills published 1996 by British Small Animal Veterinary Association ISBN 0-905214-34X, 280 pp. Contents include:Basic Principles, Feeding Healthy Animals - Dog and Cat, Clinical Nutrition - Dog and Cat, Small Pets and Exotics, Order the Book Manual of Companion Animal Nutrition & Feeding
	Small Animal Clinical Nutrition by Lon D. Lewis & Mark L. Morris, Jr. published 1983 (1st edition) by Mark Morris Associates, Topeka, Kansas ISBN ?, Contents include: Nutrition, Pet Foods, Feeding Dogs, Feeding Cats, Anorexia, Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic and Hepatic Diseases, Renal Failure, Feline Urolithiasis, Canine Urolithiasis, Heart Failure, Index of Dietary Management. Appendix Tables: Diet Types, Prepared Dietary Foods, Recipes for Homemade Dietary Foods, Nutrient Content of Human Foods Order the Book
	Canine and Feline Nutrition - A Resource for Companion Animal Professionals by Linda P. Case, Daniel P. Carey, Diane A. Hirakawa published 1995 by Mosby-Year Book Inc.,St Louis, Missouri ISBN 0-8151-1536-9, 455 pp. Contents include: Basic of Nutrition (Energy, Carbohydrates, Protein & Amino Acids, Vitamins, Minerals, Digestion & Absorption), Nutrient Requirements of Dogs & Cats, Pet Foods, Feeding Management Throughout the Life Cycle, Feeding Practices: Problems, Fads, and Fallacies, Nutritionally Responsive Disorders and much more. Extensive Reference sources. Order the book
.	Nutrient Requirements of Cats, Revised Edition, 1986 by National Research Council published 1986 by National Research Concil ISBN ?, 75 pp. Contents include: Introduction, NutrientRequirements (Energy, Carbohydrates, Fat, Protein, Minerals, Effect of Acid-Base Balance on Nutrient Requirements, Vitamins), Water, Formulated Diets for Cats, Other Food Constituents, Composition of Feeds, Tables (Fat, Fatty Acid and ME Composition of Feed Ingredients, Taurine Content of Selected Foods, Composition of some common Cat Feeds excl. Minerals & Amino Acids, Mineral Composition of Some common Cat Feeds and more), Large Reference list. This book is unfortunately out of print! But you can always try your luck with for a used copy!
	Nutrition & Management of Dogs & Cats by Ralston Purina Company published 1989 by Ralston Purina Company Contents include: Nutrition (Water, Energy, Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats, Fiber, Minerals, Vitamins), Feeding during different life stages of dogs and cats, Supplementation, Generic Pet Foods, Therapeutic Nutrition, Nutrition and Disease, Clinical Aspects of Obesity, Nutritional Anemias, Nutritional Aspects of Dermatology, Food Induced Allergy, New Concepts of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, Coprophagy, Development of a Pet Food, Understanding Pet Food Labels, Comparing Pet Foods, Government Regulations, Management of Kennels and Catteries, Neonatal Problems of Puppies and Kittens, Behavior Problems in Cats & Dogs
	Bioavailability of Nutrients for Animals - Amino Acids, Minerals & Vitamins by Clarence B. Ammerman, David H. Baker, Austin J. Lewis published 1995 by Academic Press ISBN 012-056250-2, 441 pp. Contents include: Statistical Evaluation of Bioavailability Assays, Amino Acid Bioavailability, Methods for Estimation of Mineral Bioavailability, Macro/Micro Mineral Bioavailability, Vitamin Bioavailability. Extensive Reference list to each chapter. Order this book
	Mineral Nutrition of Animals - Studies in the Agricultural and Food Science by V.I. Georgievskii, B.N. Annenkov, V.T. Samokhin published 1982 by Butterworths & Co. Ltd ISBN 0-408-10770-7, 475 pp. Contents include: The Biological Function and Metabolism of Minerals in the Body, General Information on Minerals, Biogeochemical Regions, Mineral Composition of Feeds, Mineral Composition of Bodies and Tissues of Animals, Water Metabolism and the Animal's Requirement, The Physiological Role of Macro- & Microelements, Mineral Metabolism in the digestive Tract, Kinetics of Mineral Metabolism in Blood, Organs & Tissues, Mineral Feeding of Various Species of Farm Animals (Cattle, Sheep, Pigs & Poultry). Reference list within each chapter. Order this book
	Vitamins in Animal Nutrition Comparative Aspects to Human Nutrition by Lee Russell Mc Dowell published 1989 by Academic Press ISBN 0-12-483372-1,486 pp. Contents include: Definition and Classification of Vitamins, their nomenclature, requirements, occurence and history. Each vitamin is fully described by its chemical structure and properties, analytical procedures, metabolism, functions, requirements, natural source, deficiency signs. Also some vitamin-like substances like Inositol, Carnitine, PABA, Falvonoids, Coenzyme Q, Lipoic Acid etc. are described. Order this book
	Minerals in Animal and Human Nutrition by Lee Russell Mc Dowell published 1992 by Academic Press ISBN 0-12-483369-1, 524 pp. Contents include: Definition and Classification of Minerals, their History, chemical properties and distribution, metabolism, physiological functions, requirements, natural sources, deficiency signs, toxicity. Appendix: Mineral Requirements for ruminants, horses, monogastric species, and humans. Mineral composition of important feeds. Chemical element symbols, atomic numbers, atomic weights. Common conversion factors. Molar conversion factors. Metric weights and measures with customary equivalents. Order this book
.	Vitamin & Mineral Supplementation For Dogs & Cats A Monograph on Micronutrients by David S. Kronfeld published 1989 by Veterinary Practice Publishing Company ISBN ?, 127 pp. Contents include: The Elements of Nutrition, The Nature of Carnivores (Taxonomy, Evolution, Nurture versus Nature), Requirements for Food Energy and Nutrients (The central Position of Requirements, the Balanced Diet, Minimal and Maximal Requirements, The Weight and Energy Bases, Evolution of Nutritional Standards, National Numbers for Dogs and Cats, Optimal Ranges of Nutrients), Bioavailabilities of Nutrients (A Problem and its Solution, Rival Concepts of Availability, Digestibility, Factors Affecting Digestibility, digestibility and the Stool etc.), The Need of Foods for Micronutrient Supplementation (deficiencies in Staples, Interaction induced Deficiencies, Losses During Processing and Storage), The Needs of Animals for Micronutrient Supplementation, Naturally Occurring Malnutrition - Vitamins, Naturally Occurring Malnutrition - Trace Elements, Tentative Optimal Ranges of Vitamins, Tentative Optimal Ranges of Trace Minerals. The Future. References. Order this book
	The Collins Guide to Dog Nutrition by Donald R. Collins, DVM published 1977 (4th printing) by Howell Book House Inc. ISBN 0-87605-418-1, 336 pp. Contents include: Why a dog is fed, What a Dog is fed, How a Dog is fed, Feeding Programs, Fact & Fancy, Formulating a Homemade Diet, Common Household Items That Can be used for formulating Diets, Definitions of Official Terms, Chemical Content of Some Ingredients of Commercial Dog Foods. This book is unfortunately out of print! But you can always try your luck with for a used copy!
	Nutrition of the Dog and Cat Waltham Symposium 7 by I.H. Burger and J.P.W. Rivers published 1989 by Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-33019-X, 417 pp. Contents include: Why dogs & cats? The current consensus in dog and cat nutrition, Optimal ranges of actual nutrients, Comparative aspects of nutrition & metabolism of dogs & cats, Bodyweight changes and energy intakes of cats during gestation and lactation, Nutrition, anaerobic and aerobic exercise and stress, Feeding behaviour of the cat, Protein in the nutrition of dogs and cats, Tryptophan metabolism in the cat, Is carbohydrate essential for pregnancy and lactation in dogs? The effects of carbohydrate-free diets containing different levels of protein on reproduction in the bitch, The use of different sources of raw and heated starch in the ration of weaned kittens, Pathogenesis of lactose-induced diarrhoea and its prevention by enzymatic splitting of lactose, Salt intake, animal health and hypertension: should sleeping dogs lie, Calcium metabolism and skeletal development in dogs, Factors determining the essential fatty acid requirements of the cat and more. This book is unfortunately out of print! But you can always try your luck with for a used copy!
.	Recent Advances in Canine and Feline Nutrition Research: Proceedings of the 1996 Iams International Nutrition Symposium edited by D.P. Carey, S.A. Norton, S.M. Bolser published 1996 by Orange Frazer Press, Ohio ISBN 1-882203-09-7,284 pp. Contents include: Gastrointestinal Health (like physiological response to Short Chain Fatty Acid Production in the Intestine, Applications of Fructooligosaccharides in Human Foods, Effects of Dietary FOS Supplementation on Canine Small Intestinal Bacterial Populations). Neonatal and Reproductive Health (like lactation in the Dog and Cat, The Role of Growth Factors in Canine and Feline Milk). Renal Health (like dietary Protein and the Kidney, Prevention of acute renal Failure: The Effects of Dietary Protein Conditioning on Gentamicin-induced Nephrotoxicosis in Dogs, Fatty Acid Supplementation and Chronic Renal Disease). Nutrition of the Physically Stressed Dog.Skin & Hair Coat. Feeding the Cancer Patient. Order this book at Barnes&Noble
.	Recent Advances in Canine and Feline Nutrition, Volume II 1998 Iams Nutrition Symposium Proceedings edited by Gregory A. Reinhart, PhD & Daniel P. Carey, DVM published 1998 by Orange Frazer Press, Ohio ISBN 1-882203-21-6, 564 pp. Contents include: Growth and Development (dogs); Diabetes Management; Obesity (like Implications of Nutrition on Feline Hepatic Fatty Acid Metabolism, Safe Weight Loss in Cats, Dietary Modification of Feline Obesity with a low fat, low fiber diet). Neonatal Health (The Influence of Age on the Immune System, Nutrition of the Neonatal Canine and Feline). Physical Stress Nutrition (Exercise and Oxidant Stress). Geriatric Nutrition (like Age-related Changes in Physiological Function in the Dog and Cat: Nutritional Influences). Renal Health (like Influences of Dietary Fatty Acids on Intrarenal Hypertension, Influence of Protein and Energy in Cats with Renal Failure, Clinical Experience with Canine Renal Patients Fed a Diet containing a Fermentable Fiber Blend). Gastrointestinal Health (Fermentable Fiber and the Gastrointestinal Tract Ecosystem, Characterization of the Intestinal Flora of the Cat and its Potential for Modification). Immunology (like Interaction between Nutrition and Immune Response: Implication for Canine and Feline Health). Order this book at Barnes&Noble
	Ern�hrung des Hundes - Grundlagen, F�tterung, Di�tetik (german) by Helmut Meyer & J�rgen Zentek published 1998 (3rd edition) by Parey Buchverlag Berlin ISBN 3-8263-8423-7, 314 pp. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Einf�hrung, Der Hund in Zahlen, Nahrungsaufnahme und Verdauung, Energie und N�hrstoffe - Stoffwechsel und Bedarf, Futtermittelkunde, Praktische F�tterung, Ern�hrungsbedingte St�rungen oder Erkrankungen, Di�tetik. Diverse Tabellen und Literaturverzeichnis. Order this book
	Di�tmanagement bei Hund und Katze (german) by Christine Iben published 1996 by Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart ISBN 3-334-60903-0, 155 pp. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Abstammung und Fressgewohnheiten von Hund und Katze, N�hrstoffbedarf, Ern�hrung des gesunden Hundes und der gesunden Katze, Ern�hrung des kranken Hundes und der kranken Katze, Postoperative Ern�hrung, Literatur, Rezepturen und Di�ten Order this book
	Ern�hrung von Hund und Katze (german) by Casey, Carey, Hirakawa published 1997 by Schattauer Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart ISBN 3-7945-1761-X, 372 pp. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Grundlagen der Ern�hrung, Verdauung und Absorption, N�hrstoffbedarf von Hunden und Katzen, N�hrstoffgehalt im Heimtierfutter, Futtermitteltypen, F�tterung in den verschiedenen Lebensstadien, F�tterungspraktiken: Probleme, Modetrends und Missverst�ndnisse, Ueberern�hrung und Futtermittelerg�nzung, Vitaminosen, Fehlerhafte F�tterungspraktiken und Missverst�ndnisse, Erblich bedingte Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Diabetes mellitus, Erkrankung der unteren Harnwege der Katze, Dermatosen und F�tterung, Chronische Nierenerkrankung, die hepatische Lipidose der Katze, zahlreiche Tabellen Order this book
.	Ern�hrung und Di�tetik von Hund und Katze by E.-G. Gr�nbaum published 1982 by VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag ISBN 0-533-552-5, 286 pp. Inhalt: Allgemeine Grundlagen der Ern�hrung von Hund und Katze, Die praktische Ern�hrung von Hund und Katze. Tabellenanhang, Literatur und Sachregister.
.	Untersuchungen zum Proteinbedarf adulter Katzen Inaugural-Dissertation von Anje Dekeyzer Hannover 1997 Institut f�r Tierern�hrung der Tier�rztlichen Hochschule Hannover, 173 Seiten Inhalt: Ern�hrungsphysiologische Besonderheiten der Katze: Proteinbedarf, Aminos�urenbedarf, Erkrankungen als Folge einer Fehlversorgung mit Protein oder Aminos�uren. Einsatz proteinmodifizierter Di�ten bei Katzen. Material, Methode und Ergebnisse der eigenen Untersuchungen werden beschrieben. Diskussion: Beobachtungen zur renalen und f�kalen Stickstoffausscheidung sowie zur Stickstoffretention, Einflussfaktoren auf die N-Retention, Verdaulichkeit des Rohproteins und Effekte auf Parameter mikrobieller Aktivit�t in den F�zes, Effekte der F�tterung auf Blutparameter, Proteinversorgung und Wasser- bzw. Mineralstoffhaushalt, Schlussfolgerungen. Literaturverzeichnis. Tabellenanhang. English Summary.
	Was Deiner Katze schmeckt (german) by Dr.med.vet. Britta Dobenecker & Dr.med.vet. Claudia Thielen published 1998 by Naturbuch Verlag, Augsburg ISBN 3-89440-236-9, 96 pp. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Die Verdauung der Katze, Bedeutung der wichtigsten N�hrstoffe, Fertigfutter oder Selberkochen, Wie benutze ich die Rezeptsammlung, F�tterung der erwachsenen Katze, F�tterung tragender und s�ugender Katzen, F�tterung der jungen Katze, F�tterung der alten Katze, F�tterung bei Problemf�llen, Rezepte, Futtermittel-Glossar Order this book
	Richtige Katzenern�hrung (german) by Harald Wenzel published 1997 by Falken Verlag, Niedernhausen ISBN 3-8068-1869-X, 95 pp. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Von der Wildkatze zur Hauskatze, Der Weg der Nahrung, Nahrungsenergie, N�hrstoffe, Kleine Futtermittelkunde, F�tterungspraxis, Die Ern�hrung in besonderen Lebensabschnitten, Was tun im Problemfall?, N�hrwerttabelle, Literaturhinweise Order this book