Feeding in Domestic Vertebrates: From Structure to Behaviour

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
1 Introduction......Page 11
2 Feeding Structures in Birds......Page 24
3 Feeding Behaviour and Mechanisms in Domestic Birds......Page 43
4 Ontogeny of Feeding in Mammals......Page 60
5 Teeth, Jaws and Muscles in Mammalian Mastication......Page 71
6 Feeding and Welfare in Domestic Animals: A Darwinistic Framework......Page 94
7 Food Choice and Intake in Chickens......Page 118
8 Feed Restriction and Welfare in Domestic Birds......Page 130
9 Feeding Ostriches......Page 146
10 Feeding Behaviour in Pigs......Page 166
11 Feeding Behaviour in Rabbits......Page 189
12 Mastication and Feeding in Horses......Page 205
13 Foraging in Domestic Herbivores: Linking the Internal and External Milieux......Page 220
14 Feeding and Mastication Behaviour in Ruminants......Page 251
15 Food in 3D: How Ruminant Livestock Interact with Sown Sward Architecture at the Bite Scale......Page 273
16 Physiology and Models of Feeding Behaviour and Intake Regulation in Ruminants......Page 288
17 Adjustment of Feeding Choices and Intake by a Ruminant Foraging in Varied and Variable Environments: New Insights from Continuous Bite Monitoring......Page 312
18 Feeding Free-range Poultry and Pigs......Page 336
19 Conclusion and Perspectives......Page 359
F......Page 369
Y......Page 370