Resource Allocation Theory Applied to Farm Animal Production Rauw Hardback CABI

Resource Allocation Theory Applied to Farm Animal ProductionAuthor(s): Wendy Rauw\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: CABI Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: CABI Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781845933944, 978-1845933944\nSynopsis\nAccording to the Resource Allocation Theory, an individuals genetic potential can only be realized in an environment in which essential food resources are adequately supplied. This book describes resource allocation patterns in natural populations, the costs, preferences and trade-offs of maintenance, growth, reproduction and immune function, the consequences of selection for high production efficiency in livestock species, methods that can be used to quantify resource allocation patterns, and the application of resource allocation theory to improve animal production and wellbeing.