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Animal nutrition is the science of the dietary nutrient needs of animals, particularly those in agriculture and food production. It studies how macronutrients, micronutrients, fiber and water support growth, health and productive function, underpinning feed formulation and ration design across livestock species. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Animal nutrition is the science that studies the dietary nutrient needs of animals, primarily those in agriculture and food production. 1
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Animal nutrition focuses on the dietary nutrients needs of animals, primarily those in agriculture and food production, but also in zoos, aquariums, and wildlife management.
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Eric Underwood - Wikipedia
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Eric John Underwood AO, CBE (7 September 1905-19 August 1980) was an Australian scientist who pioneered research into sheep nutrition and wool production.
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Sir Kenneth Lyon Blaxter FRS PRSE FIBiol (19 June 1919-18 April 1991) was an English animal nutritionist.
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He had an expert knowledge of the nutritional values of hay, straw and silage under different conditions.
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