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This is an extensively revised second edition of N. W. Pirie's much acclaimed earlier work, Leaf Protein and Other Aspects of Fodder Fractionation. The fibrous character and flavour of many leaf crops impede their use as green vegetables, and feeding them directly to animals is relatively inefficient.

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Introduction; List of abbreviations; 1. Historical and anatomical background; 2. Prelude to production; 3. Choice of crops and yields of extractable protein from them; 4. Separation, purification, composition and fractionation; 5. Preservation, storage and modification; 6. Digestibility in vitro and nutritive value in animals; 7. Human trials and experiments; 8. The value of the extracted fibre and the 'whey'; 9. The role of fodder fractionation in practice; Appendix: Hilaire Marin Rouelle (1718–79); References; Author index; Subject index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 1/21/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521054027, 978-0521054027
      ISBN10: 0521054028
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is an extensively revised second edition of N. W. Pirie's much acclaimed earlier work, Leaf Protein and Other Aspects of Fodder Fractionation. The fibrous character and flavour of many leaf crops impede their use as green vegetables, and feeding them directly to animals is relatively inefficient.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; List of abbreviations; 1. Historical and anatomical background; 2. Prelude to production; 3. Choice of crops and yields of extractable protein from them; 4. Separation, purification, composition and fractionation; 5. Preservation, storage and modification; 6. Digestibility in vitro and nutritive value in animals; 7. Human trials and experiments; 8. The value of the extracted fibre and the 'whey'; 9. The role of fodder fractionation in practice; Appendix: Hilaire Marin Rouelle (1718–79); References; Author index; Subject index.

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