Amazon.com description: Product Description: The most comprehensive review of the topic ever published, written by world authorities in the field, this book presents a summary and appraisal of world literature on processed and unprocessed straw and other fibrous by-products as animal feed. It has been written to help reduce repetition of expensive research and facilitate the much-needed practical application of existing knowledge. Covering both basic and applied research, it assembles and assesses the available information and discusses such topics as: quantities produced; handling and storing; chemistry and anatomy; methods for improving nutritive value; digestion, metabolism and supplementation in ruminants; feeding straws etc., to different livestock; laboratory evaluation methods; and economics of straw feeding. It will be a valuable reference for researchers, teachers, students, advisers, farmers, commercial organisations, planners and administrators in developing as well as developed countries.