Energy Metabolism in Animals and Man

Introduction; general principles; components of the energy budget - metabolisable energy; components of the energy budget - heat production; components of the energy budget - energy retention; intermediary metabolism and energy exchanges; energy exchanges by radiation, convection, conduction and evaporation; the minimal metabolism; muscular work; metabolic effects of the physical environment; reproduction and growth; the utilization of the energy of food; the application of studies of the energy exchange.