Reviews for Applied Animal Nutrition: Feeds and Feeding

The average rating for Applied Animal Nutrition: Feeds and Feeding based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-10-21 00:00:00 Nick Castruita This is not a book to mow through in an afternoon or an evening. I'm sure you could (especially if you were trapped on a plane) but I got a lot more out of this book when I slowed down and started taking breaks to ponder and reflect in between each story. Conniff has written for all sorts of cool places including National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Outside. In this book, he features a range of stunningly interesting fauna and ideas. He seems to have consciously steered clear of the obvious animals (lions, elephants, wolves, cetaceans, and charismatic birds) in favor of their lesser known brethren: wild dogs, spiders, lemurs, horseshoe crabs, hummingbirds, cheetahs, ants, termites, jellies, piranhas, leopards, and all sorts of primates including yetis. (OK, so a few were fairly charismatic and well-known.) He has a wonderful, wry way with words and a lovely, lucid writing style. I highly recommend this book, as one full of stories to savor.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-12 00:00:00 Video Producer Some of the essays I've enjoyed quite a lot but I tend to get fidgety when too much technical information is included, with the exception of the chapter on termites! I would enjoy reading essays here and there much more than reading the collection straight through. Some of the writing is in the same humorous vein as Mary Roach, the author of Stiff, Spook and Bonk. I had hoped that more of the essays would stress the high danger aspect that seems to be promised by the subtitle but with a few exceptions, it didn't feel like truth in advertising to me.