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Quantitative aspects of ruminant digestion and metabolism / edited by J. Dijkstra, J.M. Forbes and J. France.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rumination (Digestion).
- Digestion.
- Metabolism.
- Ruminants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (746 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first edition of this book. Published in 1993, was very well received as providing a comprehensive review of the digestion and metabolism of ruminant animals. Since its publication, much new research has been conducted in the subject and knowledge has increased.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; DIGESTION; 2. Rate and Extent of Digestion; 3. Digesta Flow; 4. In Vitro and In Situ Techniques for Estimating Digestibility; 5. Particle Dynamics; 6. Volatile Fatty Acid Production; 7. Nitrogen Transactions in Ruminants; 8. Rumen Microorganisms and their Interactions; 9. Microbial Energetics; 10. Rumen Function; METABOLISM; 11. Glucose and Short-chain Fatty Acid Metabolism; 12. Metabolism of the Portal-drained Viscera and Liver; 13. Fat Metabolism and Turnover; 14. Protein Metabolism and Turnover; 15. Interactions between Protein and Energy Metabolism
- 16. Calorimetry17. Metabolic Regulation; 18. Mineral Metabolism; THE WHOLE ANIMAL; 19. Growth; 20. Pregnancy and Fetal Metabolism; 21. Lactation: Statistical and Genetic Aspects of Simulating Lactation Data from Individual Cows using a Dynamic, Mechanistic Model of Dairy Cow Metabolism; 22. Mathematical Modelling of Wool Growth at the Cellular and Whole Animal Level; 23. Voluntary Feed Intake and Diet Selection; 24. Feed Processing: Effects on Nutrient Degradation and Digestibility; 25. Animal Interactions with their Environment: Dairy Cows in Intensive Systems
- 26. Pasture Characteristics and Animal Performance27. Integration of Data in Feed Evaluation Systems; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-73571-6
- 9786610735716
- 1-84593-145-9
- OCLC:
- 228144272
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