Quantitative Aspects of Ruminant Digestion and Metabolism

Author： Dijkstra J.; Forbes J.M.; France J.

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2005

E-ISBN: 9781845931452

P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780851998145

Subject： Q48 digestive physiology

Keyword： Animal Physiology Animal Husbandry Farm and Working Animals

Language： ENG

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Description

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. This is incorporated in this second edition through the addition of five completely new chapters. These cover; the gas production technique in feed evaluation; calorimetry; the relationship between pasture characteristics and animal performance; feed processing; and the integration of data in feed evaluation systems. Other chapters have been fully expanded and updated as appropriate and Dr Dijkstra has also been enrolled as the lead editor. This book brings together quantitative approaches used in the study of mechanisms of ruminant digestion and metabolism.

Chapter

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. Calorimetry

17. 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 Performance

27. Integration of Data in Feed Evaluation Systems

Index

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