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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784629703321

Titolo

Farm animal metabolism and nutrition / / edited by J.P.F. D'Mello

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI, , 2000

ISBN

1-281-90488-0

9786611904883

0-85199-929-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

D'MelloJ. P. Felix

Disciplina

636.08

636.085

Soggetti

Animal nutrition

Livestock - Metabolism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Farm Animal Metabolism and Nutrition; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Absorption and Metabolism of Nutrients; Chapter 1 Amino Acid and Peptide Transport Systems; Chapter 2 Measurement and Significance of Protein Turnover; Chapter 3 Inter-organ Acid Flux; Chapter 4 Phenethanolamine Repartitioning Agents; Chapter 5 Lipid Metabolism; Chapter 6 Glucose Availability and Associated Metabolism; Chapter 7 Aspects of Cellular Energetics; Part II Feed Evaluation Methodologies; Chapter 9 Use of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy; Chapter 10 Gas Production Methods; Chapter 11 In Sacco Methods

Chapter 12 Use of Markers; Chapter 13 Methods for Measuring Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility in Pigs; Chapter 14 Rapid Metabolizable Energy Assays; Part III Intake and Utilization; Chapter 15 Physiological and Metabolic Aspects of Feed Intake Control; Chapter 16 Feed Intake in Ruminants: Kinetic Aspects; Chapter 17 Feeding Behaviour; Chapter 18 Anti-nutritional Factors and Mycotoxins; Chapter 19 Feed Enzymes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text presents specially commissioned reviews of topics in farm animal metabolism and nutrition, where major advances have recently been made or which continue to represent issues of significance for



students and researchers. Authors include researchers from Europe, North America and Australia.