Quantitative aspects of ruminant digestion and metabolism / / edited by J. Dijkstra, J.M. Forbes and J. France

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824868503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2005
• ISBN: 1-280-73571-6; 9786610735716; 1-84593-145-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (746 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DijkstraJ <1964-> (Jan); ForbesJ. M <1940-> (John Michael); FranceJ
• Disciplina: 573.3/1963
• Soggetti: Rumination; Digestion; Metabolism; Ruminants
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.