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The first edition of this book, published in 1993, was very well received as providing a comprehensive review of quantitative approaches to 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.

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Author:   Jan Dijkstra (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) ,  John Forbes (Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, UK) ,  James France (Formerly University of Guelph, Canada) ,  John Forbes (Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9780851998145

ISBN 10:   0851998143
Pages:   736
Publication Date:   05 December 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction, J Dijkstra, J M Forbes and J France 2: Rate and Extent of Digestion, D R Mertens, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA 3: Digesta Flow, G J Faichney, Australia 4: In Vitro and In Situ Techniques for Estimating Digestibility, S Lopez,University of Leon, Spain 5: Particle Dynamics, P M Kennedy, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australia 6: Volatile Fatty Acid Production, J France and J Dijkstra 7: Nitrogen Transactions in Ruminants, J V Nolan, University of New England, Australia and R C Dobos, NSW Department Primary Industries, Australia 8: Rumen Micro-Organisms and their Interactions, M K Theodorou,BBSRC Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research, UK and J France 9: Microbial Energetics, J B Russell, Cornell University, USA and H J Strobel,University of Kentucky, USA 10: Rumen Function, A Bannink, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and S Tamminga, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 11: Glucose and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism, R P Brockman,St Peter's College, Canada 12: Metabolism of the Portal-Drained Viscera and Liver, D B Lindsay,University of Nottingham, UK and C K Reynolds, The Ohio State University, USA 13: Fat Metabolism and Turnover, D W Pethick, Murdoch University,Australia, G S Harper, CSIRO, Division of Livestock Industries,Australia and F R Dunshea, Murdoch University, Australia 14: Protein Metabolism and Turnover, D Attaix, D Remond andI C Savary-Auzeloux, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique,France 15: Interactions between Protein and Energy Metabolism, T C Wright,JA Maas and L P Milligan, University of Guelph, Canada 16: Calorimetry, R E Agnew and T Yan, Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, UK 17: Metabolic Regulation, R G Vernon, Hannah Research Institute, UK 18: Mineral Metabolism, E Kebreab, University of Guelph, Canada andD M S S Vitti, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba,Brazil 19: Growth, G K Murdoch, E K Okine, W T Dixon, J D Nkrumah, University of Alberta, Canada, J A Basarab, Lacombe Research Centre, Canadaand R J Christopherson, University of Alberta, Canada 20: Pregnancy and Fetal Metabolism, AW Bell, Cornell University,Ithaca, USA, C L Ferrell, and H C Freetly, USDA-ARS, USA 21: Lactation: Statistical and Genetic Aspects of Simulating Lactation Data from Individual Cows Using a Dynamic, Mechanistic Model of Dairy Cow Metabolism, H A Johnson, T R Famula and R L Baldwin,University of California, USA 22: Mathematical Modelling of Wool Growth at the Cellular and Whole Animal Level, B N Nagorcka and M Freer, CSIRO Livestock Industries,Australia 23: Voluntary Feed Intake and Diet Selection, J M Forbes 24: Feed Processing: Effects on Nutrient Degradation and Digestibility,A F B Van der Poel, Wageningen University, The Netherlands,E Prestlokken, Agricultural University of Norway and J O Goelema,Pre-Mervo, The Netherlands 25: Animal Interactions with their Environment: Dairy Cows in Intensive Systems, T Mottram and N Prescott, Silsoe Research Institute, UK 26: Pasture Characteristics and Animal Performance, P Chilibroste,Estacion Experimental M A Cassinoni, Uruguay, M Gibb, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Okehampton, UK and S Tamminga 27: Integration of Data in Feed Evaluation Systems, J P Cant,University of Guelph, Canada

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