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Modelling nutrient utilization in farm animals /

This book presents edited and revised versions of papers presented at the Fifth International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals, held at the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 25-28 October 1999. There are 31 chapters and 6 sections entitled ruminal metabolism...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
Subjects:
Feeds > Evaluation > Mathematical models.
Ruminants > Feed utilization efficiency > Mathematical models.
Animal Nutrition (General)
Animal Nutrition (Physiology)
Ruminants.
Absorption.
Animal production.
Development.
Growth.
Livestock.
Metabolism.
Models.
Nonruminants.
Nutrients.
Nutrition physiology.
Rumen metabolism.
Utilization.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : History and Future of Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals / R.L. Baldwin
  • The Role of Thermodynamics in Controlling Rumen Metabolism / R.A. Kohn and R.C. Boston
  • Modelling Lipid Metabolism in the Rumen / J. Dijkstra, W.J.J. Gerrits, A. Bannink and J. France
  • Towards a More Accurate Representation of Fermentation in Mathematical Models of the Rumen / B.N. Nagorcka, G.L.R. Gordon and R.A. Dynes
  • Simple Allometric Models to Predict Rumen Feed Passage Rate in Domestic Ruminants / A. Cannas and P.J. Van Soest
  • Ruminal Metabolism of Buffer-soluble Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids In Vitro / P. Udén
  • Models to Interpret Degradation Profiles Obtained from In Vitro and In Situ Incubation of Ruminant Feeds / S. López, J. France, J. Dijkstra and M.S. Dhanoa
  • Modelling Production and Portal Appearance of Volatile Fatty Acids in Dairy Cows / A. Bannink, J. Kogut, J. Dijkstra, J. France, S. Tamminga and A.M. van Vuuren
  • Modelling Energy Expenditure in Pigs / J. van Milgen and J. Noblet
  • Aspects of Modelling Kidney Dynamics / B. Robson and M.Vlieg
  • Evaluation of a Representation of the Limiting Amino Acid Theory for Milk Protein Synthesis / M.D. Hanigan, J. France, L.A. Crompton and B.J. Bequette
  • Multiple-entry Urea Kinetic Model : Effects of Incomplete Data Collection / G. Zuur, K. Russell and G.E. Lobley
  • Evaluation of a Growth Model of Preruminant Calves and Modifications to Simulate Short-term Responses to Changes in Protein Intake / W.J.J. Gerrits, P.L. van der Togt, J. Dijkstra and J. France
  • Simulation of the Development of Adipose Tissue in Beef Cattle / R.D. Sainz and E. Hasting
  • A Simple Nutrient-based Production Model for the Growing Pig / S. Boisen
  • Second-generation Dynamic Cattle Growth and Composition Models / J.W. Oltjen, A.B. Pleasants, T.K. Soboleva and V.H. Oddy
  • Modelling Interactions Between Cow Milk Yield and Growth of its Suckling Calf / F. Blanc, J. Agabriel and P. Sabatier
  • A Mechanistic Dynamic Model of Beef Cattle Growth / T. Hoch and J. Agabriel
  • Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Growing Cattle Subjected to Short or Long Periods of Moderate to Severe Undernutrition / G.Q. Witten and F.D. Richardson
  • An Integrated Cattle and Crop Production Model to Develop Whole-farm Nutrient Management Plans / T.P. Tylutki and D.G. Fox
  • Modelling Nutrient Utilization by Livestock Grazing Semiarid Rangeland / F.D. Richardson, B.D. Hahn and S.J. Schoeman
  • Using the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System Model to Evaluate the Effects of Variation in Maize Silage Quality on a Dairy Farm / T.P. Tylutki, D.G. Fox, M. McMahon and P. McMahon
  • Challenge and Improvement of a Model of Post-absorptive Metabolism in Dairy Cattle / J.P. McNamara and G.J. Phillips
  • A Rodent Model of Protein Turnover to Determine Protein Synthesis, Amino Acid Channelling and Recycling Rates in Tissues / H.A. Johnson, R.L. Baldwin and C.C. Calvert
  • Modelling Relationships Between Homoeorhetic and Homoeostatic Control of Metabolism : Application to Growing Pigs / D. Sauvant and P.A. Lovatto
  • Model for the Interpretation of the Energy Metabolism in Farm Animals / A. Chudy
  • Linear Models of Nitrogen Utilization in Dairy Cows / E. Kebreab, R. Allison, R. Mansbridge, D.E. Beever and J. France
  • Isotope Dilution Models for Partitioning Amino Acid Uptake by the Liver, Mammary Gland and Hindlimb Tissues of Ruminants / L.A. Crompton, J. France, B.J. Bequette, J.A. Maas, M.D. Hanigan, M.A. Lomax and J. Dijkstra
  • The Conversion of a Scientific Model Describing Dairy Cow Nutrition and Production to an Industry Tool : the CPM Dairy Project / R.C. Boston, D.G. Fox, C. Sniffen, E. Janczewski, R. Munson and W. Chalupa
  • The Utilization of Prediction Models to Optimize Farm Animal Production Systems : the Case of a Growing Pig Model / P. Jean dit Bailleul, J.F. Bernier, J. van Milgen, D. Sauvant and C. Pomar
  • A Pig Model for Feed Evaluation / A. Danfœr.

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