Ruminant physiology : digestion, metabolism, growth and reproduction /

• Corporate Author: International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Ruminants > Congresses. > Physiology; Animal Reproduction and Embryology, (New March 2000); Animal Nutrition (Physiology); Ruminants.; Digestion.; Growth.; Metabolism.; Nutrition physiology.; Physiology.; Reproduction.; Rumen metabolism.; Electronic books.
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This volume contains 26 chapters in sections on regulation of feed intake, rumen microbiology and fermentation, nutrient absorption and splanchnic metabolism, tissue maintenance and utilization of endogenous body reserves, tissue growth, reproduction, pregnancy and lactation, ruminant physiology and...

Table of Contents:

• Integration of Learning and Metabolic Signals into a Theory of Dietary Choice and Food Intake / J.M. Forbes and F.D. Provenza
• Mathematical Models of Food Intake and Metabolism in Ruminants / A.W. Illius, N.S. Jessop and M. Gill
• Control of Salivation and Motility of the Reticulorumen by the Brain in Sheep / W.L. Grovum and J.S. Gonzalez
• Molecular Ecology and Diversity in Gut Microbial Ecosystems / R.I. Mackie, R.I. Aminov, B.A. White and C.S. McSweeney
• Microbial Adherence to the Plant Cell Wall and Enzymatic Hydrolysis / C.W. Forsberg, E. Forano and A. Chesson
• The Microbial Ecology and Physiology of Ruminal Nitrogen Metabolism / M. Morrison
• Tissue, Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Peptide Absorption and Utilization / K.E. Webb, Jr
• Influence of Gastrointestinal Metabolism on Substrate Supply to the Liver / C.J. Seal and D.S. Parker
• The Liver : Integrator of Nitrogen Metabolism / G.E. Lobley, G.D. Milano and J.G. van der Walt
• Adipose Tissue : Beyond an Energy Reserve / R.G. Vernon and K.L. Houseknecht
• Regulation of Growth and Metabolism During Postnatal Development / B.H. Breier, M.H. Oliver and B.W. Gallaher
• Direct Effects of Photoperiod on Lipid Metabolism, Leptin Synthesis and Milk Secretion in Adult Sheep / Y. Chilliard and F. Bocquier
• Muscle Growth and Genetic Regulation / J.J. Bass, M. Sharma, J. Oldham and R. Kambadur
• Control and Manipulation of Hyperplasia and Hypertrophy in Muscle Tissue / P.J. Buttery, J.M. Brameld and J.M. Dawson
• Regulation of Protein Synthesis for Wool Growth / N.R. Adams, S. Liu and D.G. Masters
• Regulation of Macronutrient Partitioning between Maternal and Conceptus Tissues in the Pregnant Ruminant / A.W. Bell and R.A. Ehrhardt
• The Thermal Physiology of the Ruminant Fetus / H. Laburn, A. Faurie and D. Mitchell
• Regulation of Nutrient Partitioning During Lactation : Homeostasis and Homeorhesis Revisited / D.E. Bauman
• The Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) System in the Mammary Gland : Role for IGFBP-3 Binding Protein / C.R. Baumrucker
• Integrating the Effects of Genotype and Nutrition on Utilization of Body Reserves During Lactation of Dairy Cattle / J.P. McNamara
• Genetic Manipulation of Ruminant Biochemistry and Physiology for Improved Productivity : Current Status and Future Potential / K.A. Ward
• Genetics of Rumen Microorganisms : Gene Transfer, Genetic Analysis and Strain Manipulation / H.J. Flint and K.P. Scott
• Nutrient-Gene Interaction s: Future Potential and Applications / P.B. Cronjé
• Host Resistance to Gastrointestinal Parasites of Sheep / S.J. McClure, D.L. Emery and J.W. Steel
• Host Resistance to Fleece Rot and Blowfly Strike / I.G. Colditz and R.L. Tellam
• Host Resistance to Mastitis / K. Persson Waller.