Forage evaluation in ruminant nutrition /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Axford, R. F. E. (Editor), Givens, D. I. (D. Ian) (Editor), Omed, H. M. (Editor), Owen, E. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
Subjects:	Forage plants > Evaluation. Ruminants > Feeding and feeds. Ruminants > Nutrition. Animal Nutrition (General) Feed Composition and Quality. Techniques and Methodology. Analytical methods. Chemical composition. Composition. Estimation. Evaluation. Forage. Nutritive value. Ruminants. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Forages and Their Role in Animal Systems / R.J. Wilkins
Forage Evaluation for Efficient Ruminant Livestock Production / D.E. Beever and F.L. Mould
Intake of Forages / D.L. Romney and M. Gill
Prediction of Energy Supply in Ruminants, with Emphasis on Forages / S. López, J. Dijkstra and J. France
Forage Evaluation Using Measurements of Energy Metabolism / C.K. Reynolds
The Measurement of Forage Digestibility In Vivo / C. Rymer
Faeces as a Source of Microbial Enzymes for Estimating Digestibility / H.M. Omed, D.K. Lovett and R.F.E. Axford
Enzyme Techniques for Estimating Digestibility / D.I.H. Jones and M.K. Theodorou
The In Situ Technique for the Estimation of Forage Degradability in Ruminants / E.R. Ørskov
Cumulative Gas-production Techniques for Forage Evaluation / B.A. Williams
Animal-based Techniques for the Estimation of Protein Value of Forages / S. Tamminga and X.B. Chen
In Situ Techniques for the Estimation of Protein Degradability and Postrumen Availability / T. Hvelplund and M.R. Weisbjerg
Enzymatic and Microbial-cell Preparation Techniques for Predicting Rumen Degradation and Postruminal Availability of Protein / S. Calsamiglia, M.D. Stern and A. Bach
Characterization of Forages by Chemical Analysis / D.J.R. Cherney
Near-infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy : an Alternative Approach for the Estimation of Forage Quality and Voluntary Intake / E.R. Deaville and P.C. Flinn
NMR and Other Physicochemical Techniques for Forage Assessment / D.S. Himmelsbach
Trace-mineral Status of Forages / A. MacPherson
Major Minerals in Forages / L.R. McDowell and G. Valle
Vitamins in Forages / N. Ballet, J.C. Robert and P.E.V. Williams
Secondary Plant Compounds and Forage Evaluation / J.D. Reed, C. Krueger, G. Rodriguez and J. Hanson
Current Procedures, Future Requirements and the Need for Standardization / D.I. Givens, E. Owen and A.T. Adesogan.