Ruminant physiology : digestion, metabolism, growth, and reproduction /
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA :
CABI Pub.,
[2000]
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Regulation of feed intake
- Integration of learning and metabolic signals into a theory of dietary choice and food intake
- Mathematical models of food intake and metabolism in ruminants
- Control of salivation and motility of the reticulorumen by the brain in sheep
- Pt. II. Rumen microbiology and fermentation
- Molecular ecology and diversity in gut microbial ecosystems
- Microbial adherence to the plant cell wall and enzymatic hydrolysis
- The microbial ecology and physiology of ruminal nitrogen metabolism
- Pt. III. Nutrient absorption and splanchnic metabolism
- Tissue, cellular and molecular aspects of peptide absorption and utilization
- Influence of gastrointestinal metabolism on substrate supply to the liver
- The liver : integrator of nitrogen metabolism
- Pt. IV. Tissue maintenance and utilization of endogenous body reserves
- Adipose tissue : beyond an energy reserve
- Regulation of growth and metabolism during postnatal development
- Direct effects of photoperiod on lipid metabolism, leptin synthesis and milk secretion in adult sheep
- Pt. V. Tissue growth
- Muscle growth and genetic regulation
- Control and manipulation of hyperplasia and hypertrophy in muscle tissue
- Regulation of protein synthesis for wool growth
- Pt. VI. Reproduction, pregnancy and lactation
- Regulation of macronutrient partitioning between maternal and conceptus tissues in the pregnant ruminant
- The thermal physiology of the ruminant fetus
- Regulation of nutrient partitioning during lactation : homeostasis and homeorhesis revisited
- The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the mammary gland : role for IGFBP-3 binding protein
- Integrating the effects of genotype and nutrition on utilization of body reserves during lactation of dairy cattle
- Pt. VII. Ruminant physiology and genetics
- Genetic manipulation of ruminant biochemistry and physiology for improved productivity : current status and future potential
- Genetics of rumen microorganisms : gene transfer, genetic analysis and strain manipulation
- Nutrient-gene interactions : future potential and applications
- Pt. VIII. Host resistance to parasites and pathogens
- Host resistance to gastrointestinal parasites of sheep
- Host resistance to fleece rot and blowfly strike
- Host resistance to mastitis