Ruminant physiology : digestion, metabolism, growth, and reproduction /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology Pretoria, South Africa, C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Cronjé, P. (Pierre), Boomker, E. A.
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: 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