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Modelling Nutrient Utilization
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Farm Animals

Edited by J. P. McNamara, J. France & D. E. Beever
Dept. of Animal Sciences Washington State University USA
Dept. of Agriculture University of Reading UK
Hardback 432 pages published September 2000

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• Introduction: History and Future of Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals, R L Baldwin
  Session 1: Ruminal Metabolism. Session Chairs: D E Beever, J France and J P McNamara
  
• The role of thermodynamics in controlling rumen metabolism, R A Kohn & R C Boston
• Modeling lipid metabolism in the rumen, J Dijkstra et al.
• Towards a more accurate representation of fermentation in mathematical models of the rumen, B N Nagorcka et al.
• 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
  Session 2: Absorption and Metabolism. Session Chair: R A Kohn
  
• Models to interpret degradation profiles obtained from in vitro and in situ incubation of ruminant feeds, S López et al.
• Modelling production and portal appearance of volatile fatty acids in dairy cows, A Bannink et al.
• 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 et al.
• Multiple entry urea kinetic model: effects of incomplete urine collection, G Zuur et al.
  Session 3: Growth and Development. Session Chair: D Sauvant
  
• Evaluation of a growth model of preruminant calves and modifications to simulate short-term responses to changes in protein intake, W J J Gerrits et al.
• 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 et al
• 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
  Session 4: Ruminant Production in Various Situations. Session Chair: R C Boston
  
• 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 semi-arid rangeland, F D Richardson et al.
• 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 et al.
  Session 5: Nutrient Metabolism. Session Chair: J Dijkstra
  
• Challenge and improvement of a model of post-absorptive metabolism in dairy cattle, J P McNamara and J G Phillips
• A rodent model of protein turnover to determine protein synthesis, amino acid channelling and recycling rates in tissues, H A Johnson et al.
• Modelling relationships between homeorhetic and homeostatic control of metabolism. Application to growing pigs, D Sauvant and P Lovatto
• Model for the interpretation of the energy metabolism in farm animals, A Chudy
• Linear models of nitrogen utilization in dairy cows, E Kebreab et al.
• Isotope dilution models for partitioning amino acid uptake by the liver, mammary gland and hindlimb tissues of ruminants, L A Crompton et al.
  Session 6: Production and Evaluation Models. Session Chair: J P McNamara
  
• The conversion of a scientific model describing dairy cow nutrition and production to an industry tool: The CPM Dairy Project, R Boston et al.
• The utilization of prediction models to optimize farm animal production systems. The case of a growing pig model, P Jean dit Bailleul et al.
• A pig model for feed evaluation, A Danfaer

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Readership:
Animal feedstuffs and feed compounding industry professionals, farm animal nutritionists, advanced undergraduate and graduate students in animal science and veterinary science, researchers in animal nutrition and mammalian livestock physiology.

Synopsis:
This textbook describes research in modelling nutrient use in farm animals, from cellular to ecosystem level. The chapters are developed from edited and revised versions of papers and reviews presented to a satellite meeting of the 9th International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, held in South Africa in October 1999.

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