- Advanced level textbook, no other advanced text in this area with such broad scope
- First class contributors, including leading researchers from Europe, North America, South Africa and Australia
Contents
Part I: Absorption and Metabolism of Nutrients
- Amino Acid and Peptide Transport Systems, J C Matthews, University of Kentucky, USA
- Measurement and Significance of Protein Turnover, J A Rathmacher, Metabolic Technologies Inc, Ames, USA
- Inter-organ Amino Acid Flux, C J Seal and D Parker, University of Newcastle, UK
- Phenethanolamine Repartitioning Agents, D E Moody, D L Hancock and D B Anderson, Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, USA
- Lipid Metabolism, J K Drackley, University of Illinois, USA
- Glucose Availability and Associated Metabolism, R W Russel and S A Gahr, West Virginia University, USA
- Aspects of Cellular Energetics, N S Jessop, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Trace Mineral Dynamics, W T Buckley, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Manitoba, Canada
Part II: Feed Evaluation Methodologies
- Use of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, J B Reeves, Livestock and Poultry Science Institute, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, USA
- Gas Production Methods, P Schofield, Cornell University, USA
- In Sacco Methods, P Noziere and B Michalet-Doreau, Laboratoire Sous-Nutrition des Ruminants, INRA de Theix, France
- Use of Markers, J P Marais, Kwazulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, South Africa
- Methods for Measuring Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility in Pigs, W C Sauer et al., University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
- Rapid Metabolizable Energy Assays, J M McNab, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), UK
Part III: Intake and Utilization
- Physiological and Metabolic Aspects of Feed Intake Control, J M Forbes, University of Leeds, UK
- Feed Intake in Ruminants: Kinetic Aspects, W C Ellis, D Poppi and J H Matis, Texas A&M University, USA
- Feeding Behaviour, R J Grant, University of Nebraska, USA and J L Albright, Purdue University, USA
- Anti-nutritional Factors and Mycotoxins, J P F D'Mello
- Feed Enzymes, D I Officer, NSW Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Advisory Station, Australia