This book presents specially commissioned reviews of key topics in farm animal metabolism and nutrition, where major advances have recently been made or which continue to represent issues of significance for students and researchers.Advanced level textbook, no other advanced text in this area with such broad scopeFirst class contributors, including leading researchers from Europe, North America, South Africa and Australia
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
D'Mello 2003-present: Retired 1968-2003: researcher / lecturer Scottish Agricultural College 1968: PhD University of Nottingham. 'Biochemical and nutritional aspects of amino acid interactions' Published extensively (87 journal papers; 16 book chapters and edited 6 books).