Lipid Metabolism in Ruminant Animals
Title | Lipid Metabolism in Ruminant Animals PDF eBook |
Author | William W. Christie |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Total Pages | 461 |
Release | 2014-05-19 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1483152723 |
Lipid Metabolism in Ruminant Animals is a nine-chapter book that first discusses the anatomy, physiology, and microbiology of the ruminant digestive tract. Subsequent chapters center on lipid metabolism in the rumen; digestion, absorption and transport of lipids in ruminant animals; the composition, structure and function of lipids in the tissues of ruminant animals; and the effects of diet and other factors on the lipid composition of ruminant tissues and milk. Other chapters focus on lipid metabolism in the mammary gland, adipose tissue, liver, and other selected tissues of ruminant animals.
Fats in Animal Nutrition
Title | Fats in Animal Nutrition PDF eBook |
Author | J. Wiseman |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Total Pages | 537 |
Release | 2013-10-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1483100359 |
Fats in Animal Nutrition provides a useful text containing information from many diverse disciplines that discuss the nutritional utilization of lipids of domesticated animals. The book is divided into seven parts. Part I covers the chemistry and biochemistry of animal and plant fats and their nutritional importance; Part II discusses the general principles involved in the transport and absorption of fats and how this process is facilitated in ruminant and non-ruminant animals. The book also deals with the role of essential fats in the nutrition of different animals, as well as the protective functions of fat-soluble vitamins . Part IV discusses the use of fats as an energy source for animals; Part V deals with the inclusion of fats in animal feeds and their uses. The deposition of fat in different meats and the practical applications of fat utilization in animals are covered as well. The text is recommended for agriculturists, veterinarians, and zoologists who would like to know more about the importance of the inclusion of fats in animal diets.
The Rumen Microbial Ecosystem
Title | The Rumen Microbial Ecosystem PDF eBook |
Author | P.N. Hobson |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 741 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9400914539 |
The Preface to the first edition of this book explained the reasons for the publication of a comprehensive text on the rumen and rumen microbes in 1988. The microbes of the ruminant's forestomach and those in related organs in other animals and birds provide the means by which herbivorous animals can digest and obtain nutriment from vegetation. In turn, humans have relied, and still do rely, on herbivores for much of their food, clothing and motive power. Herbivores also form the food of carnivorous animals and birds in the wild. The importance of the rumen microorganisms is thus apparent. But, while a knowledge of rumen organisms is not strictly neces sary for the normal, practical feeding of farm animals, in recent years there has been much more emphasis on increasing the productivity of domesti cated animals and in rearing farm animals on unusual feedstuffs. Here, a knowledge of the reactions of the rumen flora, and the limits to these reactions, can be invaluable. In addition, anaerobic rumen-type microor ganisms are found in the intestines of omnivores, including humans, and can be implicated in diseases of humans and animals. They are also found in soils and natural waters, where they playa part in causing pollution and also in reducing it, while the same organisms confined in artificial systems are essential for the purification of sewage and other polluting and toxic wastes.
Dietary Influences on Lipid Metabolism in Ruminants
Title | Dietary Influences on Lipid Metabolism in Ruminants PDF eBook |
Author | M. F. Hutjens |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Energy Metabolism of Ruminants
Title | The Energy Metabolism of Ruminants PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Lyon Blaxter |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Cattle |
ISBN |
Digestive Physiology and Metabolism in Ruminants
Title | Digestive Physiology and Metabolism in Ruminants PDF eBook |
Author | Y. Ruckebusch |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 856 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9401180679 |
Two questions could not be avoided in the avant-propos of this book; (i) what is the importance to man of ruminant livestock, and (ii) what results of practical relevance in the growing mountain of scientific verbiage could be found in the Proceedings of this Symposium. Herbivores are an integral and critical part of the natural ecosystem which must be preserved because of their impact on human welfare. Wh at makes ruminants especially important to man is that they can thrive on fibrous forage and are thus the only viable enterprise over much of the earth's surface where crop growing is impracti cable. They contribute a wide array of products in addition to 50000 000 tonnes ofmeat (1977) and represent a 'capital reserve' that can be drawn upon in times of emergency: milk for example (450000000 tonnes) can make the difference between subsistence and starvation. About 60% of the world's meat and 80 % of the milk are produced by one third of the world ruminant population in the developed regions and as much as 99 % of the power for agriculture is provided by the ruminant population in developing countries. For the next two decades, a probable increase by 30 % for . cattle and buffalo and more than 40 % for sheep and goats is expected by improving health, fertility, nutrition and genetic potential rather than feed resources.
Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals
Title | Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals PDF eBook |
Author | J. J. Kaneko |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Total Pages | 456 |
Release | 2014-05-10 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1483274179 |
Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, Second Edition, Volume I, is a major revision of the first edition prompted by the marked expansion of knowledge in the clinical biochemistry of animals. In keeping with this expansion of knowledge, this edition is comprised of two volumes. Chapters on the pancreas, thyroid, and pituitary-adrenal systems have been separated and entirely rewritten. Completely new chapters on muscle metabolism, iron metabolism, blood clotting, and gastrointestinal function have been added. All the chapters of the first edition have been revised with pertinent new information, and many have been completely rewritten. This volume contains 10 chapters and opens with a discussion of carbohydrate metabolism and associated disorders. Separate chapters follow on lipid metabolism, plasma proteins, and porphyrins. Subsequent chapters deal with liver, pancreatic, and thyroid functions; the role of the pituitary and adrenal glands in health and disease; the function of calcium, inorganic phosphorus, and magnesium metabolism in health and disease; and iron metabolism.