Download or read book Ruminal Splanchnic and Mammary Metabolism of Amino Acids in Dairy Cattle written by Alex Bach Ariza and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ruminant physiology written by K. Sejrsen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains key contributions to the Xth International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology. Proceedings from past ISRP symposia have had a major influence on research and teaching in animal science over the years. Without a doubt the peer-reviewed chapters in this book, written by some of the best scientists in the field, will live up to this fine tradition. The chapters cover a wide range of topics spanning from digestion and absorption to metabolism, reproduction and lactation. Advancement of knowledge within important issues related to rumen fermentation, absorption mechanisms and splanchnic metabolism is treated in nine chapters. A number of chapters address the relationship between nutrition and gene expression illustrating important progress in scientific knowledge that can be obtained by applying the molecular biology methods to the field. Several chapters address the effects of nutrition on immunology and cover topics related to the health and welfare of production animals. In keeping with the increased attention on the relationship between food and human health, the book contains two important chapters on this topic.

Download or read book INRA feeding system for ruminants written by INRA and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The INRA Feeding System for Ruminants has been renewed to better address emerging challenges for animal nutrition: prevision of productive responses, product quality, animal health and emissions to the environment, in a larger extent of breeding contexts. The new system is mainly built from meta-analyses of large data bases, and modelling. The dietary supply model accounts for digestive interactions and flows of individual nutrients, so that feed values depend on the final ration. Animal requirements account for variability in metabolic efficiency. Various productive and non-productive animal responses to diets are quantified. This book presents the whole system for dairy and meat, large and small ruminant production, including specificities for tropical and Mediterranean areas. The first two sections present biological concepts and equations (with their field of application and statistical accuracy) used to predict intake (including at grazing) and nutrient supply (Section 1), animal’s requirements and multiple responses to diets (Section 2). They apply to net energy, metabolisable protein and amino acids, water, minerals and vitamins. Section 3 presents the use of concepts and equations in rationing with two purposes: (1) diet calculation for a given performance objective; and (2) prediction of the multiple responses of animal to diet changes. Section 4 displays the tables of feed values, and their prevision. All the equations and concepts are embedded in the fifth version of INRAtion® software for practical use.

Download or read book The Effect of Abomasal Infusion of Histidine and Proline on Milk Composition and Mammary Amino Acid Utilization in High Producing Lactating Dairy Cows written by Megan Wiles Hofherr and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The high cost of feed and increasing necessity to reduce nitrogen (N) waste in dairy production systems has driven research in the area of improving milk protein synthesis and overall efficiency of N utilization in lactating dairy cows. One strategy that has been investigated is reducing the total crude protein (CP) level of the diet while supplementing the ration with limiting amino acids (AA) for milk production. However, currently there is not enough information on the effects of increasing absorptive supply of certain individual AA on productive performance and mammary metabolism in high producing lactating dairy cows. Specifically, histidine (His) has been shown to be a limiting amino acid in grass fed lactating dairy cows and to alter fat secretion under certain conditions. In one published study in which the nonessential AA proline (Pro) was infused into the duodenum of two cows, a significant increase in milk protein output and a reduction in arginine (Arg) uptake by the mammary gland were observed. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of abomasal infusion of His and Pro, separately and in combination, on productive performance and mammary amino acid utilization in high producing lactating dairy cows. Four rumen-fistulated Holstein cows (52 [PLUS OR MINUS]16 DIM) with indwelling intercostal arterial catheters were used in a 4 x 4 Latin square experiment. Experimental treatments were continuous abomasal infusion of water (Control), His (H, 10g/d), Pro (P, 20 g/d), and His (10 g/d) + Pro (20 g/d)(H+P), with 7-d treatment periods. Cows were fed a TMR (15.6 % CP, 2.7 Mcals/kg ME) once per day for ad libitum intake, and refusals were measured and analyzed. The CNCPS v6.1 was used to formulate a diet to exceed the metabolizable energy requirement, provide 95% of the predicted metabolizable protein requirement, and supply adequate amounts of all essential amino acids, except Arg. Compared to the Control treatment, abomasal infusion of Pro decreased dry matter intake (DMI) by 1.8 kg/d and improved feed efficiency (P [LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO] 0.05) by 0.16 kg 3.5% FCM per kg dry matter. Fat corrected milk (FCM) yields were not affected by treatment (51.8 kg/d, TRT C; 50.6 kg/d, TRT H; 49.0 kg/d TRT H+P; 52.4 kg/d TRT P). Abomasal infusion of His resulted in no difference in milk yield or composition, and there was no effect of Pro infusion on protein and fat contents and yields. Pro infusion increased lactose percentage (P [LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO] 0.05) but not yield. The lactose response suggests that longer infusions might have resulted in increased milk yield. Mammary blood flow, expressed as L plasma/L milk, was not significantly different among treatments; though, Pro infusion increased blood flow by 14% relative to the control treatment (694.8 vs. 606.8 L plasma/L milk for P and C, respectively). Arterial concentration of His tended to be higher for His infusion than for both water and Pro infusions. The AV differences for all EAA were not affected by AA infusion; however, AV differences for Asp, Cys, Glu, and Cit were numerically lowest for Pro infusion, with no changes for other NEAA. Compared to the Control infusion, His infusion decreased extraction efficiency of His by the mammary gland. Although the P treatment did not significantly affect arterial concentration, AV difference, or extraction rate of Pro or Arg when compared to values for the control, it appears that Pro infusion tended to alter extraction efficiency and mammary uptake of Cit and Val. Results of this experiment suggest that His does not limit milk production or milk protein synthesis in high producing lactating dairy cows fed corn silage based rations. Lactation performance and feed efficiency were not improved by abomasal infusion of His and Pro, simultaneously. Unlike results of other studies, increased absorptive supply of both His and Pro did not increase milk protein synthesis in this experiment. Further, abomasal infusion of Pro did not reduce Arg uptake by the mammary gland, which is not consistent with other experiments in which Pro was infused postruminally in lactating cows and goats. However, this work does suggest that postruminal supplementation of Pro might improve feed efficiency and alter milk fat secretion in high producing dairy cows in early lactation.

Download or read book Forage Evaluation in Ruminant Nutrition written by D. I. Givens and published by CABI. This book was released on 2000-05-25 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current pressures to maximise the use of forages in ruminant diets have renewed interest in fast, inexpensive methods for the estimation of their nutritional value. As a result, a wide variety of biological and physiochemical procedures have recently been investigated for this purpose.This book is the single definitive reference volume on the current status of research in this areaCovers all forages eaten by ruminant animals

Download or read book Modeling Ruminant Digestion and Metabolism written by R.L. Baldwin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1995-05-31 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Role of mminants in human food production; Whyan animal scientist would choose to model animal systems; Basic organization of this book; Modeling principIes and terminology; Classification of models; Objectives in modeling; The modeling process I objective statements, block diagrams, equation forms and parameterization; Steps in modeling; Setting the modeling objective; Block diagrams; Formulation of mathematical statements; Development of numerical inputs; The modeling process II - solution algorithms, model evaluations and parameter estimation; Model solution algorithms; Evaluation of management and research models; Evaluation and use of analytical models for parameter estimation; Decision support software; Animal energetic models; Thermodynamic concepts in nutrition; Historical development of bases for feeding system models; Energy requirements for maintenance and production; Equations used to estimate maintenance and costs of production; Components of maintenanace; Protein and amino acid models; Current protein and amino acid systems; Analytic models of amino aicd and protein metabolism; Dynamic modeling; Biology and algebraic models of ruminant digestion; The rumen microbes and their metabolism; Balance models of ruminant digestion; An analytical model of rumen digestion; Microbial growth elements; Biology and algebraic models of growth; Classical equations for growth; Nutritional models of growth; Concepts of lhe basic biology of growth used in mechanistic models; Biology of lactation; Decent evolution of feeding systems for lactating dairy cattle; An analytical model of nutrient transactions during lactation; Dynamic models of ruminant digestion; Early dynamic models; Current dynamic models; Dynamic models of ruminant adipose tissue metabolism; Evolution of steady-state balance model; Radioisotope tracer elemets; Dynamic models of ruminant mammary metabolism; Development of model inputs and initial parameters; Descriptions of a model of mammary gland metabolism; Dynamic models of liver and viscera metabolism; Overall structure and notation; Mechanistic, dynamic models of growth; Beef growth models; Sheep growth and metabolism model; Lactation Background on MOLL Y. CSL; The program MOLL Y. CSL; Evaluation and use of a growth and lactation model; Behavioral analyses; Sensitivity analyses; Bioeconomic analyse.

Download or read book Whole body and Mammary Gland Metabolism in Dairy Cattle written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Progress in Research on Energy and Protein Metabolism written by W.B. Souffrant and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book compiles the scientific content of the International Symposium on Energy & Protein Metabolism and Nutrition, in Rostock-Warnemünde 13th-18th September 2003. Specialists from all over the world working in energy and protein metabolism research were assembled to discuss scientific matters of physiology, nutrition, immunology and genetics. All scientific contributions, presented as oral communications or posters, are published in this book. Additionally to these more than 150 articles and 10 review papers, presented by invited speakers, give an overview of the state of the art in special research areas of energy and protein metabolism. The book presents latest results in topics of energy metabolism such as environmental aspects of energy homeostasis, dietary and genetic aspects as well as tissue, organ and whole body energy metabolism and methodology. Furthermore this compilation also gives insight in current affairs of protein research, i.e. protein metabolism and microbiology in the gastro-intestinal tract and requirements and post-absorptive metabolism of amino acids. Apart from these specific questions other topics concerning genes and nutrition or modelling and regulation of energy and protein status were of common interest. The intention of these proceedings is to disseminate latest perceptions of energy and protein research and with this to attempt the connection of areas in animal and human life sciences."

Download or read book Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals written by J. P. McNamara and published by CABI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes current research in modelling nutrient use in farm animals, from cellular to ecosystem level. The chapters are developed from papers presented at a satellite meeting of the 9th International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, held in South Africa in October 1999.Excellent papers from a top list of contributorsEditors of great reputationCovers the current topics of interest

Download or read book NorFor written by Harald Volden and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NorFor is a semi-mechanistic feed evaluation system for cattle, which is used by advisors in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. This book describes in detail the system and it covers five main sections. The first is concerned with information on feed characteristics, feed analysis and feed digestion methods. The second section describes the digestion and metabolism in the gastrointestinal tract and the supply and requirement of energy and metabolizable amino acids. The third section considers the prediction of feed intake and physical structure of the diet. The fourth section focuses on model evaluation and the final section provides information on the IT solutions and feed ration formulation by a non-linear economical optimization procedure. This book will be of significant interest to researchers, students and advisors of cattle nutrition and feed evaluation.

Download or read book Metabolic Modifiers written by National Research Council and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1994-02-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, animal scientists have learned that administering recombinantly derived somatotropin (growth hormone) to cows improves milk production and that giving beta-adrenergic agonists to meat animals improves productivity and leanness. In order for these metabolic modifiers to yield benefits, however, sound management of the animals' nutrition is necessary. This volume reports on how these substances work in the animals' metabolism, what effects they might have on nutrient requirements of domestic livestock, and what information should be developed further by investigators. The book explores the current understanding of the biology, structure, mechanisms of action, and treatment effects of somatotropin, beta-adrenergic agonists, and anabolic steroids. A companion volume to the Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals series, this authoritative volume will be required reading for animal scientists, researchers, veterinarians, livestock farmers, and faculty and students in university animal veterinary science programs.

Download or read book Relationship Between Mammary Gland Metabolism and Nitrogen Efficiency in the Lactating Dairy Cow written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this research was to evaluate the responses in mammary metabolism and milk protein yield when the mammary gland is exposed to different nutritional scenarios and to correlate these with efficiency of nitrogen utilization. Two trials were conducted using Latin square designs. The first trial evaluated three dietary CP levels (16.1, 14.6 and 13.2%) with or without abomasal infusion of the predicted limiting essential amino acids (EAA) on 14.6 and 13.2% CP diets. Milk and milk protein yields were not affected by treatment (average 35.4 kg/d and 1.03 kg/d, respectively); efficiency of use of dietary CP and MP increased, and urinary N excretion decreased, as dietary CP decreased. Infusions of EAA increased mammary clearance rate for the non-infused EAA, allowing for the same yield of milk protein despite lower arterial concentrations of these AA in the infused treatments. Overall, efficiency of N utilization did not appear to be affected by changes in mammary metabolism and was probably driven by reduced extra-mammary catabolism as AA supply was reduced. The second trial evaluated post-ruminal infusions of glucose, acetate and casein, alone or in combination. Glucose increased milk protein yield through greater mammary AA clearance rate and reduced AA oxidation within the gland, achieving a 58% efficiency of MP utilization. When glucose was infused with casein, the recovery of infused casein in milk protein was 47%. Acetate had no effect on milk protein yield. Under the condition of this experiment, cell signaling proteins were not affected by treatment and therefore did not help explain the responses to infused nutrients. In conclusion, glucose has a clear stimulating effect on milk protein synthesis and the mammary gland has the ability to increase the supply of nutrients to match its synthetic capacity. Both experiments demonstrated that the NRC (2001) model does not have the ability to predict the responses observed on either low (13.2%) CP diet or with glucose infusion. This indicates that the single nutrient-limiting nature of the NRC (2001) model, which milk and milk protein secretion based only on MP limitation, is insensitive to the interaction of glucose and MP supplies.

Download or read book Ruminant Nutrition written by Robert Jarrige and published by John Libbey Eurotext. This book was released on 1989 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with feed evaluation systems, the nutrient requirements of ruminant livestock and the feeding value of a wide range of feedstuffs. This book lists about 800 typical forages, 65 crop residues and 120 concentrate and by-product feeds. It is suitable for teachers, specialist scientists and industrialists.

Download or read book Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition written by Mario Luiz Chizzotti and published by Brill Wageningen Academic. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Variations in feeding frequency may lead to difference in utilization of dietary nutrients. The effects of feeding frequency have been tested in growing pigs and finishing pigs using respiratory quotient and postprandial kinetics of plasma metabolites. A reduced feeding frequency resulted in an increased lipogenesis and proteolysis shortly after the meal both in growing and finishing pigs. Nevertheless, growing and finishing pigs exhibit different metabolic pathways when feeding frequency is reduced.

Download or read book Amino Acids in Nutrition and Health written by Guoyao Wu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amino acids (AAs) are not only building blocks of protein, but are also signalling molecules as well as regulators of gene expression and the protein phosphorylation cascade. Additionally, AAs are key precursors for syntheses of hormones and low-molecular weight nitrogenous substances with each having enormous biological importance. For example, physiological concentrations of AA metabolites (e.g., nitric oxide, polyamines, glutathione, taurine, thyroid hormones, and serotonin) are required for cell functions. Growing evidence shows that humans and animals have dietary requirements for all proteinogenic AAs. Mammals, birds and fish also have species- and age-dependent needs for some AA-related substances. However, elevated levels of other products (e.g., ammonia, homocysteine, H2S, and asymmetric dimethylarginine) are pathogenic factors for neurological disorders, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease. Thus, optimal amounts of AAs and their ratios in diets and circulation are crucial for whole body homeostasis and health. Adequate provision of one or a mixture of functional AAs or metabolites may be beneficial for ameliorating health problems at various stages of the life cycle (e.g., fetal growth restriction, neonatal morbidity and mortality, weaning-associated intestinal dysfunction and wasting syndrome, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, the metabolic syndrome, and infertility). Dietary supplementation of these nutrients can also optimize the efficiency of metabolic transformations to enhance muscle growth, milk production, and athletic performance, while preventing excess fat deposition and reducing adiposity. Therefore, functional AAs hold great promise in improving the growth, health and well-being of individuals. Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Download or read book Mathematical Modelling in Animal Nutrition written by J. France and published by CABI. This book was released on 2008 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of each of the subsequent chapters of this book is to promulgate quantitative approaches concerned with elucidating mechanisms in a particular area of the nutrition of ruminants, pigs, poultry, fish or pets. Given the diverse scientific backgrounds of the contributors of each chapter (the chapters in the book are arranged according to subject area), the imposition of a rigid format for presenting mathematical material has been eschewed, though basic mathematical conventions are adhered to.

Download or read book Heat Stress and Animal Productivity written by Anjali Aggarwal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Anjali Aggarwal is working as a Senior Scientist at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (India). She holds a PhD degree in Animal Physiology and is involved in research and teaching at post-graduate level. Her area of research work is stress and environmental physiology. She has more than 50 publications, two technical bulletins, four manuals and many book chapters to her credit. She has successfully guided many post-graduate and PhD students. Her major research accomplishments are on microclimatic modification for alleviation of heat and cold stress, mist and fan cooling systems for cows and buffaloes, and use of wallowing tank in buffaloes. Her work involves the use of technology of supplementing micronutrients during dry period and early lactation to crossbred and indigenous cows for alleviating metabolic and oxidative stress and improved health and productivity. Studies are also done in her lab on partitioning of heat loss from skin and pulmonary system of cattle and buffaloes as a result of exercise or exposure to heat stress. Dr. R.C. Upadhyay is working as Head, Dairy Cattle Physiology Division at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (India). He graduated in Veterinary Sciences and obtained his PhD degree in Animal Physiology. His area of recent research is climate change, stress, and environmental physiology. His major research accomplishment is on climate change impact assessment of milk production and growth in livestock. His work also involves studying methane conversion and emission factors for Indian livestock and use of IPCC methodology of methane inventory of Indian livestock. Heat shock protein-70 expression studies in cattle and buffaloes are also done in his lab. Draught animal power evaluation, fatigue assessment, work-rest cycle and work limiting factors form the highlights of his work. Studies on partitioning of heat loss from skin and pulmonary system of cattle and buffaloes and electrocardiographic studies in cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat are also undertaken in his lab. He has more than 75 research papers, four books and several book chapters to his credit. Technologies developed and research done by him include methodology of methane measurement: open and closed circuit for cattle and buffaloes; inventory of methane emission from livestock using IPCC methodology; livestock stress index: thermal stress measurement based on physiological functions; and draught power evaluation system and large animal treadmill system. He received training in Radio-nuclides in medicine at Australian School of Nuclear Technology, Lucas heights, NSW, Australia in 1985 and Use of radioisotopes in cardiovascular investigations at CSIRO, Prospect, NSW, Australia, during 1985-86. He has guided several post-graduate and PhD students. He is recipient of Hari Om Ashram Award-1990 (ICAR) for outstanding research in animal sciences.