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Nutrition and lactation in the dairy cow /
Nutrition and Lactation in the Dairy Cow is the proceedings of the 46th University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science. Said symposium was concerned with the significant advances in the field of nutrition and lactation in the dairy cow. The book is divided in five parts. Part I deals...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1988.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Nutrition and Lactation in the Dairy Cow; Copyright Page; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of Contents; Part I: Principles of Nutrition and Lactation; CHAPTER 1. MANIPULATION OF MILK SECRETION; Introduction; Mammary growth and the relationship between cell number and milk yield; Manipulation of mammary growth; Manipulation of milk yield; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2. NUTRIENT UPTAKE BY THE LACTATING MAMMARY GLAND; Introduction; Transport across the capillary endothelium; Blood precursors of milk constituents; Amino acid transport mechanisms; Glucose transport
- Implications for future developmentsAcknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 3. THE PARTITION OF NUTRIENTS DURING THE LACTATION CYCLE; Introduction; Metabolic adaptations; Changes in serum hormone concentrations and their effect on metabolism; Responsiveness of tissues to hormones; Conclusions; References; Part II: Response to Nutrition; CHAPTER 4. NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS IN THE DAIRY COW; Introduction; The present ME scheme; The ARC protein scheme; Future possibilities; Present limitations to successful prediction of nutrient supply to animals
- Present limitations to the prediction of nutrient partition in the lactating cowPresent limitations to the prediction of milk biosynthesis in the mammary gland; Integration of metabolism; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 5. PREDICTION OF RESPONSES TO PROTEIN AND ENERGY YIELDING NUTRIENTS; Introduction; Absolute and incremental responses; A general framework for response prediction; Animal characteristics; Priorities in animal targets; Partition of limiting nutrients; Food characteristics and nutrient supply; Observed responses to nutrients; Possible models of nutrient use; Summary; References
- CHAPTER 6. THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRIENT BALANCE ON MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITIONIntroduction; Nutrient balance; Interdependence of milk volume and composition; Effects of products of digestion on milk composition; Dietary carbohydrates; Dietary fats; Dietary proteins; Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 7. THE RESPONSE TO THE BALANCE OF MAJOR MINERALS BY THE DAIRY COW; Introduction; The concept of balancing anions and cations in rations; Potential roles in metabolic processes for balanced anions and cations; Responses of ruminants to balancing dietary anions and cations
- Prevention of milk feverMetabolic possibilities for increasing entry of calcium to blood by altering dietary anion-cation balance; Low calcium and phosphorus versus anion-cation balances in the prevention of milk fever; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 8. VITAMIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE DAIRY COW; Introduction; Vitamin A and provitamin A; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; Thiamine; Niacin; Vitamin B12; Biotin; Choline; Other water-soluble vitamins; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 9. THE EFFECT OF ENERGY RESERVES AT CALVING ON PERFORMANCE OF DAIRY COWS; Introduction; Assessment of energy reserves