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Nutritional Ecology of the Ruminant » (2nd Edition)

Authors: Peter J. Van Soest
ISBN-13: 9780801427725, ISBN-10: 080142772X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Date Published: January 1994
Edition: 2nd Edition

	Acknowledgments
1	Ruminants in the World	1
2	Nutritional Concepts	7
3	Feeding Strategies, Taxonomy, and Evolution	22
4	Body Size and the Limitations of Ruminants	40
5	Nonruminant Herbivores	57
6	Plant, Animal, and Environment	77
7	The Free-ranging Animal	93
8	Forage Evaluation Techniques	108
9	Minerals	122
10	Fiber and Physicochemical Properties of Feeds	140
11	Carbohydrates	156
12	Lignin	177
13	Plant Defensive Chemicals	196
14	Forage Preservation	213
15	Function of the Ruminant Forestomach	230
16	Microbes in the Gut	253
17	The Lower Gastrointestinal Tract	281
18	Nitrogen Metabolism	290
19	Intermediary Metabolism	312
20	Lipids	325
21	Intake	337
22	Mathematical Applications: Digestibility	354
23	Digestive Flow	371
24	Energy Balance	385
25	Integrated Feeding Systems	402
	References	425
	Author Index	458
	Subject Index	463