List of Contributors vii Series Foreword x Preface xi About the Companion Website xiii 1 Global Overview of Sustainable Livestock Production 1 Margaret Gill, James France, and Dennis Poppi 2 Comparative Gut Anatomy, Physiology and Digestive Strategies in Large Animals 13 Peter M. Hastie, Viola Farci, Jos G.M. Houdijk, and Jo- Anne M.D. Murray 3 Macronutrients 24 Jean K. Margerison 4 Micronutrients 56 Matthew Elmes, Simon Welham, Lisa Coneyworth, and Pete Rose 5 Nutrigenomics in Livestock Production 84 L. Pinotti, D.
Lanzoni, M. Manoni, S. Mazzoleni, R. Rebucci, M. Tretola, C. Giromini, and A. Baldi 6 The Regulation of Food Intake of Animals 102 Ilias Kyriazakis 7 The Influence of Nutrition on Reproductive Efficiency of Livestock 114 C.J.
Byrne and David A. Kenny 8 Nutrition for Improved Post- Weaning Growth and Lifetime Feed Efficiency in Pigs 129 J. V. O'Doherty and P. G. Lawlor 9 The Ideal Protein Concept for Poultry: Past, Present and Prospects 145 Jos G.M. Houdijk, Marwa A.
Hussein, and Farina Khattak 10 Dairy Cow Nutrition: Pathways and Regulation of the Synthesis of Milk Components 158 John Newbold, Richard Dewhurst, and Inga Barnett 11 Influence of Nutrition on the Growth and Metabolism of Ruminant Livestock 172 Kate Keogh and David A. Kenny 12a Rabbits 187 Julian Wiseman 12b Hind Gut Fermenters: Nutrition and Metabolism in Equids (Horse Family) 196 Teresa Hollands 13 Domestic Animal Nutrition and Metabolism: Companion Animals (Cats and Dogs) 217 Christine D. Huggett, John A. Lowe, and Gavin A. White 14 Principles of Precision Feed Evaluation and Diet Formulation for Ruminants 236 Luis O. Tedeschi and Celso Boin 15 A Vision for Global Sustainable Livestock Production Systems - Setting the Scene for 2050 262 Maeve Henchion, Helen Sheridan, and David A. Kenny 16 Alternative Protein Sources for Animal Feed 277 Andrew M. Salter and Kerensa J.
Hawkey 17a The Use of Feed Enzymes and Related Feed Additives 290 Michael R. Bedford 17b Prebiotic and Probiotic Feed Additives 299 Helen Masey O'Neill 18 Dietary Manipulation of Rumen Fermentation to Reduce Enteric Methane Emissions 305 Paul E. Smith, Nida Amin, Emily Roskam, David A. Kenny, Marie O'Rourke, Stuart F. Kirwan, and Sinéad M. Waters 19 The Use of Hormonal Growth Enhancers 327 John M. Brameld and Tim Parr 20 Bioactive Plants: The Case of Polyphenol- rich Plants for Gastrointestinal Parasite Control in Ruminants 341 Spiridoula Athanasiadou and Francesca Shepherd 21 The Functionality of Milk and Dairy Foods at Important Life Stages 350 D. Ian Givens 22 Feeding Livestock in Dry and Humid Tropics 364 Kustantinah-Adiwimarta, B.
Suhartanto, and I.H. Zulfa Index 379.