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Title New research on livestock science and dairy farming / P. Di Alberto and C. Costa, editors
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents NEW RESEARCH ON LIVESTOCK SCIENCE AND DAIRY FARMING ; NEW RESEARCH ON LIVESTOCK SCIENCE AND DAIRY FARMING; CONTENTS; PREFACE ; PREBIOSIS WITH FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATES IN PIG NUTRITION: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PRODUCTIVITY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; EFFECTS AT GUT LEVEL ; Microbial Community and Microbial Activity ; GUT DEVELOPMENT AND GUT HEALTH; EFFECTS ON ANIMAL; Animal Growth Performance ; Nutrient Availability ; Meat Production and Meat Quality ; Animal Behaviour and Well Being ; EFFECTS ON FARM AND ENVIRONMENT ; Ammonia Emission ; Farm Odor
FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATES AS POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES TO ANTI-MICROBIAL GROWTH PROMOTERS (AMGPCONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Reviewed by; DIGESTIBILITY AND NITROGEN BALANCE OF NONCONVENTIONAL PROTEIN SOURCES FED TO PIGS OF TWO DIFFERENT GENOTYPES; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; MATERIALS AND METHODS ; Animals ; Protein Sources and Diets ; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND SAMPLING PROCEDURE ; CALCULATION AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; Results; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; EFFECTS OF BOTANICALS RICH IN POLYPHENOLICS ON ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND HEALTH: A REVIEW; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES
2.1 Polyphenolics 2.2 Metabolism of Polyphenolics; 2.3. Polyphenolic Sources; 3. EFFECT OF POLYPHENOLICS ON ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY ; 3.1 Ruminants ; 3.1.1 Effect on Milk Yield and Milk Parameters ; 3.1.2 Effect on Growth; 3.2 Monogastrics ; 4. EFFECT OF POLYPHENOLICS ON ANIMAL HEALTH ; 4.1 Ruminants ; 4.2 Monogastrics ; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; MILK FATTY ACID PROFILES AS NOVEL NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS: SCOPES AND CHALLENGES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PREDICTION OF RUMEN MICROBIAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTION BASED ON MFA PROFILES
2.1. Rumen and Milk OBCFA in Relation to VFA and MP 2.2. Predicting Molar Proportions of Volatile Fatty Acids from Milk OBCFA Profiles; 2.3. Assessing Methane Emission through MFA Profiles ; 2.4. Predicting Duodenal Microbial Protein Flow from Excreted OBCFA in Milk ; 3. METABOLIC DISORDERS ; 3.1. A Diagnostic Model for Rumen Acidosis Based on MFA Profiles ; 3.2. MFA Profiles as Possible Indicators for Subclinical Ketosis ; 4. POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY ; 4.1. Bulk Milk Analysis ; 4.2. Individual Cow Analysis
4.3. Online Monitoring on Milking Parlours or Automatic Milking Systems 5. ROUTINE MFA ANALYSIS ; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Possible Methods for Routine Analysis; 5.2.1. Spectrophotometrical Methods ; 5.2.1.1. Infrared Techniques ; 5.2.1.2. Raman ; 5.2.1.3. UV-VIS; 5.2.2. Emerging Chromatography Methods: Fast (Ultrafast) GC ; 5.3. Advances and Prospects for the Future ; 5.3.1. Combination of Techniques ; 5.3.2. Advances in Equipment ; 5.3.3. Future of Routine Applications; 5.4. Interpretation of Spectrophotometrical Results for Dairy Nutritional Management ; 6. CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Livestock -- Research
Animal industry -- Research
Dairy farming -- Research
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
Animal industry -- Research
Dairy farming -- Research
Livestock -- Research
Form Electronic book
Author Alberto, P. Di
Costa, C
ISBN 9781612096957
1612096956