Improving Rumen Function Hardback
Edited by Dr Chris McSweeney, Prof. Roderick I. Mackie
Part of the Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science series
Hardback
Description
Major advances in analytical techniques and genomics have transformed our understanding of rumen microbiology.
This understanding is of critical importance to livestock production since rumen function affects nutritional efficiency, emissions from ruminants (such as methane and nitrous oxide) as well as animal health.
This collection reviews what we know about rumen microbiota and the role of nutritional strategies in optimising their function for more sustainable livestock production.
Part 1 summarises advances in methods for analysing the rumen microbiome.
Part 2 reviews recent research on the role of different types of rumen microbiota such as bacteria, archaea, anaerobic fungi, viruses and the rumen wall microbial community.
Part 3 discusses the way the rumen processes nutrients such as fibre and protein as well as outputs such as energy, lipids and methane emissions.
Part 4 explores nutritional strategies to optimise rumen function, including the role of pasture, silage, cereal feed, plant secondary compounds and probiotics.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:862 pages, Color tables, photos and figures
- Publisher:Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
- Publication Date:23/06/2020
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- ISBN:9781786763327
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:862 pages, Color tables, photos and figures
- Publisher:Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
- Publication Date:23/06/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781786763327
