Energy and Protein Requirements of Ruminants

By: Geoffrey Alderman (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 December 1993

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Preface Foreword Acknowledgements Terminology and Symbols Used 1. Principles and Concepts Metabolisable Energy Metabolisable Protein 2. Requirements for Metabolisable Energy Methods of calculating ME requirements The Net Energy content of animal products Maintenance requirements Requirements for milk Requirements for growth Requirements for pregnancy Allowances for liveweight change in lactating ruminants 3. Requirements for Metabolisable Protein Method of calculating MP requirements Maintenance requirements Requirements for milk Requirements for growth Requirements for pregnancy Allowances for liveweight change in lactating ruminants 4. Feed Evaluation and Diet Formulation Nutrient values for ruminant feeds Methods of diet formulation Prediction of performance 5. Dairy Cattle ME and MP requirements for lactation ME and MP requirements for pregnancy ME and MP requirements of growing dairy heifers 6. Beef Cattle Growing and finishing cattle Suckler cows 7. Sheep Hill and lowland ewes Growing and fattening lambs 8. Goats Lactating goats Pregnant goats Growing goat kids References Appendix I. Tables of Feed Composition Appendix II. Sequential Lists of Equations Subject Index List of Figures List of Tables

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Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Terminology and Symbols Used
Principles and Concepts
Metabolisable Energy
Metabolisable Protein
Requirements for Metabolisable Energy
Methods of calculating ME requirements
The Net Energy content of animal products
Maintenance requirements
Requirements for milk
Requirements for growth
Requirements for pregnancy
Allowances for liveweight change in lactating ruminants
Requirements for Metabolisable Protein
Method of calculating MP requirements
Maintenance requirements
Requirements for milk
Requirements for growth
Requirements for pregnancy
Allowances for liveweight change in lactating ruminants
Feed Evaluation and Diet Formulation
Nutrient values for ruminant feeds
Methods of diet formulation
Prediction of performance
Dairy Cattle
ME and MP requirements for lactation
ME and MP requirements for pregnancy
ME and MP requirements of growing dairy heifers
Beef Cattle
Growing and finishing cattle
Suckler cows
Sheep
Hill and lowland ewes
Growing and fattening lambs
Goats
Lactating goats
Pregnant goats
Growing goat kids
References
Tables of Feed Composition
Sequential Lists of Equations
Subject Index
List of Figures
List of Tables
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