Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - The use of feedlot/cereal grains in improving feed efficiency and reducing by-products such as methane in ruminants: Kristin Hales, US Meat Animal Research Center - USDA-ARS, USA; Jeferson Lourenco, Darren S. Seidel, Osman Yasir Koyun, Dylan Davis and Christina Welch, University of Georgia, USA; James E. Wells, US Meat Animal Research Center - USDA-ARS, USA; and Todd R. Callaway, University of Georgia, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Types of cereal grains fed to cattle

3 Cereal grain production

4 Dietary factors affecting methane production by ruminants

5 The role of starch and forage in methane formation

6 H2 sinks in the rumen and methane production

7 Using cereal grains to improve feed efficiency and reduce methane production

8 Microbiology of cereal grain fermentation

9 Bacteria and archaea involved in fermentation

10 Feed retention time

11 Acidosis and other negative feed effects

12 Summary

13 Where to look for further information

14 References

Chapter 2 - The use and abuse of cereals, legumes and crop residues in rations for dairy cattle: Michael Bl¼mmel, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia; A. Muller, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), and ETH Z¼rich Switzerland; C. Schader, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; M. Herrero, Commonwealth Scientifi c and Industrial Research Organization, Australia; and M. R. Garg, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), India;

1 Introduction

2 Current and future levels of animal sourced food (ASF) production

3 Dairy ration compositions and current and projected feed demand and supply

4 Context specifi city of feed demand and supply

5 Ration composition and ceilings to milk productivity

6 Optimizing the feed-animal interface: ration balancing in intensive and extensive dairy systems

7 Summary

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 3 - Optimising the use of barley as an animal feed: David M. E. Poulsen, Queensland University of Technology, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 What is 'feed barley'?

3 What do we want from 'feed barley'?

4 Optimising feed barley use

5 Understanding and optimising feed barley quality for different livestock species

6 Future trends and research opportunities

7 Conclusion

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 4 - Sorghum as a forage and energy crop: Scott Staggenborg and Hui Shen, Chromatin Inc., USA;

1 Introduction

2 Forage and biomass sorghum types

3 Forages as animal feed

4 Dedicated energy sorghum

5 Sweet sorghum

6 Summary

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 5 - Nutritional considerations for soybean meal use in poultry diets: Justin Fowler, University of Georgia, USA<span styl