Rumenology. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Danilo Domingues Millen, Mario De Beni Arrigoni, Rodrigo Dias Lauritano Pacheco.
• Editors: Millen, Danilo Domingues; Arrigoni, Mario De Beni; Pacheco, Rodrigo Dias Lauritano
• Contents: Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Rumen; Introduction; Anatomical and Physiological Properties of Ruminants; Main Functions of the Digestive System; General Anatomical Aspects of Ruminants' Digestive System; Mouth; Pharynx; Esophagus; Stomach; Reticulum; Rumen; Omasum; Abomasum; Characteristics of the Digestive System of a Newborn Ruminant Animal; Functioning Mechanism of Esophageal Groove; Development of Pre-stomachs in the First Weeks of Ruminant's Life; Motor Activity of the Rumen Rumination Mechanisms Eructation Mechanism; Mechanism of Urea Recycling; Energetic Metabolism in Ruminants; Final Considerations; References; Chapter 2: Microbiology of the Rumen; The Ruminal Ecosystem; Anaerobiosis and Its Consequences; Interactions Between the Host and the Microbes; The Ruminal Microorganisms; Ruminal Bacteria; Methanogens; Ruminal Protozoa; Ruminal Fungi; Bacteriophages; Microbiology of Ruminal Digestion; Microbial Interactions; Ruminal Microbial Development in the Calf; References; Chapter 3: Ruminal Fermentation Classification of Animals by Foods or Feeds Consumed Carnivores, Omnivores, and Herbivores; Non-ruminant Herbivores Versus Ruminants; Fermentation; Extent of Fermentation; Types of Fermentation; Batch Fermentation Systems; Continuous Flow Systems; Fermentation Within the Gastro-Intestinal Tract; Characteristics of Fermentation Within the Rumen; The Rumen-An Ideal Media for Anaerobic Microbes?; Characteristics of Ruminal Microbes; Types of Ruminal Microbes; Ruminal Fermentation; Limits to Ruminal Digestion; Feed Processing; Chewing to Reduce Particle Size of Feeds Rumination and Particle Retention Digestion and Fermentation of Various Feed Components; Degradation of Polymers; Starch Hydrolysis; Cell Wall Degradation; Lipid Hydrolysis; Protein Hydrolysis; Minerals; Monomer Fermentation; Glucose; Fermentation Balance Based on VFA Production from Glucose; Amino Acids; Altering the Products of Ruminal Fermentation; Lab Procedures to Appraise Ruminal Fermentation of Feeds and Forages; Ruminal Digestion Measurements; Batch Methods; Yield of Specific Products or Substrate Disappearance; In Vitro Gas Production; Rusitec Continuous Flow Fermenters In Vivo Measurements; Epilogue; References; Additional Readings; Chapter 4: Lipid Metabolism in the Rumen; Introduction; Definition, Importance and Classification of Lipids and Lipid-­Rich Feed Sources in Ruminant Nutrition; Microorganisms that Digest Lipids; Ruminal Metabolism of Lipids; Lipid Hydrolysis in the Rumen; Rumen Biohydrogenation of Lipids; Lipids Interference on Ruminal Dynamics; Conjugated Linoleic Acid-CLA; Influence of Fat Supplements on Ruminal Metabolism; Relationship Between Lipid Properties and Ruminal Metabolism
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 599.63; Life sciences; Rumen -- Microbiology; Ruminants -- Nutrition; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology; NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals; Rumen -- Microbiology; Ruminants -- Nutrition; Rumen -- microbiology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Zoology & animal sciences; Animal reproduction; Animal physiology; Morphology (Animals); Animal genetics; Animal physiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319305332; 3319305336
• Related ISBNs: 331930531X; 9783319305318
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 30, 2016)
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