... many
different processes taking place in the rumen have been subject to intensive
ß CAB International 2005. Quantitative Aspects of Ruminant Digestion
and Metabolism, 2nd edition (eds J. Dijkstra, J.M. Forbes ... experiments have provided useful information on the
mechanisms of microbial growth and efficiency, the quantitative results may be
misleading. Batch cultures do not include the e...
... may be measured directly by physical methods (direct calor-
imetry) or it may be inferred from quantitative measurements of some of the
Gross energy (= heat of combustion)
Faeces energy Digestible ... better
comprehension of the unity of protein and energy metabolism follows from the
further development of quantitative models that reflect metabolic mechanisms.
Rumen Aspects
The initiation...
... amino acids, glucose, calcium, etc. for use by the
gland.
Lactation also supplies some excellent quantitative examples of homo-
eorrhesis in ruminants. For example, the study by Bergman and Hogue
(1967) ... some cases at least, by: (i) translocases, reflecting the fact that the
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and Metabolism, 2nd edition (eds J. Dijkstr...
... space, all the minerals
and their quantitative aspects of metabolism cannot be discussed in detail here.
As in the previous edition of the book, we chose to focus on quantitative aspects
of two minerals. ... Phosphorus and calcium (Ca) are the two most plentiful minerals in the
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and Metabolism, 2nd edition (eds J. Dijks...