Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 2005 contains the proceedings of the 39th University of Nottingham Feed Conference that deal with various aspects of nonruminant nutrition, an update on energy evaluation systems for pigs, and new developments in the interaction between the immune response and nutritional factors.

Contents

1. Recent Advances in Energy Evaluation of Feeds for Pigs
2. Untoward Consequences of Immune Responses: What Can Be Done By Nutritionists?
3. Tryptophan Requirements and Health Status of Piglets
4. Mineral Metabolism and Chelated Minerals for Hatchlings
5. Aquaculture: Current Status and Issues for Feed Manufacturers
6. Fermentable Fibre and Gut Health in Non- and Pre-Ruminants
7. Alternatives to Antimicrobial Growth Promoters in Cattle
8. Yeasts in Animal Feeds
9. Alternative Protein Sources for Piglets and Calves: Looking Beyond Basic Nutrition
10. Amino Acid Content in Soybean Meal
11. Effects of Fatty Acids on Reproduction of Dairy Cows
12. Liver Function in Dairy Cows
13. Consequences of Shortening the Dry Period in Dairy Cows
14. Evaluation of the Effect of Changes in Nutrition During the Pre-Weaning Period on Calf Performance
15. Effects of an Accelerated Calf Rearing Programme on Growth of Dairy Heifers from Birth to Ten Weeks of Age
16. Growth Performance of Holstein-Friesian Heifer Calves Reared Using Three Milk Replacer Feeding Regimes
17. Legislation Update for the Feed Industry
18. Animal Agriculture and Global Food Supply

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