Animal Nutrition

John M. Brameld, PhD, is Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry in the Faculty of Science at the University of Nottingham, UK. Spiridoula Athanasiadou, PhD, is a Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK. David A. Kenny, PhD, is Head of the Animal and Bioscience Department, The Agriculture and Food Development Authority (TEAGASC), Ireland. Susan A. Lanham-New, PhD, is Professor of Human Nutrition and Head of the Discipline of Nutrition, Exercise, Chronobiology & Sleep at the University of Surrey, UK. She also serves as series editor for the Nutrition Society Textbook Series.

• List of Contributors viiSeries Foreword xPreface xiAbout the Companion Website xiii1 Global Overview of Sustainable Livestock Production 1Margaret Gill, James France, and Dennis Poppi2 Comparative Gut Anatomy, Physiology and Digestive Strategies in Large Animals 13Peter M. Hastie, Viola Farci, Jos G.M. Houdijk, and Jo- Anne M.D. Murray3 Macronutrients 24Jean K. Margerison4 Micronutrients 56Matthew Elmes, Simon Welham, Lisa Coneyworth, and Pete Rose5 Nutrigenomics in Livestock Production 84L. Pinotti, D. Lanzoni, M. Manoni, S. Mazzoleni, R. Rebucci, M. Tretola, C. Giromini, and A. Baldi6 The Regulation of Food Intake of Animals 102Ilias Kyriazakis7 The Influence of Nutrition on Reproductive Efficiency of Livestock 114C.J. Byrne and David A. Kenny8 Nutrition for Improved Post- Weaning Growth and Lifetime Feed Efficiency in Pigs 129J. V. O’Doherty and P. G. Lawlor9 The Ideal Protein Concept for Poultry: Past, Present and Prospects 145Jos G.M. Houdijk, Marwa A. Hussein, and Farina Khattak10 Dairy Cow Nutrition: Pathways and Regulation of the Synthesis of Milk Components 158John Newbold, Richard Dewhurst, and Inga Barnett11 Influence of Nutrition on the Growth and Metabolism of Ruminant Livestock 172Kate Keogh and David A. Kenny12a Rabbits 187Julian Wiseman12b Hind Gut Fermenters: Nutrition and Metabolism in Equids (Horse Family) 196Teresa Hollands13 Domestic Animal Nutrition and Metabolism: Companion Animals (Cats and Dogs) 217Christine D. Huggett, John A. Lowe, and Gavin A. White14 Principles of Precision Feed Evaluation and Diet Formulation for Ruminants 236Luis O. Tedeschi and Celso Boin15 A Vision for Global Sustainable Livestock Production Systems – Setting the Scene for 2050 262Maeve Henchion, Helen Sheridan, and David A. Kenny16 Alternative Protein Sources for Animal Feed 277Andrew M. Salter and Kerensa J. Hawkey17a The Use of Feed Enzymes and Related Feed Additives 290Michael R. Bedford17b Prebiotic and Probiotic Feed Additives 299Helen Masey O’Neill18 Dietary Manipulation of Rumen Fermentation to Reduce Enteric Methane Emissions 305Paul E. Smith, Nida Amin, Emily Roskam, David A. Kenny, Marie O’Rourke, Stuart F. Kirwan, and Sinéad M. Waters19 The Use of Hormonal Growth Enhancers 327John M. Brameld and Tim Parr20 Bioactive Plants: The Case of Polyphenol- rich Plants for Gastrointestinal Parasite Control in Ruminants 341Spiridoula Athanasiadou and Francesca Shepherd21 The Functionality of Milk and Dairy Foods at Important Life Stages 350D. Ian Givens22 Feeding Livestock in Dry and Humid Tropics 364Kustantinah-Adiwimarta, B. Suhartanto, and I.H. ZulfaIndex 379