Chronophysiology of Nutrient Assimilation in Ruminants

Innovative optimizations in food-producing ruminant efficiency in the 21st century should consider ruminant behavior in light of endogenous physiological rhythms of rumen and post-rumen nutrient assimilation and metabolism. Such a perspective will ease and help achieving optimal rumen and ruminant physiology and health, farm economics, environmental quality, and safe and secure human food supplies. This book is an exclusive and global collection of the most recent advances and implications on much-needed-yet-missing animal-human chronophysiological management strategies. Particular emphasis is made on eating/feeding timing and chain physiological rhythms of ingestion; rumination; rumen fermentation; and portal, splancnic, and peripheral nutrient assimilation and metabolism.