In vitro screening of plant resources for extra-nutritional attributes in ruminants: nuclear and related methodologies

• Selecting Potential Woody Forage Plants That Contain Beneficial Bioactives.- Collecting, Processing and Storage of Plant Materials for Nutritional Analysis.- In Vitro Methods for the Primary Screening of Plant Products for Direct Activity against Ruminant Gastrointestinal Nematodes.- Assessing Antiprotozoal Agents.- Screening for Anti-proteolytic Compounds.- Screening for Compounds Enhancing Fibre Degradation.- In Vitro Screening of Feed Resources for Efficiency of Microbial Protein Synthesis.- Screening of Plants for Inhibitory Activity Against Pathogenic Microorganisms from the Gut of Livestock.- Screening Plants for the Antimicrobial Control of Lactic Acidosis in Ruminant Livestock.- Screening Plants and Plant Products for Methane Inhibitors.- Challenges in Extrapolating In Vitro Findings to In Vivo Evaluation of Plant Resources.

From the reviews: "The aim of the book is to provide a guide to the methods involved in collecting samples, preparing and screening plants for bioactive properties for use in manipulating important ruminal fermentation pathways, and against gastrointestinal pathogens. ... the book is of great value to students in the plant and animal sciences. It is also recommended to researchers and all those involved in developing efficient and environmental friendly livestock production systems." (Gerhard Flachowsky, Animal Feed Science and Technology, February, 2010)