Instant Insights: Crops as Livestock Feed

Dr Poulsen is currently Director of Poulsen Beechwood Consulting Pty Ltd and a visiting researcher at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He has previously been a member of the Barley Breeding Australia Board from 2007 to 2011; chairing the Board for the 2007/08 and 2008/09 financial years.

• Chapter 1 - The use of feedlot/cereal grains in improving feed efficiency and reducing by-products such as methane in ruminants: Kristin Hales, US Meat Animal Research Center – USDA-ARS, USA; Jeferson Lourenco, Darren S. Seidel, Osman Yasir Koyun, Dylan Davis and Christina Welch, University of Georgia, USA; James E. Wells, US Meat Animal Research Center – USDA-ARS, USA; and Todd R. Callaway, University of Georgia, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Types of cereal grains fed to cattle 3 Cereal grain production 4 Dietary factors affecting methane production by ruminants 5 The role of starch and forage in methane formation 6 H2 sinks in the rumen and methane production 7 Using cereal grains to improve feed efficiency and reduce methane production 8 Microbiology of cereal grain fermentation 9 Bacteria and archaea involved in fermentation 10 Feed retention time 11 Acidosis and other negative feed effects 12 Summary 13 Where to look for further information 14 ReferencesChapter taken from: McSweeney, C. S. and Mackie, R. I. (eds.), Improving rumen function, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 332 7)Chapter 2 - The use and abuse of cereals, legumes and crop residues in rations for dairy cattle: Michael Blümmel, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia; A. Muller, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), and ETH Zürich Switzerland; C. Schader, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; M. Herrero, Commonwealth Scientifi c and Industrial Research Organization, Australia; and M. R. Garg, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), India; 1 Introduction 2 Current and future levels of animal sourced food (ASF) production 3 Dairy ration compositions and current and projected feed demand and supply 4 Context specifi city of feed demand and supply 5 Ration composition and ceilings to milk productivity 6 Optimizing the feed–animal interface: ration balancing in intensive and extensive dairy systems 7 Summary 8 Where to look for further information 9 ReferencesChapter taken from: Webster, J. (ed.), Achieving sustainable production of milk – Volume 3: Dairy herd management and welfare, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 052 4)Chapter 3 - Optimising the use of barley as an animal feed: David M. E. Poulsen, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 What is ‘feed barley’? 3 What do we want from ‘feed barley‘? 4 Optimising feed barley use 5 Understanding and optimising feed barley quality for different livestock species 6 Future trends and research opportunities 7 Conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 ReferencesChapter taken from: Fox, G. and Li, C. (eds.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of barley, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 308 2)Chapter 4 - Sorghum as a forage and energy crop: Scott Staggenborg and Hui Shen, Chromatin Inc., USA; 1 Introduction 2 Forage and biomass sorghum types 3 Forages as animal feed 4 Dedicated energy sorghum 5 Sweet sorghum 6 Summary 7 Where to look for further information 8 ReferencesChapter taken from: Rooney, W. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum – Volume 2: Sorghum utilization around the world, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 124 8)Chapter 5 - Nutritional considerations for soybean meal use in poultry diets: Justin Fowler, University of Georgia, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Nutritional content of SBM 3 Anti-nutritive compounds 4 Genetically modified soybeans 5 Conclusion and future trends 6 Where to look for further information 7 ReferencesChapter taken from: Nguyen, H. T. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans – Volume 2: Diseases, pests, food and other uses, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 116 3)