Regulation of Feed Intake

by D. van der Heide; E. A. Huisman; E. Kanis; J. W. M. Osse; M. W. A. Verstegen

• ISBN13: 9780851993614
• ISBN10: 0851993613
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-02
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

Feed intake is the central issue in animal husbandry, being the key factor in determining health, welfare, environmental impact and productivity. With the focus on these issues, this book has been developed from the 5th Zodiac Symposium held in Wageningen in April 1998. The book reflects research conducted by observing natural behavior, by investigating form-function relationships, physiology, metabolism and genetic make-up, and by offering choices of feed and environment. Information from studies on humans, wildlife and fish, as well as farm animals, is presented. It is divided into three parts: 1) Natural Feeding, Feeding Modes, Preferences and Behavior, Physiological Regulation of Feed Intake: 2)Genetic, Metabolic, Hormonal and Neural Regulations, Environmental Factors and Feed Intake: 3) Feeding Behavior, Feed Choice and Feeding Habits. Contributors include leading research workers from several European countries and Africa.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xv
Part I. Natural Feeding, Feeding Modes, Preferences and Behaviour	1	(26)
Natural Feeding Behaviour and Feed Selection	3	(10)
J.M. Forbes
When Feeding is Just Eating. How Do Farm and Zoo Animals Use Their Spare Time?	13	(8)
P. Koene
Voluntary Feed Intake in Dual-Purpose and Double-Muscled Belgian White-Blue Bulls	21	(6)
L.O. Fiems
R.J. Moermans
Ch.V. Boucque
B.G. Cottyn
S. de Campeneere
Part II. Physiological Regulation of Feed Intake: Genetic, Metabolic, Hormonal and Neural Regulations	27	(122)
Central Nervous Control of Nutrient Availability and Utilization	29	(12)
A.B. Steffens
L. Benthem
The Role of Metabolic Feed Intake Regulation in Feed Intake Behaviour of Sheep Fed Increasing Amounts of Low-Quality Forages. A Model Approach	41	(8)
S.J. Oosting
H. Nordheim
Effect of Early Age Restricted Feed Intake on Performance of Meat Turkeys	49	(6)
I. Plavnik
E. Wax
Effect of the Duration of Feed Restriction on Regulation of Feed Intake, Nitrogen and Energy Balances	55	(6)
A. Kamalzadeh
W.J. Koops
J. van Bruchem
A Comparative Study of the Anorexic Effect of Simmondsin in Poultry and Mammals	61	(8)
S. Vermaut
G. Flo
M. Cokelaere
E. Decuypere
Multi-Trait Covariance Functions to Model Between-Animal Variation in the Dynamic Relationship Between Feed Intake and Milk Yield During Lactation	69	(6)
R.F. Veerkamp
R. Thompson
T.H.E. Meuwissen
M.H. Pool
The Role of Genetic Variation in Feed Intake and its Physiological Aspects: Results from Selection Experiments	75	(14)
P. Luiting
Lipostatic Regulation of Feed Intake in Ruminants	89	(14)
P. Faverdin
N. Bareille
Effects of Domestication on Foraging Behaviour: a Study in Domesticated and Crossbred (Landrace X Wild Boar) Pigs	103	(6)
T. Schuurman
F.H. de Jonge
M.J.M. Wichers Schreur
A. Mulder
M. Gustafsson
A Proposed Model for Studies on Regulation of Food Intake in a Seasonal Breeder, the Mink (Mustela vison)	109	(6)
A.-H. Tauson
A. Chwalibog
R. Fink
M. Valtonen
S. Wamberg
Physiological Utilization of Dietary Protein: Interactions Between Meal Frequency and Protein Source	115	(8)
V.V.A.M. Schreurs
R.E. Koopmanschap
B. Kuyf
A. Zierikzee
M. Lisicka
J. Myszkowska
J. Bujko
E. Furstenberg
Short-Term Preferences in Sheep Fed Rye-Grass as Fresh Forage, Silage or Hay	123	(6)
R. Baumont
A. Grasland
A. Detour
Piscivory and Benthivory in Large Lake Tana Barbs (Barbus sp., Cyprinidae)	129	(10)
G.H. van de Weerd
F.A. Sibbing
J.W.M. Osse
Effect of Feed Intake on Composition of Daily Growth: a Comparison of Some Animal Species	139	(10)
H.A. Boekholt
V.V.A.M. Schreurs
Part III. Environmental Factors and Feed Intake: Feeding Behaviour, Feed Choice and Feeding Habits	149	(78)
Limitations in the Use of Constraints for Intake Predictions	151	(16)
B.J. Tolkamp
The Influence of the Environment on Feed Intake of Cattle in Semi-Arid Africa	167	(20)
E. Schlecht
M. Blummel
K. Becker
Feeding Behaviour on Natural Pasture, a Complex of Human-Livestock-Environment Interactions	187	(10)
M.A. Slingerland
Forage Intake and Feeding Behaviour of Day and/or Night Grazing Cattle in Sahelian Rangelands	197	(6)
A.A. Ayantunde
A. Fernandez-Rivera
P. Hiernaux
H. van Keulen
H.M.J. Udo
Intake and Rumen Kinetics in Dairy Cows Fed Grass, Maize and Alfalfa Silage	203	(6)
M. Bruining
S. Tamminga
M.W.A. Verstegen
Effect of Missing Data on the Estimate of Average Daily Feed Intake of Growing Pigs	209	(6)
J.J. Eissen
A.G. de Haan
E. Kanis
Feeding Behaviour of Sahiwal and Friesian Cattle Under a Zero Grazing System in a Tropical Climate	215	(4)
J.N. Kariuki
S. Tamminga
C.K. Gachuiri
G.K. Gitau
J.M.K. Muia
Diet and Manure Characteristics in Relation to Nitrogen Flows in a Dairy Farming System	219	(8)
J. van Bruchem
F. Verhoeven
L. Brussaard
S. Tamminga
Index	227