Acknowledgments | |
Ruminants in the World | p. 1 |
Nutritional Concepts | p. 7 |
Feeding Strategies, Taxonomy, and Evolution | p. 22 |
Body Size and the Limitations of Ruminants | p. 40 |
Nonruminant Herbivores | p. 57 |
Plant, Animal, and Environment | p. 77 |
The Free-ranging Animal | p. 93 |
Forage Evaluation Techniques | p. 108 |
Minerals | p. 122 |
Fiber and Physicochemical Properties of Feeds | p. 140 |
Carbohydrates | p. 156 |
Lignin | p. 177 |
Plant Defensive Chemicals | p. 196 |
Forage Preservation | p. 213 |
Function of the Ruminant Forestomach | p. 230 |
Microbes in the Gut | p. 253 |
The Lower Gastrointestinal Tract | p. 281 |
Nitrogen Metabolism | p. 290 |
Intermediary Metabolism | p. 312 |
Lipids | p. 325 |
Intake | p. 337 |
Mathematical Applications: Digestibility | p. 354 |
Digestive Flow | p. 371 |
Energy Balance | p. 385 |
Integrated Feeding Systems | p. 402 |
References | p. 425 |
Author Index | p. 458 |
Subject Index | p. 463 |
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