Author: Haoyu LiuPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889740013
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Integrated Role of Nutrition and Digestive Physiology for Animal Health
Author: Haoyu LiuPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889740013
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Integrative Wildlife Nutrition
Author: Perry S. BarbozaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540878858
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Nutrition spans a wide range of mechanisms from acquisition of food to digestion, absorption and retention of energy substrates, water and other nutrients. Nutritional principles have been applied to improving individual health, athletic performance and longevity of humans and of their companion animals, and to maximizing agricultural efficiency by manipulating reproduction or growth of tissues such as muscle, hair or milk in livestock. Comparative nutrition borrows from these tra- tional approaches by applying similar techniques to studies of ecology and physiology of wildlife. Comparative approaches to nutrition integrate several levels of organization because the acquisition and flow of energy and nutrients connect individuals to populations, populations to communities, and communities to ecosystems. Integrative Wildlife Nutrition connects behavioral, morphological and biochemical traits of animals to the life history of species and thus the dynamics of populations. An integrated approach to nutrition provides a practical framework for understanding the interactions between food resources and wildlife popu- tions and for managing the harvest of abundant species and the conservation of threatened populations. This book is for students and professionals in animal physiology and ecology, conservation biology and wildlife management. It is based on our lectures, dem- strations and practical classes taught in the USA, Canada and Australia over the last three decades. Instructors can use Integrative Wildlife Nutrition as a text in wildlife and conservation biology programs, and as a reference source for related courses in wildlife ecology.
Parent-offspring Integration: Gut Health and Physiological Functions of Animals
Author: Xiangfeng KongPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889743985
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Applications of Gene-Based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Health in Developing Countries
Author: Harinder P.S. MakkarPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402033117
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Modern Biotechnology has potential for solving many problems associated with animal productivity and health and offers exciting opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity. At present the focus is, however, on the issues and problems of significance for livestock producers in the developed world. In order to fully realize the benefits of this technology in developing countries, there is a need to identify, characterize and apply appropriate gene-based technologies for these regions. These proceedings present peer reviewed state-of-the-art papers describing the achievements in the areas of animal breeding and genetics, animal nutrition, animal health, and environment, ethics, safety, and regulatory aspects of gene-based technologies; achievements which could be realized using these modern scientific tools to maximise the benefits from the 'livestock revolution' that is taking place; and the constraints in the use of gene-based technologies and their specific research needs. This book will help in bridging the wide gap between developed and developing countries, in the development and use of gene-based technologies, and to elucidate the current and future roles of such technologies in the developing world. It is a good reference source for researchers, students and policy-makers alike.
Relationships Among the Brain, the Digestive System, and Eating Behavior
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309366860
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
On July 9-10, 2014, the Institute of Medicine's Food Forum hosted a public workshop to explore emerging and rapidly developing research on relationships among the brain, the digestive system, and eating behavior. Drawing on expertise from the fields of nutrition and food science, animal and human physiology and behavior, and psychology and psychiatry as well as related fields, the purpose of the workshop was to (1) review current knowledge on the relationship between the brain and eating behavior, explore the interaction between the brain and the digestive system, and consider what is known about the brain's role in eating patterns and consumer choice; (2) evaluate current methods used to determine the impact of food on brain activity and eating behavior; and (3) identify gaps in knowledge and articulate a theoretical framework for future research. Relationships among the Brain, the Digestive System, and Eating Behavior summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Background Papers
Author: National Commission on Dairy Policy (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Milk price support program and other policies affecting the U.S. dairy industry
Author: National Commission on Dairy Policy (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Review of Regionalism as an Issue in the U.S. Dairy Industry: Background papers, December 1987
Author: Regulation of Gastrointestinal Mucosal Growth
Author: Rao N. JaladankiPublisher: Biota Publishing
ISBN: 1615047352
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The mammalian gastrointestinal mucosa is a rapidly self-renewing tissue in the body, and its homeostasis is preserved through the strict regulation of epithelial cell proliferation, growth arrest, and apoptosis. The control of the growth of gastrointestinal mucosa is unique and, compared with most other tissue in the body, complex. Mucosal growth is regulated by the same hormones that alter metabolism in other tissues, but the gastrointestinal mucosa also responds to host events triggered by the ingestion and presence of food within the digestive tract. These gut hormones and peptides regulate the growth of the exocrine pancreas, gallbladder epithelium, and the mucosa of the oxyntic gland region of the stomach and the small and large intestines. Luminal factors, including nutrients or other dietary factors, secretions, and microbes that occur within the lumen and distribute over a proximal-to-distal gradient, are also crucial for maintenance of normal gut mucosal regeneration and could explain the villous-height-crypt-depth gradient and variety of adaptation, since these factors are diluted, absorbed, and destroyed as they pass down the digestive tract. Recently, intestinal stem cells, cellular polyamines, and noncoding RNAs are shown to play an important role in the regulation of gastrointestinal mucosal growth under physiological and various pathological conditions. In this book, we highlight key issues and factors that control gastrointestinal mucosal growth and homeostasis, with special emphasis on the mechanisms through which epithelial renewal and apoptosis are regulated at the cellular and molecular levels.
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