Principles of Cattle Production

Résumé du livre

The structure of the british cattle industry. Syncronisation of oestrus and ovulation in cattle. Multiple ovulation, egg transplantation towards twinning. The physiological interrelationship os reproduction, lactation and nutrition in the cow. The influence of the climatic environment on metabolism in cattle. Energy supply from the digestive tract of cattle. Protein sysnthesis in the rumen: Its implication in the feeding of non-protein nitrogen to ruminants. Energy utilisation in the body. Amino acid supply as a limiting factor in milk and muscle synthesis. Nutritional influencing the efficiency of energy utilisation by beef and dairy cattle. Meeting the energy and protein requirements of the growting animal. Plane of nutrition for the dairy cow. Factors influencing voluntary food intake in cattle. Utilisation of grassland by dairy cows. Beef from grass and forage crops. Conserved forage - complement or competitor to concentrates. Selection for milk and beef characteristics - collateral or independent? The genetic implications of selecting cattle for large size. Practical beef cattle improvement. The future - milk versus beef or milk and beef.