Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- I Regulation of Feed Intake -- 1 Integration of Learning and Metabolic Signals into a Theory of Dietary Choice and Food Intake -- 2 Mathematical Models of Food Intake and Metabolism in Ruminants -- 3 Control of Salivation and Motility of the Reticulorumen by the Brain in Sheep -- II Rumen Microbiology and Fermentation -- 4 Molecular Ecology and Diversity in Gut Microbial Ecosystems -- 5 Microbial Adherence to the Plant Cell Wall and Enzymatic Hydrolysis -- 6 The Microbial Ecology and Physiology of Ruminal Nitrogen Metabolism -- III Nutrient Absorption and Splanchnic Metabolism -- 7 Tissue, Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Peptide Absorption and Utilization -- 8 Influence of Gastrointestinal Metabolism on Substrate Supply to the Liver -- 9 The Liver: Integrator of Nitrogen Metabolism -- IV Tissue Maintenance and Utilization of Endogenous Body Reserves -- 10 Adipose Tissue: Beyond an Energy Reserve -- 11 Regulation of Growth and Metabolism During Postnatal Development -- 12 Direct Effects of Photoperiod on Lipid Metabolism, Leptin Synthesis and Milk Secretion in Adult Sheep -- V Tissue Growth -- 13 Muscle Growth and Genetic Regulation -- 14 Control and Manipulation of Hyperplasia and Hypertrophy in Muscle Tissue -- 15 Regulation of Protein Synthesis for Wool Growth -- VI Reproduction, Pregnancy and Lactation -- 16 Regulation of Macronutrient Partitioning between Maternal and Conceptus Tissues in the Pregnant Ruminant -- 17 The Thermal Physiology of the Ruminant Fetus -- 18 Regulation of Nutrient Partitioning During Lactation: Homeostasis and Homeorhesis Revisited -- 19 The Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) System in the Mammary Gland: Role of IGFBP-3 Binding Protein -- 20 Integrating the Effects of Genotype and Nutrition on Utilization of Body Reserves During Lactation of Dairy Cattle.

VII Ruminant Physiology and Genetics -- 21 Genetic Manipulation of Ruminant Biochemistry and Physiology for Improved Productivity: Current Status and Future Potential -- 22 Genetics of Rumen Microorganisms: Gene Transfer, Genetic Analysis and Strain Manipulation -- 23 Nutrient-Gene Interactions: Future Potential and Applications -- VIII Host Resistance to Parasites and Pathogens -- 24 Host Resistance to Gastrointestinal Parasites of Sheep -- 25 Host Resistance to Fleece Rot and Blowfly Strike -- 26 Host Resistance to Mastitis -- Index.