Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: History and Future of Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals -- 1 The Role of Thermodynamics in Controlling Rumen Metabolism -- 2 Modelling Lipid Metabolism in the Rumen -- 3 Towards a More Accurate Representation of Fermentation in Mathematical Models of the Rumen -- 4 Simple Allometric Models to Predict Rumen Feed Passage Rate in Domestic Ruminants -- 5 Ruminal Metabolism of Buffersoluble Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids In Vitro -- 6 Models to Interpret Degradation Profiles Obtained from In Vitro and In Situ Incubation of Ruminant Feeds -- 7 Modelling Production and Portal Appearance of Volatile Fatty Acids in Dairy Cows -- 8 Modelling Energy Expenditure in Pigs -- 9 Aspects of Modelling Kidney Dynamics -- 10 Evaluation of a Representation of the Limiting Amino Acid Theory for Milk Protein Synthesis -- 11 Multiple-entry Urea Kinetic Model: Effects of Incomplete Data Collection -- 12 Evaluation of a Growth Model of Preruminant Calves and Modifications to Simulate Shortterm Responses to Changes in Protein Intake -- 13 Simulation of the Development of Adipose Tissue in Beef Cattle -- 14 A Simple Nutrient-based Production Model for the Growing Pig -- 15 Second-generation Dynamic Cattle Growth and Composition Models -- 16 Modelling Interactions Between Cow Milk Yield and Growth of its Suckling Calf -- 17 A Mechanistic Dynamic Model of Beef Cattle Growth -- 18 Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Growing Cattle Subjected to Short or Long Periods of Moderate to Severe Undernutrition -- 19 An Integrated Cattle and Crop Production Model to Develop Whole-farm Nutrient Management Plans -- 20 Modelling Nutrient Utilization by Livestock Grazing Semiarid Rangeland -- 21 Using the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System Model to Evaluate the Effects of Variation in Maize Silage Quality on a Dairy Farm.

22 Challenge and Improvement of a Model of Post-absorptive Metabolism in Dairy Cattle -- 23 A Rodent Model of Protein Turnover to Determine Protein Synthesis, Amino Acid Channelling and Recycling Rates in Tissues -- 24 Modelling Relationships Between Homoeorhetic and Homoeostatic Control of Metabolism: Application to Growing Pigs -- 25 Model for the Interpretation of Energy Metabolism in Farm Animals -- 26 Linear Models of Nitrogen Utilization in Dairy Cows -- 27 Isotope Dilution Models for Partitioning Amino Acid Uptake by the Liver, Mammary Gland and Hindlimb Tissues of Ruminants -- 28 The Conversion of a Scientific Model Describing Dairy Cow Nutrition and Production to an Industry Tool: the CPM Dairy Project -- 29 The Utilization of Prediction Models to Optimize Farm Animal Production Systems: the Case of a Growing Pig Model -- 30 A Pig Model for Feed Evaluation -- Index.