Predicting Feed Intake of Food-Producing Animals -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Feed Intake Control Mechanisms -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF CONTROL SYSTEMS -- Digestive Tract -- Metabolites -- Hormones -- Brain -- Other Factors -- REGULATORY PEPTIDES -- Cholecystokinin -- Opioid Peptides -- THE ROLE OF FEED INTAKE IN THE REGULATION OF ENERGY BALANCE -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 2 Fishes -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS -- PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS -- DIETARY FACTORS -- Nutrient Deficiency -- Food Particle Size and Composition -- Feeding Stimulants -- Feed Quality -- PREDICTING FEED INTAKE -- Feeding Equation Derivation -- REFERENCES -- 3 Swine -- INTRODUCTION -- FEED INTAKE OF GROWING PIGS -- Suckling Pig -- Weanling Pig -- Growing Pig -- VOLUNTARY FEED INTAKE DURING GESTATION -- VOLUNTARY FEED INTAKE DURING LACTATION -- FACTORS AFFECTING VOLUNTARY FEED INTAKE -- Physiological Factors -- Environmental Factors -- Nutritional Factors -- PREDICTING VOLUNTARY FEED INTAKE -- EXAMPLE PREDICTIONS -- Validation -- REFERENCES -- 4 Poultry -- INTRODUCTION -- FEED INTAKE CONTROL MECHANISMS -- Glucostatic Theory -- Thermostatic Theory -- Lipostatic Theory -- Aminostatic Theory -- Ionostatic Theory -- Role of Brain Structure -- Summary -- ESTIMATING FEED INTAKE OF LAYING HENS -- ESTIMATING FEED INTAKE OF BROILERS -- CALCULATIONS OF DRY MATTER INTAKE -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 5 Dairy Cattle -- INTRODUCTION -- LACTATION RESPONSE -- LIMITING FORAGE INTAKE -- COMPUTING ESTIMATES OF DRY MATTER INTAKE -- Environmental Temperature -- Metabolites -- Meals and Meal Patterns -- Grinding and Pelleting -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 6 Beef Cattle -- INTRODUCTION -- PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS -- Body Size and Production Demands -- Mature Size and Sex -- Age -- Genetic Variance -- Breed Type -- ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS -- Temperature and Weather.

Photoperiod and Timing of Feeding -- Forage Availability for Grazing Cattle -- DIETARY FACTORS -- Diet Water Content -- Degree of Fermentation -- Dietary Protein -- Feed Processing -- AN EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING INTAKE BY BEEF CATTLE -- Limitations -- Limitations -- Limitations -- Limitations -- Limitations -- Limitations -- Limitations -- Limitations -- SUMMARY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING INTAKE OF BEEF CATTLE -- APPLICATION OF EQUATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS -- Yearlings -- Calves -- Beef Cows -- REFERENCES -- 7 Sheep -- INTRODUCTION -- PHYSIOLOGICAL AND DIETARY FACTORS -- PREDICTING DRY MATTER INTAKE OF SHEEP -- EVALUATION OF EQUATIONS TO PREDICT INTAKE OF SHEEP -- MANAGEMENT TO MAXIMIZE INTAKE IN SHEEP -- REFERENCES -- Index.