Instant Insights: Dietary Supplements in Dairy Cattle Nutrition - Instant Insights

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on dietary supplements in dairy cattle nutrition.The first chapter addresses the manipulation of rumen fermentation to maximise the efficiency of feed utilisation and increase ruminant productivity. It considers a wide variety of approaches, including the use of dietary buffers.The second chapter reviews the use of probiotics as supplements for ruminants to promote digestive efficiency and productivity. The chapter summarises the benefits and modes of action of probiotics, as well as their role in optimising feed efficiency and reducing methane production.The third chapter considers the beneficial roles of plant secondary compounds in sustainable ruminant nutrition. It describes the effects and composition of the three major groups of plant secondary compounds: essential oils, tannins and saponins. The fourth chapter discusses the growing need for alternative feed sources as a result of increasing demand for meat and dairy products. The chapter reviews the nutritional composition of seaweed and introduces it as a potential novel protein supplement in animal feeds.The final chapter evaluates the role of macroalgae as a potential anti-methanogenic ruminant feed resource and reviews its impact on animal production and performance.

ISBN:	9781801464253
Publisher:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Published date:	20 Sep 2022
DEWEY:	636.2142
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	172
Weight:	-1g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm

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