Free communications animal nutrition (Ruminant nutrition and physiology)

Date: 06 June ‘05; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Crovetto (I)

Theatre

• Milk urea content as affected by roughage type (Campeneere, S. de and D.L. de Brabander and J.M. Vanacker)

• Effect of rumen escape starch in maize silage based diets for dairy cattle (Brabander, D.L. de, S. de Campeneere, J.M. Vanacker and N.E. Geerts)

• Nutritional value and effect of Vicia ervilia seed on Holstein dairy cow performance (Moeini, M., H. Amanlo, M. Azari and M. Souri)

• Effect of Ca-soap of linseed oil on rumen fermentation pattern and on the characteristics of goat milk (Cenkvári, E., S. Fekete, H. Fébel, T. Veresegyházi and E. Andrásofszky)

• Increasing amounts of sunflower seeds increase CLA and vaccenic acid content in milk fat from dairy cows (Nielsen, T.S., E.M. Straarup, M.T. Sørensen and K. Sejrsen)

• Kinetics of trans and conjugated fatty acids (FA) concentrations in cow milk after addition of plant oils to different basal diets (Roy, A., A. Ferlay, A. Ollier and Y. Chilliard)

• Lamb vigour is affected by DHA supplementation of ewe diets during late pregnancy (Pickard, R.M., A.P. Beard, C.J. Seal and S.A. Edwards)

• Influence of feed withdrawal on plasma leptin concentrations in lambs of different carcass composition (Borell, E. von, H. Sauerwein and M. Altmann)

• Central effects of histamine on food intake, and kind of histamine receptors in sheep brain (Rahmani, H.R., M. Mohammadalipour and C.D. Ingram)

• Selenium status around peripartum in beef cows and calves offered grass silage and barley produced with selenium enriched fertilizers (Cabaraux, J.F., J.-L. Hornick, N. Schoonheere, L. Istasse and I. Dufrasne)

• Analysis of n-alkanes in kidney fat for tracing feeding systems in meat producing animals (Smet, S. de, K. Raes, E. Claeys, M.J. Petron and K. Vervaele)

Poster

• Effect of starting time of feeding milk replacer on the performance of Holstein calves (Ghassemi, Sh.J., Y. Rouzbehan and A. Nikkhah)

• The influence of feeding level and milk replacer protein content on growth and blood protein levels of Holstein-Friesian calves (Wicks, H.C.F., R.J. Fallon, J. Twigge, L.E.R. Dawson and M.A. McCoy)

• The effect of by-pass methionine supplement served before and after calving on milk yield and physiological parameters in dairy cows (Kudrna, V., J. Illek, P. Lang and P. Mlázovská)

• Effect of L-glutamine-containing oral rehydratation solution on the absorptive function of small intestine in diarrhoeal calves infected with Cryptosporidium parvum (Klein, P., H. Lelkova, J. Lastovkova and M. Soch)

• The effect of addition of selenium to a milk diet of calves on the meat quality (Skrivanova, V., Y. Tyrolova, M. Marounek and M. Houska)

• Effect of feed blocks on the growth of grazing heifers (Chaudhry, A.S., C.J. Lister and W. Taylor)

• Effect of offering two levels of crude protein and two feeding levels of milk replacer on calf performance (Fallon, R.J., H.C.F. Wicks and J. Twigge)

• Bioelectrical impedance analysis for the prediction of saleable products in buffalo (De Lorenzo, A., F. Sarubbi, F. Polimeno, R. Baculo, M. Servidio, P. Abrescia and L. Ferrara)

• Intestinal digestibility of rumen undegraded protein determined by mobile bag method in rapeseed, rapeseed meal and extracted rapeseed meal (Homolka, P. and V. Koukolová)

• Ruminal degradability and mobile bag intestinal digestibility of individual amino acids of pasture forage (Homolka, P., J. Trinácý and A. Skeríková)

• Characteristic size dimensions of washed faeces particles from dairy cows fed different concentrate/forage ratios (Nørgaard, P., M.R. Weisbjerg, K.F. Jørgensen and D. Bossen)

• Effect of plant phenolic compounds on growth of some rumen bacteria (Rullo, R., A. Tava, L. Ferrara and G. Maglione)

• Comparing metabolic traits glucose and insulin in their relationship to milk production (Panicke, L., G. Freyer, R. Staufenbiel and E. Fischer)

• Effect of feeding pistachio hulls on performance of lactating dairy cows (Vahmani, P., A.A. Naserian, J. Arshami and H. Nasirimoghadam)

• Nutritive evaluation of processed cottonseed fed Holstein dairy cows (Foroughi, A.R., R. Valizadeh, A.A. Naserian and M. Danesh Mesgaran)

• Evaluation of processed cottonseed and ruminally protected lysine and methionine for lactating dairy cows (Foroughi, A.R., A.A. Naserian, R. Valizadeh and M. Danesh Mesgaran)

• The effect of application a dry feed additive on the fermentation characteristics of lupin silage (Dolezal, P., L. Zeman, J. Dolezal and V. Pyrochta)

• Development of a quick method of evaluating flavour preferences in concentrates for lactating cows (Roura, E., C. Ossensi, R. Mantovani and L. Bailoni)

• Milk production and composition as affected by feeding supplemental fat in Sahiwal cattle (Iqbal, A., J. Akbar, M. Abdullah and M. Sarwar)

• Degradation of dry matter and fiber of five feeds by rumen anaerobic fungi of sheep (Ghoorchi, T., S. Rahimi, M. Rezaeian and G.R. Ghorbani)

• The effect of Polyethylen Glycol (PEG) addition on in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) of grape pomace (Alipour, D. and Y. Rouzbehan)

• In vitro enzymatic proteolysis of different protein sources (Chaudry, A.S.)

• Nutritional assessment of genetically modified rape seed and potatoes, differing in their output traits (Boehme, H., B. Hommel, E. Rudloff and L. Huether)

• Investigation of some preparation procedures of fatty acid methyl esters for capillary gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of conjugated linoleic acid in feed (Wágner, L., K. Dublecz, F. Husvéth, L. Pál, Á. Bartos, G. Kovács, Z. Garádi, Sz. Stiller and J. Karnóth)

• Effect of vitamin B6 on lysine synthesis from 2,6-diaminopimelic acid by mixed rumen protozoa and bacteria (El-Waziry, A.M.)

• Pollen composition of six plant species in some nutrients, microminerals and aromatic substances and potential use in animal nutrition (Liamadis, D., T. Zisis, Ch. Milis and A. Thrasivoulou)

• Apparent ileal amino acid digestibility in diets supplemented with phytase and pancreatine for pigs (Copado, F., M. Cervantes, J. Yánez, J.L. Figueroa and W. Sauer)

• Mustard seed (Sinapis Alba): Nutrient content and digestibility in swine (Ács, T., A. Hermán, M. Szelényi, A. Regius and J. Gundel)

• Influence of dietary fibre on the gut morphology and pancreatic and intestinal enzyme activities in the weaned piglet (Trevisi, P., J.P. Lallès, I. Luron and B. Sève)

• Mannan oligosaccharide enhances absorption of colostral Ig G in newborn calves and piglets (Lazarevic, M.)

• Growth promoting effects of Rare Earth Elements in piglets (Wehr, U., C. Knebel and W.A. Rambeck)

• An hydrolyzed protein concentrate (Palbio 62^®) increases feed intake and villus height in early weaning pigs (Borda, E., D. Martinez-Puig and F. Perez)

• Effects of supplemented dietary L-tryptophan on growth performance of 15- to 30-kilogram pigs (Buraczewska, L., E. Swiech, L. Le Bellego and D. Melchior)

• Growth performance, nutrient digestibility and intestinal morphology in weanling pigs fed Insoluble Fibre Concentration(IFC) and direct-fed microbials(DFM) (Han, Y.K., J.H. Lee and K.M. Park)

• Influence of herbal feed additives on intestinal microflora of weanling piglets (Galletti, S., S. Stella and D. Tedesco)

• Effect of protein level variation of feed ration on slaughtering results of broiler chicken (Tudorache, M., I. Custura, E. Popescu-Miclosanu and G. Dinita)

• The effect of different dietary unsaturated to saturated fatty acids ratios on the performance and serum lipids in broiler chickens under feed restriction (Navidshad, B., M. Shivazad, A. Zareh Shahne and G. Rahimi)

• Use of Long Chain Calcium Salt of Fatty Acid Plant in Holstein calves rations on performance and plasma concentrations of thyroid hormones (Ahangari, Y.J. and Y. Roozbahan)

• The effect of different levels of calcium and phosphorous on broiler performance (Kheiri, F. and H.R. Rahmani)

• Effect of Vicia villosa Roth inclusion on the performance of rabbits (Camacho-Morfín, D., L. Morfín-Loyden, J.I. Pérez Dosta and D.G. López Rodriguez)

• The health status and growth performance of growing rabbits receiving either one or two diets during fattening period (Volek, Z., V. Skrivanova and M. Marounek)

• Statistical prediction of rumen volume in Friesian bulls using four different markers and live body weight (Salem, S.M.)

• Estimation of the energy value of high lactating ewes’ milk at early lactation (Milis, Ch. and D. Liamadis)

• Effect of Physalis alkekengi fruit feeding on the fertility and reproduction of ewes (Yousef Elahi, M. and E. Baghaei)

• Effects of concentrate level and starch degradability on milk yield and fatty acid (FA) composition in goats receiving a diet supplemented in sunflower oil (Bernard, L., J. Rouel, A. Ferlay and Y. Chilliard)

• Effects of concentrate level and starch degradability on expression of mammary lipogenic genes in goats receiving a diet supplemented in sunflower oil (Bernard, L., C. Leroux, Y. Faulconnier, D. Durand and Y. Chilliard)

• Chemical characteristics of Kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus) from two different farming systems (Ragni, M., L. Di Turi, L. Melodia, A. Caputi Jambrenghi, F. Giannico, A. Vicenti and G. Vonghia)

• Investigating the compensatory growth in finishing lambs (Ghoorchi, T. and H. Safarzadeh Torghabeh)

• Study of fattening potential of lambs fed by grazing barley forage (Ghoorchi, T., Z. Karimi and A, Zeinali)

• Milk composition in llamas (Lama glama) and the effect of lactational stage (Riek, A. and M. Gerken)

• Effect of subterranean clover feeding on sheep milk yield and quality (Orrù, L., A. Scossa, B. Moioli, F. Spirito, G. Catillo, C. Tripaldi and V. Pace)

• Nutritional value and effect of rapeseed meal on sanjabi lamb performance (Souri, M., M. Moeini and M. Kheirabadi)

• The effects of dietary inclusion of organic selenium (Sel-Plex) on ewe performance and milk selenium level in sheep (Crosby, F., M. Fooley and S. Andrieu)

• Effects of Silymarin administration to middle-lactating dairy goats (Tedesco, D., J. Turini and S. Galletti)

• Cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) as a complement to urea-treated straw in dry season feeding systems of ruminants (Tegegne, F., K.J. Peters and C. Kijora)

• The effect of lasalocid and monensin on rumen metabolites of sheep (Abdoli, H., A. Taghizadeh and A. Tahmasbi)

• Effect of biotin supplementation on milk performance in dairy cows (Brabander, D.L. de and V. Wouters)

• Fibrolytic enzymes in dairy calf starter (Ghorbani, G.R., A. Jafari and A. Nikkhah)

• Influence of dry period shortening on colostrum quality and Holstein calves average daily gain (Amini, J., H.R. Rahmani and G.R. Ghorbani)

• Influence of Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on digestion and fermentation patterns in the rumen of sheep and milk response in dairy cattle (Allam, A.M.)

• Essential amino acid requirements of Dorper lambs estimated by the whole empty body essential amino acid profile (Ferreira, A.V. and A.H. Jurgens)

• Effect of graded levels of threonine on gimmizah layer hens performance (Khalifah, M. and A. Abdella)

• Effects of pre-partum body condition score on milk yield of Holstein dairy cows (Pezeshki, A., G.R. Ghorbani and H.R. Rahmani)

• Effect of physical form of the starter on performance of Holstein calves (Bagheri, M. and G.R. Ghorbani)

• The effect of direct-fed fibrolytic enzyme on mid-lactating dairy cow's performance and digestibility (Alikhani, M., M. Shahzeidi, G.R. Ghorbani and H. Rahmany)

• The effects of reducing fish meal of diets supplemented with DL-methionine and L-lysine hydrochloride on female broiler performance (Eila, N., B. Hemati and R. Jalilian)

• Degradability of corn silage in ruminal ambient with different additives (Katsuki, P.A., E.S. Pereira, B.M.O. Ramos, E.L.A. Ribeiro, M.A. Rocha, A.P. Pinto, R. Salmazo, T.R. Casimiro, T.C. Alves, M.N. Bonin and I.Y. Mizubuti)

• Effect of different feed additives in sugar-cane diets on the productive performance of Limousin x Nelore crossbred heifers (Katsuki, P.A., E.S. Pereira, B.M.O. Ramos, E.L.A. Ribeiro, F.B. Moreira, M.A. Rocha, A.P. Pinto, R. Salmazo, T.R. Casimiro, T.C. Alves and I.Y. Mizubuti)