Session 2. Symposium on Protein metabolism and N excretion in dairy cattle

Date: 24 August '09; 08:30 - 12:30 hours
Chairperson: Van Vuuren (NL) / Thomas (UK)

 

Theatre Session 02

• Innovative and practical management approaches to reduce nitrogen excretion by ruminants: REDNEX
  Van Vuuren, A. and Thomas, C.

• The impact of EU directives on N-management in dairy farming
  Aarts, H.F.M.

• Methods and systems used for protein evaluation for ruminants
  Hvelplund, T. and Weisbjerg, M.R.

• The control of voluntary feed intake and diet selection in cattle with particular reference to nitrogen
  Forbes, J.M.

• Urea flux from blood to gut: a physiological entity under metabolic control?
  Kristensen, N.B. and Reynolds, C.K.

• Challenges to modelling intermediary nitrogen metabolism
  France, J., Kebreab, E., Lopez, S., Hanigan, M.D., Crompton, L.A., Bannink, A. and Dijkstra, J.