In vitro screening of plant resources for extra-nutritional attributes in ruminants: nuclear and related methodologies

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Vercoe, Philip E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Makkar, Harinder P.S (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schlink, Anthony C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Biochemistry.; Plant biochemistry.; Biodiversity.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Life Sciences, general.; Plant Biochemistry.

The aim of this manual is to provide a comprehensive guide to the methods involved in collecting, preparing and screening plants for bioactive properties for manipulating key ruminal fermentation pathways and against gastrointestinal pathogens. The manual will better equip the reader with methodolog...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Selecting Potential Woody Forage Plants That Contain Beneficial Bioactives
• Collecting, Processing and Storage of Plant Materials for Nutritional Analysis
• In Vitro Methods for the Primary Screening of Plant Products for Direct Activity against Ruminant Gastrointestinal Nematodes
• Assessing Antiprotozoal Agents
• Screening for Anti-proteolytic Compounds
• Screening for Compounds Enhancing Fibre Degradation
• In Vitro Screening of Feed Resources for Efficiency of Microbial Protein Synthesis
• Screening of Plants for Inhibitory Activity Against Pathogenic Microorganisms from the Gut of Livestock
• Screening Plants for the Antimicrobial Control of Lactic Acidosis in Ruminant Livestock
• Screening Plants and Plant Products for Methane Inhibitors
• Challenges in Extrapolating In Vitro Findings to In Vivo Evaluation of Plant Resources.