Regulation of Feed Intake<br>--E.A. Huisman--<br><br>Contents<br>Contributors ix<br>Preface xv<br>Part I. Natural Feeding, Feeding Modes, Preferences<br>and Behaviour 1<br>1 Natural Feeding Behaviour and Feed Selection 3<br>J.M. Forbes<br>2 When Feeding is Just Eating. How Do Farm and Zoo Animals<br>Use Their Spare Time? 13<br>P. Koene<br>3 Voluntary Feed Intake in Dual-Purpose and Double-Muscled<br>Belgian White-Blue Bulls 21<br>L.O. Fiems, R.J. Moermans, Ch.V. Boucque, E.G. Cottyn<br>and S. de Campeneere<br>Part ü. Physiological Regulation of Feed Intake: Genetic,<br>Metabolic, Hormonal and Neural Regulations 27<br>4 Central Nervous Control of Nutrient Availability and Utilization 29<br>A.B. Steffens and L. Benthem<br>5 The Role of Metabolic Feed Intake Regulation in Feed Intake<br>Behaviour of Sheep Fed Increasing Amounts of Low-<br>Quality Forages. A Model Approach 41<br>S.J. Oosting and H. Nordheim<br> <br>6 Effect of Early Age Restricted Feed Intake on Performance<br>of Meat Turkeys 49<br>/. Plavnik and E. Wax<br>7 Effect of the Duration of Feed Restriction on Regulation of<br>Feed Intake, Nitrogen and Energy Balances 55<br>A. Kamalzadeh, W.J. Koops andj. van Bruchem<br>8 A Comparative Study of the Anorexic Effect of Simmondsin<br>in Poultry and Mammals 61<br>S. Vermaut, G. Flo, M. Cokelaere and E. Decuypere<br>9 Multi-Trait Covariance Functions to Model Between-Animal<br>Variation in the Dynamic Relationship Between Feed<br>Intake and Milk Yield During Lactation 69<br>R.F. Veerkamp, R. Thompson, T.H.E. Meuwissen and M.H. Pool<br>10 The Role of Genetic Variation in Feed Intake and its<br>Physiological Aspects-, Results from Selection Experiments 75<br>P. Luiting<br>11 Lipostatic Regulation of Feed Intake in Ruminants 89<br>P. Faverdin and N, Bareille<br>12 Effects of Domestication on Foraging Behaviour: a Study<br>in Domesticated and Crossbred (Landrace X Wild Boar) Pigs 103<br>T. Schuurman, F.H. dejonge, M.J.M. Wickers Scbreur,<br>A. Mulder and M. Gustafsson<br>13 A Proposed Model for Studies on Regulation of Food Intake<br>in a Seasonal Breeder, the Mink (Mustela visori) 109<br>A.-H. Tauson, A. Chwalibog, R. Fink, M. Valtonen and<br>S. Wamberg<br>14 Physiological Utilization of Dietary Protein: Interactions<br>Between Meal Frequency and Protein Source 115<br>V.V.A.M. Schreurs, R.E. Koopmanschap, B. Kuyf, A. Zierikzee,<br>M. Lisicka, J. Myszkowska, J. Bujko and E. Fürstenberg<br>15 Short-Term Preferences in Sheep Fed Rye-Grass as Fresh<br>Forage, Silage or Hay 123<br>R. Baumont, A. Grasland and A. Detour<br>16 Piscivory and Benthivory in Large Lake Tana Barbs (Barbus sp.,<br>Cyprinidae) 129<br>G.H. van de Weerd, P.A. Sibbing andJ.W.M. Osse<br>17 Effect of Feed Intake on Composition of Daily Growth:<br>a Comparison of Some Animal Species 139<br>H.A. Boekholtand V.V.A.M. Schreurs<br> <br>Part m. Environmental Factors and Feed Intake: Feeding<br>Behaviour, Feed Choice and Feeding Habits 149<br>18 Limitations in the Use of Constraints for Intake Predictions 151<br>B.J. Tolkamp<br>19 The Influence of the Environment on Feed Intake of Cattle<br>in Semi-Arid Africa 167<br>E. Schlecht, M. Blümmel and K. Becher<br>20 Feeding Behaviour on Natural Pasture, a Complex of<br>Human-Livestock-Environment Interactions 187<br>M.A. Slingerland<br>21 Forage Intake and Feeding Behaviour of Day and/or Night<br>Grazing Cattle in Sahelian Rangelands 197<br>A.A. Ayantunde, A. Fernândez-Rivera, P. Hiernaux,<br>H. van Keulen and H.M.J. Udo<br>22 Intake and Rumen Kinetics in Dairy Cows Fed Grass,<br>Maize and Alfalfa Silage 203<br>M. Bruining, S. Tamminga and M. W.A. Versiegen<br>23 Effect of Missing Data on the Estimate of Average Daily<br>Feed Intake of Growing Pigs 209<br>//. Rissen, A.G. de Haan andE. Kaniş<br>24 Feeding Behaviour of Sahiwal and Friesian Cattle Under<br>a Zero Grazin System in a Tropical Climate 215<br>J.N. Kariuki, S. Tamminga, C.K. Gachuiri, G.K. Gitau<br>andJM.K. Muia<br>25 Diet and Manure Characteristics in Relation to Nitrogen<br>Flows in a Dairy Farming System 219<br>/. van Bruchem, F. Verhoeven, L. Brussaard and S. Tamminga<br>Index 227<br>