Books in the Biology of Growing Animals series

Offers coverage of a wide area in animal gut microbiology. This book addresses colonisation and development (succession), and mucosal surface composition of the normal microbial population flora in the healthy animal, giving information on diverse and dominating bacterial populations of different animal types.

Covers wide area of knowledge of dietary modulation of the gastrointestinal function in young animals through different kinds of feed additives: probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, novel sources of feed enzymes, bioactive components and metabolic modifiers.

Covering the area of developmental physiology of the intestine, this book includes changes in the structure and function of the gut during perinatal period and weaning in mammals. It also includes role of nutrients, neuroendocrine function of the intestine, intestinal motility, secretion and absorption and their neurohormonal regulation, and more.

Presents contributions from leading scientists in nutrition and physiology that highlights developments in interorgan and tissue-specific metabolism of protein and amino acids, lipids and fatty acids, and carbohydrates in monogastric and runinant species.