Ruminant Physiology Digestion, Metabolism, Growth, and Reproduction

Regulation of feed intake; Integration of learning and Metabolic signals into a theory of dietary choice and food intake; Mathematical models of food intake and metabolism in ruminants; Control of salivation and motility of the reticulorumen by the brain in sheep; Rumen microbiology and fermentation; Molecular ecology and diversity in gut microbial ecosystems; Microbial adherence to the plant cell wall and enzymatic hydrolysis; The microbial ecology and physiology of ruminal nitrogen metabolism; Nutrient absorption and splanchnic metabolism; Tissue, cellular and molecular aspects of peptide absorption and utilization; Influence of gastrointestinal metabolism on substrate supply to the liver; The liver: integrator of nitrogen metabolism; Tissue maintenance and utilization of endogenos body reserves; Adipose tissue: beyond an energy reserve; Regulation of growth and metabolism during postnatal development; Direct effects of photoperiod on lipid metabolism, leptin synthesis and milk secretion in adult sheep; Tissue growth; Muscle growth and genetic regulation; Control and manipulation of hyperplasia and hypertrophy in muscle tissue; Regulation of protein synthesis for wool growth; Reproduction, pregnancy and lactation; Regulation of macronutrient partitioning between maternal and conceptus tissues in the pregnant ruminant; The thermal physiology of the ruminant fetus; Regulation of nutrient partitioning during lactation: homeostasis and homeorhesis revisited; The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the mammary gland: role for IGFPB-3 binding protein; Integrating the effects of genotype and nutrition on utilization of body reserves during lactation of dairy cattle; Ruminant physiology and genetics; Genetic manipulation of ruminant biochemistry and physiology for improved productivity: current status and future potential; Genetic of rumen microorganisms: gene transfer, genetic analysis and strain manipulation; Nutrient-gene interactions: future potential and applications; Host resistance to parasites and pathogens; Host resistance to gastrointestinal parasites of sheep; Host resistance to fleece rot and blowfly strike; Host resistance to mastitis.