| Preface | p. 1 |
| Dedication in memory of colleagues deceased | p. 3 |
| Measurements of energy metabolism. How did it start | p. 11 |
| The use of heart rate to measure energy expenditure and energy balance of cattle | p. 19 |
| Tympanic temperature as indices of heat production: swine | p. 23 |
| Recovery of [superscript 13]C in breath CO[subscript 2] in German Holstein and Charolais bulls after a bolus dose of NaH[superscript 13]CO[subscript 3] | p. 27 |
| The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to monitor changes in body composition and maintenance energy requirements of growing pigs | p. 31 |
| Refinement of estimation of milk intake of suckling mink (Mustela vison) kits by the water isotope dilution technique | p. 35 |
| Alternate forms for heat production in ruminant growth and composition models | p. 39 |
| Dependence of k[subscript f] and maintenance estimates on the choice of regression model: model II regression | p. 43 |
| Formation of metabolic water during water deprivation using silkworm (Bombyx mori) as animal model | p. 47 |
| Maintenance energy requirement of growing rats as a function of body mass, body composition and gender | p. 51 |
| Predictions of energy value in commercial dog foods | p. 55 |
| Heart rate and energy expenditure of draught oxen during long term trials | p. 59 |
| Determination of VFA production rate in the rumen of sheep fed different levels of intake | p. 63 |
| Relation between dietary chewing index value and net energy intake in cattle fed concentrates restrectively and forage ad libitum | p. 67 |
| Non-invasive optical determination of cerebral oxygen consumption and metabolic rate in sheep and dairy cattle using near infrared laser | p. 71 |
| Relation between oxygen consumption and heart rate in four breeds of pigs measured in sort- and long-term changes of environmental temperature | p. 75 |
| Effect of birth weight on thermoregulatory abilities of Chinese (Meishan) and European (Large White x Pietrain) newborn piglets | p. 93 |
| Effects of the feeding regimen on the diurnal pattern of heat production by diary cows in hot climate, and on their intake and milk yield | p. 97 |
| Effect of dietary cation-anion difference on energy partitioning in pigs | p. 101 |
| Effect of dietary fibre on energy metabolism of growing pigs and pregnant sows | p. 105 |
| Circadian rhythms in heat production and physical activity of grouphoused sows fed dietary fermentable carbohydrates | p. 109 |
| Effects of amino acid balance on energy and nitrogen metabolism in broiler chickens: measurement and modelling | p. 113 |
| Some rumen digestion characteristics and methane emission in sheep | p. 117 |
| Importance of individual bird variation in the measurement of metabolizable and net energy values of wheat-based diets for broilers | p. 121 |
| Energy utilization of a diet with high wheat bran content in the fattening heavy pig | p. 125 |
| Short time response in the metabolic rate to daily changes of energy level and ambient temperature in young bulls | p. 129 |
| Effect of energy source on energy metabolism of broilers | p. 133 |
| Energy turnover and methane release of Angus and Simmental suckler cows with calves of 1 to 10 months of age | p. 137 |
| The apparent metabolizable energy of diets with different sources of fibre when fed to emus, ostriches and cockerels | p. 141 |
| Energy utilization of a low N-diet added with an antibiotic or with a probiotic in fattening pigs | p. 145 |
| The use of probiotic and cellobiose to manipulate the ruminal energetic status in sheep: in vitro and in vivo studies | p. 149 |
| Improvement of fibre utilization as source of energy in sheep through cellobiose supplementation | p. 153 |
| The energy value of Non-Starch Polysaccharides (NSP) for young broiler chickens, ducks and geese fed high amounts of barley | p. 157 |
| Methane, Nitrous oxide and Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. Beef Production Systems | p. 161 |
| Energy and protein metabolism in growing sheep as affected by reduced dietary P supply | p. 165 |
| Dietary chromium affected energy partition in finishing pigs fed two dietary protein levels | p. 169 |
| Effect of environmental conditions on methane production by ruminants | p. 173 |
| Energy metabolism in cocks fed different oils | p. 177 |
| Voluntary feed intake and energy partitioning in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed diets with different protein/energy levels | p. 181 |
| Effect of floor type and ambient temperature on heat production in young calves in relation to posture | p. 185 |
| Distribution of retained energy in selected body components by Hereford x Friesian steers fed on grass silage based diets | p. 189 |
| Coat colour and metabolic rate in Indian desert goats | p. 193 |
| Energy metabolism and protein balance in growing rats fed different levels of dietary fibre (soybean bulls) and protein | p. 197 |
| Development of strategies to provide cost effective means of reducing methane emissions from dairy cows | p. 201 |
| Effects of monensin and growth hormone on glucose metabolism in the prepartum cow | p. 213 |
| Glucose oxidation by isolated steer duodenal enterocytes in vitro | p. 217 |
| Relations of energetic utilization by ATP-synthesis of rumen fermentation products (VFAs and lactic acid) in sheep | p. 221 |
| Quantification of energy transfer from carbohydrate to fat metabolism in growing pigs | p. 225 |
| Retention and oxidation of nutrients in pigs fed different levels of rapeseed oil during the growth period | p. 229 |
| The role of diet composition on ruminal and gastrointestinal growth | p. 233 |
| Low lysine diet selectively up-regulates muscle GLUT4 gene and protein expression during postnatal development | p. 237 |
| Dietary-induced thermogenesis in men as influenced by meal frequency and composition | p. 241 |
| Correlated response of the resting metabolic rate and the expression of sulfonylurea receptors to dietary energy levels in young bulls | p. 245 |
| Up-regulation of skeletal muscle system A for neutral amino acid transport in soy protein-fed pigs in comparison with a casein diet | p. 249 |
| Control of carbohydrate's metabolism by [alpha]-amylase inhibitor in genetically diabetic mice | p. 253 |
| Prior thyroid status and the broiler's adaptation to supplemental triiodothyronine (t[subscript 3]) | p. 257 |
| Protein as an energy source for lactating mink (Mustela vison) estimated by breath test measurements of decarboxylation of l-[superscript 13]C-labelled leucine | p. 261 |
| Retention and oxidation of nutrients in broiler chickens fed different levels of rapeseed oil during the growth period | p. 265 |
| Living fast and dying old: cross sectional variation in daily energy expenditure in positively linked to lifespan in female mice | p. 269 |
| Influence of ruminal or postruminal starch on visceral glucose metabolism in steers | p. 273 |
| The relationship between gastrointestinal production and portal absorption of short-chain fatty acids in ruminants | p. 277 |
| Respective effects of nutrient supply and dietary bulk on O[subscript 2] consumption by rumen, mesenteric- and portal-drained viscera in ewes | p. 281 |
| Influence of propionate supplementation on the energy expenditure of splanchnic tissues and hind limb in growing lambs fed frozen rye-grass | p. 285 |
| Portal net appearance of nutrients and energy in growing pigs fed a barley-based diet with inclusion of three different forage meals | p. 289 |
| Model simulation of energy metabolism and utilization in growing pigs | p. 293 |
| Effects of casein and soy protein isolate on protein turnover in growing pigs fed on a constant energy supply | p. 297 |
| A molecular approach: understanding the variability in energy expenditure of cattle | p. 301 |
| Restriction of energy intake, mitochondrial proton leak and aging | p. 305 |
| Effects of dietary level of fat and dinitrophenol on utilization of energy by chickens on lysine-deficient diet | p. 309 |
| Habitual physical activity, muscle fatty acid oxidation capacity and daily whole body fat oxidation in elderly people | p. 313 |
| Energy metabolism in high yielding dairy cows during early lactation | p. 325 |
| Energetic efficiency of nutrient utilization in growing pigs | p. 329 |
| Individual variability of growth, body composition and metabolic rates in cloned Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) | p. 333 |
| Nutrition and mobilization of body reserves in sows | p. 337 |
| Milk Production of the Bali cow (Bos sondaicus) | p. 341 |
| Effect of energy balance and selection for milk yield on the somatotropic axis of the lactating Holstein cow: Endocrine profiles and hepatic gene expression | p. 345 |
| Energy utilisation of a nonforage diet throughout lactation in dairy goats | p. 349 |
| Energy metabolism and milk production in mink (Mustela vison) - Effect of litter size | p. 353 |
| Energy and protein metabolism of growing pigs fed on diets with casein or soy protein isolate as sole protein source | p. 357 |
| Effects of sex on metabolisable energy intake and nitrogen retention in Gottingen minipigs | p. 361 |
| Energy and protein metabolism under thermo-neutral, energy deficient and protein surplus conditions in genetically different growing bulls (German Holstein (Frisian) and Charolais) | p. 365 |
| Methane formation and energy metabolism of lactating cows receiving individual medium-chain fatty acids | p. 369 |
| Protein and energy metabolism in pigs of two genotypes | p. 373 |
| Effect of feeding level on body composition and sexual maturity of female rabbits | p. 377 |
| Estimation of energy requirements and microbial protein synthesis at maintenance in sheep and camel fed four levels of intake | p. 381 |
| Influence of ruminal and postruminal starch infusion on energy balance in growing steers | p. 385 |
| Milk production, amino acid and energy utilisation in response to increased post ruminal lysine and methionine supply in dairy cows | p. 389 |
| Protein and energy interactions in growing Iberian pigs | p. 393 |
| Energy metabolism in lactating cows treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin under high environmental temperature | p. 397 |
| Glossary: Terminology in animal and human energy metabolism | p. 409 |
| Complementary application of stable isotopes and indirect calorimetry: Energy expenditure | p. 425 |
| Doubly-labelled water - some new perspectives on some old issues | p. 429 |
| Complementary application of stable isotopes and indirect calorimetry: Substrate oxidation | p. 433 |
| Dynamic aspects of gas exchange measurements | p. 437 |
| [superscript 13]C breath tests for measuring energy and substrate metabolism using the infrared spectroscopy | p. 441 |
| Developments in energy metabolism during the last century and perspectives for the new millennium | p. 447 |
| Index of laboratories studying energy metabolism in animals | p. 457 |
| List of participants | p. 475 |
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