Protein Deposition in Animals : Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science

Protein Deposition in Animals explores the factors controlling protein deposition in farm animals including fish, poultry, and ruminants. Topics covered range from protein biosynthesis in eukaryotic cells and protein metabolism in intact animals to whole-body amino acid metabolism, synthesis of egg proteins, and metabolism of the fetus. The energy costs of protein metabolism, dietary constraints on nitrogen retention, and metabolism in muscle are also discussed. Emphasis is placed on the factors that influence protein production by animals. This book is comprised of 15 chapters; the first of which explains some fundamental aspects of protein synthesis, followed by a topic of the molecular control of protein breakdown. Two chapters then consider the measurement of whole-body protein metabolism and the integration of the metabolism of individual organs with the rest of the animal. Two'tissues', the muscle and the fetus, are singled out for detailed analysis in subsequent chapters, while another chapter describes the synthesis of egg proteins. The factors that influence overall nitrogen retention by the animals are also examined, along with the energy costs of protein deposition, hormonal influences on protein deposition, and the use of anabolic agents to manipulate growth. Two chapters, one on poultry and the other on ruminants, are concerned with predicting rates of protein deposition. This text concludes by discussing the protein metabolism in fish. This book will be of interest to scientists working in the fields of applied biochemistry, animal nutrition and physiology, physiology, and agriculture. Content: Published Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Page v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS , Page vi 1 - MECHANISM AND REGULATION OF PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS , Pages 1-20 2 - FACTORS CONTROLLING INTRACELLULAR BREAKDOWN OF PROTEINS , Pages 21-49 3 - ASSESSMENT OF PROTEIN METABOLISM IN THE INTACT ANIMAL , Pages 51-67 4 - INTEGRATION OF WHOLE-BODY AMINO ACID METABOLISM , Pages 69-84 5 - CONTROLLING FACTORS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF EGG PROTEINS , Pages 85-106 6 - METABOLISM OF THE FETUS , Pages 107-123 7 - METABOLISM IN MUSCLE , Pages 125-146 8 - DIETARY CONSTRAINTS ON NITROGEN RETENTION , Pages 147-166 9 - HORMONAL CONTROL OF PROTEIN METABOLISM, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO BODY PROTEIN GAIN , Pages 167-191 10 - MANIPULATION OF PROTEIN METABOLISM, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANABOLIC AGENTS , Pages 193-203 11 - SOME IMPLICATIONS OF THE USE OF ANABOLIC AGENTS , Pages 205-214 12 - ENERGY COSTS OF PROTEIN DEPOSITION , Pages 215-224 13 - PREDICTION OF PROTEIN DEPOSITION IN RUMINANTS , Pages 225-249 14 - PROTEIN DEPOSITION IN POULTRY , Pages 251-270 15 - PROTEIN METABOLISM IN FISH , Pages 271-288 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 289-298 INDEX , Pages 299-305