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Metabolism in the Rumen

E. F. Annison and Dyfed Lewis. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., N. Y. 184 pp. 1959

University of Illinois, Urbana

ABSTRACT

This small volume, the latest addition to the series of Meuthuen's monographs on biochemical subjects, will be welcomed by ruminant nutritionists as the first published work devoted entirely to rumen metabolism. It should also be of interest to biochemists and microbiologists in related areas, because of the unique biological organization of the rumen.

It is regrettable in one sense that a more comprehensive volume was not undertaken, in which rumen physiology and the broad field of ruminant nutrition also were encompassed. However, in confining their coverage to metabolic activities of the rumen, the authors have achieved their objectives extremely well, and the book will provide a valuable reference aid both in teaching and in research.

The book is organized into six chapters dealing with various aspects of metabolism in the rumen. Chapter 2, on the microbiology of the rumen, provides an excellent summary of the types and characteristics of microorganisms found in the rumen, together with a discussion of the biological parameters of the rumen that exert control on the microbial population.