Contents
Page
Introduction
1
List of Participants
3
Patterns of feed utilization and trade - B Agostini
7
The food feed competition - P.A. Yotopoulos
18
Matching animal production systems to available feed resources - TR Preston and R Sansoucy
32
Nutritional role of the concentrate feeds and perspectives for their substitution based on most recent advances in nutrition sciences - RA Leng
50
Nutritional advantages and problems related to the use of various types of cereals in feeds - J Maner
68
Roots and tubers as cereals substitutes - S Khajarern and JM Khajarern
79
Sugarcane and by-products as cereal substitutes - A Mena
91
NPN as a way of saving protein feeds for ruminants - S Szentmihalyl
109
The key roles of urea and protein supplentation in increasing productivity of ruminants fed crop residues or pastures - RA Leng
117
Bananas and fruit by-products as cereals substitutes - F Geoffroy
127
Associated effects and interactions among feed ingredients - TR Preston
142
Quality control and legislation - P Lopez
156
The role and relevance of feed processing in developing countries - F Dolberg
163
Case studies
China - F. Feng Yang-Lian
178
Colombia - A Llano
183
India - PJ George Kunju
189
Kenya - AN Said and PN Mougua
198
Mauritius - J Fanchette
210
Near East - K El Shazly
224
The feed-miling industry in developing countries - J Delort-Laval
237