Part I: Absorption and Metabolism of Nutrients 1: Amino Acid and Peptide Transport Systems, J C Matthews, University of Kentucky, USA 2: Measurement and Significance of Protein Turnover, J A Rathmacher, Metabolic Technologies Inc, Ames, USA 3: Inter-organ Amino Acid Flux, C J Seal and D Parker, University of Newcastle, UK 4: Phenethanolamine Repartitioning Agents, D E Moody, D L Hancock and D B Anderson, Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, USA 5: Lipid Metabolism, J K Drackley, University of Illinois, USA 6: Glucose Availability and Associated Metabolism, R W Russel and S A Gahr, West Virginia University, USA 7: Aspects of Cellular Energetics, N S Jessop, University of Edinburgh, UK 8: Trace Mineral Dynamics, W T Buckley, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Manitoba, Canada Part II: Feed Evaluation Methodologies 9: Use of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, J B Reeves, Livestock and Poultry Science Institute, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, USA 10: Gas Production Methods, P Schofield, Cornell University, USA 11: In Sacco Methods, P Noziere and B Michalet-Doreau, Laboratoire Sous-Nutrition des Ruminants, INRA de Theix, France 12: Use of Markers, J P Marais, Kwazulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, South Africa 13: Methods for Measuring Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility in Pigs, W C Sauer et al., University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada 14: Rapid Metabolizable Energy Assays, J M McNab, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), UK Part III: Intake and Utilization 15: Physiological and Metabolic Aspects of Feed Intake Control, J M Forbes, University of Leeds, UK 16: Feed Intake in Ruminants: Kinetic Aspects, W C Ellis, D Poppi and J H Matis, Texas A&M University, USA 17: Feeding Behaviour, R J Grant, University of Nebraska, USA and J L Albright, Purdue University, USA 18: Anti-nutritional Factors and Mycotoxins, J P F D'Mello 19: Feed Enzymes, D I Officer, NSW Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Advisory Station, Australia.