{"product_id":"systems-biology-and-livestock-science-isbn-9780813811741","title":"Systems Biology and Livestock Science","description":"Systems Biology is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of life made possible through the explosion of molecular data made available through the genome revolution and the simultaneous development of computational technologies that allow us to interpret these large data sets. Systems Biology has changed the way biological science views and studies life and has been implemented in research efforts across the biological sciences. \u003ci\u003eSystems Biology and Livestock Science\u003c\/i\u003e will be the first book to review the latest advances using this research methodology in efforts to improve the efficiency, health, and quality of livestock production.  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSystems Biology and Livestock Science\u003c\/i\u003e opens with useful introductory chapters explaining key systems biology principles. The chapters then progress to look at specific advances in fields across livestock science. Coverage includes, but is not limited to, chapters on systems biology approaches to animal nutrition, reproduction, health and disease, and animal physiology.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Written by leading researchers in the field, \u003ci\u003eSystems Biology and Livestock Science\u003c\/i\u003e, will be an invaluable resource to researchers, professionals, and advance students working in this rapidly developing discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction to Systems Biology for Animal Scientists 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher K. Tuggle, Fadi Towfic, and Vasant G. Honavar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Modeling Approaches in Systems Biology, Including Silicon Cell Models 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexey N. Kolodkin, Fred C. Boogerd, Frank J. Bruggeman, and Hans V. Westerhoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The IUPS Physiome Project: A Worldwide Systems Biology Initiative 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory O’Grady, Peng Du, and Leo K. Cheng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Systems Biology in Livestock Health and Disease 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGordon M. Kirby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Systems Biology of Host–Food–Microbe Interactions in the Mammalian Gut 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVitor A.P. Martins dos Santos, Michael Muller, Willem M. de Vos, Jerry Wells, Marinus F.W. te Pas, Guido Hooiveld, Peter van Baarlen, Mari A. Smits, and Jaap Keijer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. From Visual Biological Models Toward Mathematical Models of the Biology of Complex Traits 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarinus F.W. te Pas, Arend J.W. Hoekman, and Ina Hulsegge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Molecular Networks as Sensors and Drivers of Uterine Receptivity in Livestock 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Bauersachs and Eckhard Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Modeling Approaches to Link Various Levels of Organization in Animal Physiology 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndre Bannink, James France, and Jan Dijkstra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Systems Biology and Animal Nutrition: Insights from the Dairy Cow During Growth and the Lactation Cycle 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuan J. Loor, Massimo Bionaz, and Guido Invernizzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Host-Pathogen Interactions 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMari A. Smits and Dirkjan Schokker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Systems Biology in Livestock Science and Commercial Livestock Business 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarinus F.W. te Pas, Henri Woelders, and Andre Bannink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 287\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMarinus F.W. te Pas\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Scientist of Genomics and Bioinformatics at the Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen UR Livestock Research.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri Woelders\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Scientist of Reproduction and Fertility, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen UR Livestock Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Bannink\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Scientist in Animal Nutrition, Wageningen UR Livestock Research.\u003c\/p\u003e  Systems Biology is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of life made possible through the explosion of molecular data made available through the genome revolution and the simultaneous development of computational technologies that allow us to interpret these large data sets. Systems Biology has changed the way biological science views and studies life and has been implemented in research efforts across the biological sciences. \u003ci\u003eSystems Biology and Livestock Science\u003c\/i\u003e will be the first book to review the latest advances using this research methodology in efforts to improve the efficiency, health, and quality of livestock production.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSystems Biology and Livestock Science\u003c\/i\u003e opens with useful introductory chapters explaining key systems biology principles. The chapters then progress to look at specific advances in fields across livestock science. 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