A PROJECT: TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO LDCS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF INFORMATION (NUTRITIVE VALUE) ABOUT FEEDS AVAILABLE FOR LIVESTOCK IN FORMULATING DIETS THAT MOST ECONOMICALLY SATISFY THE ANIMALS” REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULAR REPRODUCTION, OPTIMAL GROWTH, WEIGHT GAINS, AND MILK AND/OR OTHER PRODUCTION. CONDUCTED BY UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY. DURATION: NOVEMBER 15, 1974 TO NOVEMBER 15, 1977. DEVELOPMENTS: A CENTRAL DATA BANK HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SO INFORMATION ABOUT FEEDS CAN BE FUNNELED IN FROM REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTERS IN LDCS, SYSTEMATICALLY PROCESSED, AND SENT BACK TO EACH CENTER. REGIONAL CENTERS ARE SUPPORTED BY COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THEIR REGION. THESE CENTERS WILL PASS THE NUTRITIONAL DATA ON TO THE USERS — FARMERS, FEED MANUFACTURERS, CONSULTANTS, RESEARCHERS, AND EXTENSION PERSONNEL. AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD IN JULY, 1976, AT THE UNIVERSITY. SCIENTISTS FROM 26 COUNTRIES PRESENTED PAPERS ON FEED COMPOSITION, NUTRIENT UTILIZATION BY ANIMALS, EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES ON ANIMALS, FEEDING REGIMES IN TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL REGIONS AND FORMULATING ANIMAL DIETS BY HAND AND ELECTRONIC MEANS. FOLLOWING THE SYMPOSIUM, THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM WERE PRESENTED IN A TWO WEEK SHORT COURSE TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, FRANCE, EGYPT, AND AFRICA. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PUBLISHED SINCE 1975 INCLUDED: (1) ARE YOU PROVIDING A BALANCED RATION?; (2) ESTIMATING DE FROM CHEMICAL ANALYSES; (3) LATIN AMERICAN FORAGES; (4) TABLAS DE COMPOSITION DE ALIMENTOS DE AMERICA LATINA; (5) FEED GRADE BIURET AS A PROTEIN REPLACEMENT FOR RUMINANTS, A REVIEW; (6) INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON ANIMAL FEEDS; (7) UNIQUE PROBLEMS IN FORMULATING DIETS; (8) SIMPLE DIET FORMULATION; (9) ESTIMATING NUTRITIVE VALUE FROM CHEMICAL ANALYSES; (10) INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF FEED INFORMATION CENTERS; (11) PREDICTION EQUATIONS FOR ENERGY VALUES IN FORAGES; (12) FORMULATING DIETS TO CORRECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT; AND (13) PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FEED COMPOSITION, NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS AND COMPUTERIZATION OF ANIMAL DIETS.
