DedicationAcknowledgementsList of contributorsPart I. Fetal metabolism1. Regulation of metabolism and growth during prenatal life, by A.W. Bell, P.L. Greenwood and R.A. EhrhardtPart II. Protein metabolism 2. Regulation of skeletal muscle protein metabolism in growing animals, by T.A. Davis and M.L. Fiorotto3. Whole animal and tissue proteolysis in growing animals, by V.E. Baracos4. Cytokine regulation of protein accretion in growing animals, by R.W. Johnson and J. Escobar5. Amino acid metabolism in the small intestine: biochemical bases and nutritional significance, by G. Wu, D.A. Knabe and N.E. Flynn6. Role of intestinal first-pass metabolism on whole body amino acid requirements, by R.F.P. Bertolo, P.B. Pencharz and R.O. Ball7. Splanchnic protein and amino acid metabolism in growing animals, by D.G. Burrin and B. Stoll 8. Nitrogen metabolism by splanchnic tissues of ruminants, by C.K. ReynoldsPart III. Lipid metabolism9. Hepatic fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis in young pigs, by J. Odle, P. Lyvers-Peffer and X. Lin10. Essential fatty acid metabolism during early development, by S. M. Innis11. Development of white adipose tissue lipid metabolism, by H.J. Mersmann and S.B. Smith12. S.B. Smith and G.E. Carsten13. J.K. DrackleyPart IV. Carbohydrate and energy metabolism14. Environmental and hormonal regulation of energy metabolism in early development of the pig, by P. Herpin, I. Louveau, M. Damon and J. Le Dividich15. Hepatic gluconeogenesis in developing rminants, by S.S. Donkin and H. Hammon16. Energy metabolism in the developing rumen epithelium, by B.W. Jesse17. Splanchnic carbohydrate and energy metabolism in growing ruminants, by N.B. Kristensen, G.B. Huntington and D.L. HarmonPart V: Methodology