Description
Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive introduction to systems biology and a point of entry to detailed literature. Reviews case studies from current research initiatives world-wide. Features chapters on pathogens, reproductive biology, and animal nutrition.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii
Preface xi
Chapter 1. Introduction to Systems Biology for Animal Scientists 1
Christopher K. Tuggle, Fadi Towfic, and Vasant G. Honavar
Chapter 2. Modeling Approaches in Systems Biology, Including Silicon Cell Models 31
Alexey N. Kolodkin, Fred C. Boogerd, Frank J. Bruggeman, and Hans V. Westerhoff
Chapter 3. The IUPS Physiome Project: A Worldwide Systems Biology Initiative 53
Gregory O’Grady, Peng Du, and Leo K. Cheng
Chapter 4. Systems Biology in Livestock Health and Disease 83
Gordon M. Kirby
Chapter 5. Systems Biology of Host–Food–Microbe Interactions in the Mammalian Gut 109
Vitor 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
Chapter 6. From Visual Biological Models Toward Mathematical Models of the Biology of Complex Traits 137
Marinus F.W. te Pas, Arend J.W. Hoekman, and Ina Hulsegge
Chapter 7. Molecular Networks as Sensors and Drivers of Uterine Receptivity in Livestock 161
Stefan Bauersachs and Eckhard Wolf
Chapter 8. Modeling Approaches to Link Various Levels of Organization in Animal Physiology 191
Andre Bannink, James France, and Jan Dijkstra
Chapter 9. Systems Biology and Animal Nutrition: Insights from the Dairy Cow During Growth and the Lactation Cycle 215
Juan J. Loor, Massimo Bionaz, and Guido Invernizzi
Chapter 10. Host-Pathogen Interactions 247
Mari A. Smits and Dirkjan Schokker
Chapter 11. Systems Biology in Livestock Science and Commercial Livestock Business 277
Marinus F.W. te Pas, Henri Woelders, and Andre Bannink
Index 287
