(Updated 11/4) Invited speakers to the 3rd Nordic Feed Science Conference A comparison of protein evaluation by the Nordic Feed Evaluation system ‘NorFor 2011’ and NRC Dairy Cattle 2001 G. Broderick Endophytic fungi in forage grasses - do we need to bother about them? K. Huss-Danell and A. Bylin Information fusion of automated recordings and other sources for assessment of dairy cow nutritional status – transfer of computing principles currently applied in precision crop production Marcus Brohede A brief overview of multivariate methods and their usefulness D. von Rosen Titels offered to the 3rd Nordic Feed Science Conference Fermentation quality and nutritive value of total mixed ration silage of green tea grounds at ten or twenty percent of dry matter. C. C. Xu, W. Hao, F. Y. Yang, Y. W. Zhang, X. L. Wang, and M. L. Chen SDS-PAGE analysis of seed storage proteins in Lespedeza hedysaroides (Pall.) Kitag Q. L. Wang, X. L. Wang and Q. Z. Sun The effect on the content of NDF and ADF of silage among different methods. Q. Z. Sun, H. B. Han, X. L. Wang and Y. Q. Wang Effects of the inclusion of sodium hydroxide treated wheat on the voluntary feed intake and milk production in dairy cows. M. Hetta, M.N., Tahir S.J. Krizsan, A. Puranen, P. Huhtanen Effects of birch (Betula nana) on in vitro methane production using a gas production technique M. Ramin, M. Hetta, P. Huhtanen Investigation and comparison of the nutritional value and forage quality indicators in some rangeland's species at different vegetation forms. R. D. Bidgoli and G. A. Heshmati Effects of different wilting regimes and DM contents on fatty acid profile of fresh forage. M. Knicky, T. Eriksson and R. Spörndly The utilization of multidimensional scaling to evaluate preferences of goats for different grass silages. K. Gerlach, F. Roß, W. Büscher and K-H Südekum Indigestible NDF (iNDF) of grass and clover mixtures harvested at different times. R. Spörndly The effect of moisture content on nutritional value and microorganism composition of TMR during aerobic deterioration. W. Hao, H. L. Wang, T. T. Ning, H. Lei and C. C. Xu Diurnal urinary urea concentration patterns in lactating cows, dry cows and heifers at different dietary crude protein concentrations. T. Eriksson Comparing microbial communities to evaluate methane production in a gas in vitro system vs. in vivo R. Danielsson, A. Omazic, M. Ramin, M. Griinari, A. Schnürer, J. Bertilsson, K. Holtenius and P. Huhtanen Feed factors affecting iodine content in milk E. Prestløkken Prediction of methane production from dairy cows T. M. Storlien*, O.M, Harstad, H. Volden, T. Almøy, K. Beauchemin and T.A. McAllister Nitrogen excretion from dairy cows calculated by using NorFor, the Nordic feed evaluation system I.J. Karlengen, H. Volden, A. J. Rygh and O. M. Harstad Changes in body condition scores during lactation of Norwegian Red cows I. Schei Exit strategies for corn silage and performance of dairy cows D. Junges, A. W. Bispo, L. Custódio, C. Kleinshmitt, J. R. Lima, J. L. P. Daniel, M. Zopollatto, L. G. Nussio Insoluble fiber accumulation and digestibility during sugarcane harvesting window J.L.P. Daniel, A. Capelesso, E.H. Cabezas-Garcia, M. Zopollatto, M.C. Santos, L.G. Nussio Effect of dietary energy level during the dry period on insulin resistance in dairy cows T. Kokkonen, S. Salin, S. Selim, J. Taponen, K. Elo and A. Vanhatalo Impact of invasion of Eragrostis plana Nees on feeding choices by cattle and sheep in native vegetation P.F.C. Carvalho,J.C. Mezzalira, L. Fonseca, C. Bremm, D. Schneider and O.J.F. Bonnet Can a wireless, magnetoelastic sensor measure pH in the rumen? B.-O. Rustas, M.O. Shagor, C. Schanzenbach and A. Krozer An evaluation of a Nordic ringtest on iNDF and NDF contents of ten feed samples T. Eriksson et.al. Effects of gamma and electron irradiation on protein degradation parameters of cottonseed meal in NorFor system S. Pashaei, T. Ghoorchi and F. Ghanbari