Journal of animal science

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  Año 2006, Vol. 84, Número 1

  • Comparison of prenatal muscle tissue expression profiles of two pig breeds differing in muscle characteristics

    V. Russo, R. Davoli, A. A. C. de Wit, M. Cagnazzo, M. F. W. te Pas, M. H. Pool, J. Priem

    págs. 1-10

    

  • Statistical analysis of individual assignment tests among four cattle breeds using fifteen STR loci

    E. Ciani, F. Marroni, E. Mazzanti, D. Cianci, M. Biagetti, P. Papa, S. Presciuttini, G. Filippini, R. Ciampolini, V. Cetica, X. Fosella, C. Sebastiani

    págs. 11-19

    

  • Success at first insemination in Australian Angus cattle: Analysis of uncertain binary responses

    M. L. Spangler, R. Rekaya, J. K. Bertrand, R. L. Sapp

    págs. 20-24

    

  • Age of dam and sex of calf adjustments and genetic parameters for gestation length in Charolais cattle

    págs. 25-31

    

  • Genetic and phenotypic relationships of farrowing and weaning survival to birth and placental weights in pigs

    H. Mesa, T. J. Safranski, R. L. Weaber, W. R. Lamberson, K. M. Cammack

    págs. 32-40

    

  • Factors associated with ELISA scores for paratuberculosis in an Angus-Brahman multibreed herd of beef cattle

    D. O. Rae, W. P. Dixon, J. L. Jones, J. G. Wasdin, Mauricio A. Elzo, S. E. Lanhart

    págs. 41-48

    

  • An investigation of susceptibility to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus between two genetically diverse commercial lines of pigs

    A. L. Vincent, M. F. Rothschild, E. L. Thacker, B. J. Thacker, P. G. Halbur

    págs. 49-57

    

  • Crossbreeding parameter estimation for functional longevity in rabbits using survival analysis methodology

    Juan Pablo Sánchez Serrano, Juan Orengo Femenia, Josep Ramón i Riba, Manuel Baselga Izquierdo, Miriam Piles, Oriol Rafel Guarro

    págs. 58-62

    

  • Effects of age, weight, and fat slaughter end points on estimates of breed and retained heterosis effects for carcass traits

    L. V. Cundiff, A. Ríos-Utrera, R. M. Koch, M. E. Dikeman, M. Koohmaraie, L. D. van Vleck, K. E. Gregory

    págs. 63-87

    

  • Predicting breeding values and accuracies from group in comparison to individual observations

    K. M. Olson, D. J. Garrick, R. M. Enns

    págs. 88-92

    

  • Low birth weight is associated with enlarged muscle fiber area and impaired meat tenderness of the longissimus muscle in pigs

    H. Juin, F. Gondret, I. Louveau, L. Lefaucheur, B. Lebret

    págs. 93-103

    

  • Efficacy of DL-methionine hydroxy analog free acid and DL-methionine as methionine sources for pigs

    B. G. Kim, M. Rademacher, G. L. Cromwell, M. D. Lindemann, J. J. Brennan

    págs. 104-111

    

  • Developmental changes in morphometry of the small intestine and jejunal sucrase activity during the first nine weeks of postnatal growth in pigs

    O. Adeola, D. E. King

    págs. 112-118

    

  • Mucosal surface area and fermentation activity in the hind gut of hydrated and chronically dehydrated working donkeys

    J. C. Sneddon, C. V. Howard, E. Boomker

    págs. 119-124

    

  • Performance responses and indicators of gastrointestinal health in early-weaned pigs fed low-protein amino acid-supplemented diets

    M. Rademacher, G. Blank, F. O. Omogbenigun, C. M. Nyachoti

    págs. 125-134

    

  • In situ studies on the time-dependent degradation of recombinant corn DNA and protein in the bovine rumen

    F. J. Schwarz, B. Lutz, C. Albrecht, S. Wiedemann, H. Kurtz

    págs. 135-144

    

  • Relationships of feedlot feed efficiency, performance, and feeding behavior with metabolic rate, methane production, and energy partitioning in beef cattle

    G. W. Mathison, Z. Wang, S. S. Moore, C. Li, J. A. Basarab, E. K. Okine, M. A. Price, J. D. Nkrumah, K. Schmid

    págs. 145-153

    

  • Factors influencing characteristics of steam-flaked corn and utilization by finishing cattle

    S. Drouillard, J. J. Sindt, S. P. Montgomery, E. R. Loe

    págs. 154-161

    

  • Effect of refined coconut oil or copra meal on methane output and on intake and performance of beef heifers

    D. K. Lovett, F. P. O'Mara, Frank J. Monahan, J. Callan, B. Flynn, E. Jordan

    págs. 162-170

    

  • The effects of high levels of supplemental copper on the serum lipid profile, carcass traits, and carcass composition of goat kids

    S. G. Solaiman, C. E. Shoemaker, W. R. Jones, C. R. Kerth

    págs. 171-177

    

  • Influence of harvest processes on pork loin and ham quality

    M. A. Gardner, C. M. Schultz-Kaster, E. Huff-Lonergan, L. J. Rowe, S. M. Lonergan

    págs. 178-184

    

  • Effects of supplemental magnesium concentration of drinking water on pork quality

    D. J. Hanson, M. T. See, E. van Heugten, B. R. Frederick

    págs. 185-190

    

  • Effects of available dietary carbohydrate and preslaughter treatment on glycolytic potential, protein degradation, and quality traits of pig muscles

    G. Bee, W. Herzog, E. Huff-Lonergan, G. Guex, S. M. Lonergan, C. Biolley

    págs. 191-203

    

  • Cortisol-binding globulin and meat quality in five European lines of pigs

    G. Gort, M. Hortós, M. P. Moisan, M. Gil, G. S. Plastow, A. Foury, P. Mormède, N. A. Geverink, M. Gispert, M. Font i Furnols

    págs. 204-211

    

  • Use of supplementary tryptophan to modify the behavior of pigs

    Y. Z. Li, B. J. Kerr, H. W. Gonyou, M. T. Kidd

    págs. 212-220

    

  • Evaluation of pet food by-product as an alternative feedstuff in weanling pig diets

    M. J. Azain, E. A. Jablonski, R. D. Jones

    págs. 221-228

    

  • Application of broken-line analysis to assess floor space requirements of nursery and grower-finisher pigs expressed on an allometric basis

    J. Deen, P. L. Sundberg, M. Meunier-Salaun, M. C. Brumm, E. Bush, J. J. McGlone, A. K. Johnson, H. Spoolder, T. Fangman, R. B. Morrison, H. W. Gonyou, S. A. Edwards

    págs. 229-235

    

  • Effects of diets with cereal grains contaminated by graded levels of two Fusarium toxins on selected immunological and histological measurements in the spleen of gilts

    L. Jonas, F. Schneider, S. Dänicke, K. P. Brüssow, U. Tiemann, R. Pöhland

    págs. 236-245

    

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