Applied Animal Science 

Performance of Lambs on Perennial Ryegrass, Smooth Bromegrass, Orchardgrass and Tall Fescue Pasture I. Live Weight Changes, Digestibility and Intake of Herbage

R. L. Reid, Karen Powell, J. A. Balasko, and C. C. McCormick
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1493-1502. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Performance of Lambs on Perennial Ryegrass, Smooth Bromegrass, Orchardgrass and Tall Fescue Pastures II. Mineral Utilization, in Vitro Digestibility and Chemical Composition of Herbage

Karen Powell, R. L. Reid, and J. A. Balasko
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1503-1514. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Selenium Supplements in Salt for Sheep

D. E. Ullrey, M. R. Light, P. S. Brady, P. A. Whetter, J. E. Tilton, H. A. Henneman, and W. T. Magee
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1515-1521. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Effects of Precalving Feed Level on Birth Weight, Calving Difficulty and Subsequent Fertility

R. A. Bellows and R. E. Short
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1522-1528. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Breeding and Genetics 

Individual Heterosis for Postweaning Growth Efficiency in Beef Cattle

Larry W. Olson, G. E. Dickerson, Larry V. Cundiff, and K. E. Gregory
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1529-1538. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Maternal Heterosis Effects on Postweaning Growth Efficiency in Beef Cattle

Larry W. Olson, Larry V. Cundiff, G. E. Dickerson, and K. E. Gregory
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1539-1551. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Maternal Heterosis Effects on Postweaning Growth and Carcass Traits in Cattle

Lary W. Olson, Larry V. Cundiff, and Keith E. Gregory
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1552-1562. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Effect of Long-Term Selection for Litter Size in Mice on Lifetime Reproduction Rate

J. H. Wallinga and H. Bakker
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1563-1571. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Reproduction and Body Weight of Mice after Long-Term Selection for Large Litter Size

H. Bakker, J. H. Wallinga, and R. D. Politiek
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1572-1580. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Genetic, Sex and Diet Effects on Pig Carcass Traits

B. Bereskin and R. J. Davey
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1581-1591. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Meat Science and Muscle Biology 

Effect of Altered Muscle pH on Beef Tenderness

R. A. Harrell, T. D. Bidner, and E. A. Icaza
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1592-1596. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Influence of Age, Nutrition and Genotype on Carcass Traits and Cellular Development of the M. Longissimus of Cattle

Allen Trenkle, D. L. DeWitt, and David G. Topel
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1597-1603. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Relationship of Some Endocrine Measurements to Growth and Carcass Composition of Cattle

Allen Trenkle and David G. Topel
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1604-1609. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Relationships between Growth Rate, Dressing Percentage and Carcass Composition in Lambs

M. Makarechian, J. V. Whiteman, L. E. Walters, and A. W. Munson
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1610-1617. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Segmentation of Fresh Pork Loins into Quality Groups

G. W. Davis, G. C. Smith, Z. L. Carpenter, and R. J. Freund
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1618-1625. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lipogenesis in Isolated Intramuscular Adipose Tissue from Four Bovine Muscles

R. L. Hood and C. E. Allen
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1626-1633. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nonruminant Nutrition 

Effect of Pre-natal Runting on the Post-natal Development of Skeletal Muscles in Swine and Rats

P. V. J. Hegarty and C. E. Allen
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1634-1640. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Regulation of Intake and Utilization of Carbohydrates by Meadow Voles

W. A. Kendall, R. R. Hill, Jr., and J. S. Shenk
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1641-1647. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lactase Activity and VFA Production in the Cecum and Colon of Pigs Fed a Corn-Soy or 40% Whey Diet

Kyu-Il Kim, Norlin J. Benevenga, and Robert H. Grummer
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1648-1657. [Abstract] [PDF]  

The Fraction of Dietary Lactose Available for Fermentation in the Cecum and Colon of Pigs

Kyu-Il Kim, Dennis E. Jewell, N. J. Benevenga, and R. H. Grummer
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1658-1665. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Methods for Measuring Physical Condition and Energy Expenditure in Horses

D. J. Burke and W. W. Albert
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1666-1672. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Effect of Protein Level during Gestation and Lactation on Reproductive Performance in Swine

NCR-42 Committee Swine Nutrition
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1673-1684. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Effect of Dietary Oats and Kaolin on Performance and Incidence of Diarrhea of Weanling Pigs

E. R. Rivera, W. D. Armstrong, A. J. Clawson, and A. C. Linnerud
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1685-1693. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Physiology and Endocrinology 

Diabetogenic Effects of Pregnancy in Sows on Plasma Glucose and Insulin Release

P. B. George, D. C. England, D. G. Siers, and H. C. Stanton
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1694-1700. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bovine Ovarian and Pituitary Responses to PMS and GnRH Administered during Metestrus

S. P. Ford and F. Stormshak
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1701-1706. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Disappearance of LHRH and D-Leu⁶-Des Gly NH₂¹⁰ LHRM Ethylamide in Ewes

J. A. Dias and J. J. Reeves
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1707-1711. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Attachment and Trophoblastic Outgrowth of Swine Blastocysts in Vitro

Shannon J. Shaffer and Raymond W. Wright, Jr.
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1712-1717. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Secretion of Steroids after Induced Luteal Regression in Beef Heifers: Effects of PGF₂ and Removal of Corpora Lutea

R. L. Fogwell, C. W. Weems, G. S. Lewis, R. L. Butcher, and E. K. Inskeep
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1718-1723. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Episodic Patterns of Prolactin and Thyrotropin Secretion in Rams and Wethers: Influence of Testosterone and Diethylstilbestrol

S. L. Davis, D. L. Ohlson, J. Klindt, and M. S. Anfinson
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1724-1729. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Uterine Protein Secretions in Postpartum Sows

Edward C. Segerson, Jr. and Finnie A. Murray
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1730-1737. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ruminant Nutrition 

Effect of Complexing Sodium Bentonite with Soybean Meal or Urea in Vitro Ruminal Ammonia Release and Nitrogen Utilization in Ruminants

R. A. Britton, D. P. Colling, and T. J. Klopfenstein
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1738-1747. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Effect of Cattle Size and Protein Level on the Utilization of High Corn Silage or High Grain Rations

R. G. Crickenberger, D. G. Fox, and W. T. Magee
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1748-1758. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Quantitation of Endotoxin in Cell-Free Rumen Fluid of Cattle

T. G. Nagaraja, E. E. Bartley, L. R. Fina, H. D. Anthony, S. M. Dennis, and R. M. Bechtle
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1759-1767. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Degradation of Feedstuff Nitrogen in the Rumen vs Nitrogen Solubility in Three Solvents

R. J. Crawford, Jr., W. H. Hoover, C. J. Sniffen, and B. A. Crooker
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1768-1775. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Buquinolate as a Feed Additive in Cattle Finishing Diets

P. R. Utley and W. C. McCormick
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1776-1779. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Field Wilted and Direct Cut Dehydrated Alfalfa as Protein Sources for Growing Beef Cattle

Terry Klopfenstein, Cecelia Dorn, R. L. Ogden, W. R. Kehr, and T. L. Hanson
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1780-1788. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Symposium on Digestion in the Hindgut 

Digestion and Absorption in the Hindgut of Ruminants

William H. Hoover
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1789-1799. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Comparative Physiology of the Hindgut and its Nutritional Significance

H. S. Bayley
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1800-1802. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Digestion and Absorption in the Hindgut of Nonruminant Herbivores

H. F. Hintz, H. F. Schryver, and C. E. Stevens
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1803-1807. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates and Nitrogenous Matters in the Hindgut of the Omnivorous Nonruminant Animal

A. Rérat
J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1808-1837. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Other 

News and Notes

J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1838-1839. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Erratum

J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1838. [PDF]  

Placement

J. Anim Sci. 1978 46: 1839-1842. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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