APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE 

Relationship between body weight and level of fat supplementation on fatty acid digestion in feedlot cattle

A. Plascencia, G. D. Mendoza, C. Vásquez, and R. A. Zinn
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2653-2659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of oscillating dietary crude protein concentration on performance, acid-base balance, and nitrogen excretion of steers

N. A. Cole, L. W. Greene, F. T. McCollum, T. Montgomery, and K. McBride
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2660-2668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The male effect, mounting behavior, and the onset of estrus in farmed muskoxen

J. E. Rowell, M. C. Sousa, and M. P. Shipka
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2669-2674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of steam-peeled potato-processing waste inclusion level in beef finishing diets: Effects on digestion, feedlot performance, and meat quality

A. E. Radunz, G. P. Lardy, M. L. Bauer, M. J. Marchello, E. R. Loe, and P. T. Berg
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2675-2685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of live cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus (strains NP45 and NP51) and Propionibacterium freudenreichii on performance, carcass, and intestinal characteristics, and Escherichia coli strain O157 shedding of finishing beef steers

N. A. Elam, J. F. Gleghorn, J. D. Rivera, M. L. Galyean, P. J. Defoor, M. M. Brashears, and S. M. Younts-Dahl
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2686-2698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A dose-response study of melengestrol acetate on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of beef steers

W. M. Moseley, D. M. Meeuwse, J. F. Boucher, K. J. Dame, and J. W. Lauderdale
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2699-2703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BREEDING AND GENETICS 

Estimates of genetic parameters and selection strategies to improve the economic efficiency of postweaning growth in lambs

G. D. Snowder and L. D. Van Vleck
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2704-2713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bayesian inference about parameters of a longitudinal trajectory when selection operates on a correlated trait

M. Piles, D. Gianola, L. Varona, and A. Blasco
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2714-2724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 

Length of docked tail and the incidence of rectal prolapse in lambs

D. L. Thomas, D. F. Waldron, G. D. Lowe, D. G. Morrical, H. H. Meyer, R. A. High, Y. M. Berger, D. D. Clevenger, G. E. Fogle, R. G. Gottfredson, S. C. Loerch, K. E. McClure, T. D. Willingham, D. L. Zartman, and R. D. Zelinsky
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2725-2732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 

Time course of changes in growth factor mRNA levels in muscle of steroid-implanted and nonimplanted steers

M. S. Pampusch, B. J. Johnson, M. E. White, M. R. Hathaway, J. D. Dunn, A. T. Waylan, and W. R. Dayton
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2733-2740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEAT SCIENCE 

Relationships of consumer sensory ratings, marbling score, and shear force value to consumer acceptance of beef strip loin steaks

W. J. Platter, J. D. Tatum, K. E. Belk, P. L. Chapman, J. A. Scanga, and G. C. Smith
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2741-2750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NONRUMINANT NUTRITION 

Effectiveness of an experimental consensus phytase in improving dietary phytate-phosphorus utilization by weanling pigs

J. M. Gentile, K. R. Roneker, S. E. Crowe, W. G. Pond, and X. G. Lei
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2751-2757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of fish oil supplementation on the performance and the immunological, adrenal, and somatotropic responses of weaned pigs after an Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide challenge

Y. L. Liu, D. F. Li, L. M. Gong, G. F. Yi, A. M. Gaines, and J. A. Carroll
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2758-2765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Determination of true digestive utilization of phosphorus and the endogenous phosphorus outputs associated with soybean meal for growing pigs

A. Ajakaiye, M. Z. Fan, T. Archbold, R. R. Hacker, C. W. Forsberg, and J. P. Phillips
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2766-2775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of spray-dried bovine serum on intake, health, and growth of broilers housed in different environments

J. M. Campbell, J. D. Quigley, III, L. E. Russell, and M. T. Kidd
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2776-2782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of dietary protein fluctuations and space allocation on performance and carcass quality of growing-finishing pigs

M. S. Edmonds and D. H. Baker
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2783-2791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 

Effects of feeding a blend of grains naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins on growth and immunological measurements of starter pigs, and the efficacy of a polymeric glucomannan mycotoxin adsorbent

H. V. L. N. Swamy, T. K. Smith, E. J. MacDonald, N. A. Karrow, B. Woodward, and H. J. Boermans
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2792-2803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHYSIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY 

Circadian variation in biochemical markers of bone cell activity and insulin-like growth factor-I in two-year-old horses

B. F. Jackson, A. Blumsohn, A. E. Goodship, A. M. Wilson, and J. S. Price
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2804-2810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The ontogeny of the somatotropic axis in male and female Hereford calves from birth to one year of age

K. E. Govoni, T. A. Hoagland, and S. A. Zinn
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2811-2817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uterine immune reaction and reproductive performance of sows inseminated with extended semen and infused with pooled whole dead semen

M. Lessard, M. Lépine, J. J. Matte, M. F. Palin, and J. P. Laforest
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2818-2825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in granulosa and thecal cells from bovine ovarian follicles at different stages of development

A. J. Roberts and S. E. Echternkamp
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2826-2839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of fish meal supplementation on plasma and endometrial fatty acid composition in nonlactating beef cows

P. D. Burns, T. E. Engle, M. A. Harris, R. M. Enns, and J. C. Whittier
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2840-2846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The effect of abrupt weaning of suckler calves on the plasma concentrations of cortisol, catecholamines, leukocytes, acute-phase proteins and in vitro interferon-gamma production

M. C. Hickey, M. Drennan, and B. Earley
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2847-2855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RANGELAND, PASTURE, AND FORAGE UTILIZATION 

Use of nonergot alkaloid-producing endophytes for alleviating tall fescue toxicosis in stocker cattle

J. A. Parish, M. A. McCann, R. H. Watson, N. N. Paiva, C. S. Hoveland, A. H. Parks, B. L. Upchurch, N. S. Hill, and J. H. Bouton
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2856-2868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RUMINANT NUTRITION 

Interaction between bunk management and monensin concentration on finishing performance, feeding behavior, and ruminal metabolism during an acidosis challenge with feedlot cattle

G. E. Erickson, C. T. Milton, K. C. Fanning, R. J. Cooper, R. S. Swingle, J. C. Parrott, G. Vogel, and T. J. Klopfenstein
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2869-2879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE SYMPOSIUM 

Critical perspectives of animal agriculture: Introduction

K. K. Schillo
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2880-2886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Livestock, ethics, and quality of life

J. Hodges
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2887-2894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Value-added animal agriculture: Inclusion of race and gender in the professional formula

M. M. Beck and J. C. Swanson
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2895-2903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Science, values, and common ground

Chris Cuomo
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2904-2907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Critical perspectives in animal agriculture: A response

M. S. Weber Nielsen and E. Bergfeld
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2908-2911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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