APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE 

Bioeconomic evaluation of sow longevity and profitability

S. L. Rodriguez-Zas, B. R. Southey, R. V. Knox, J. F. Connor, J. F. Lowe, and B. J. Roskamp
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2915-2922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Production and economic potentials of cattle in pasture-based systems of the western Amazon region of Brazil

B. L. Rueda, R. W. Blake, C. F. Nicholson, D. G. Fox, L. O. Tedeschi, A. N. Pell, E. C. M. Fernandes, J. F. Valentim, and J. C. Carneiro
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2923-2937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BREEDING AND GENETICS 

Quantitative trait loci analysis for growth and carcass traits in a Meishan x Duroc F2 resource population

S. Sato, Y. Oyamada, K. Atsuji, T. Nade, Shin-ichi Sato, E. Kobayashi, T. Mitsuhashi, K. Nirasawa, A. Komatsuda, Y. Saito, S. Terai, T. Hayashi, and Y. Sugimoto
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2938-2949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Investigation of breeding strategies to increase the probability that German shepherd dog and Labrador retriever dog guides would attain optimum size

S. K. Helmink, R. D. Shanks, and E. A. Leighton
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2950-2958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simulation study of teat score in first-parity Gelbvieh cows: Parameter estimation

R. L. Sapp, R. Rekaya, and J. K. Bertrand
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2959-2963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expected increases in genetic merit from using optimized contributions in two livestock populations of beef cattle and sheep

S. Avendaño, B. Villanueva, and J. A. Woolliams
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2964-2975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detection of quantitative trait loci for growth and carcass composition in cattle

E. Casas, S. D. Shackelford, J. W. Keele, M. Koohmaraie, T. P. L. Smith, and R. T. Stone
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2976-2983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk-adjusted expected return for selection decisions

L. Pruzzo, R. J. C. Cantet, and C. C. Fioretti
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2984-2988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 

Postmodernism for animal scientists

K. K. Schillo and P. B. Thompson
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2989-2994. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Erratum  

ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR 

Predicting the consequences of social stressors on pig food intake and performance

I. J. Wellock, G. C. Emmans, and I. Kyriazakis
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 2995-3007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 

Porcine leptin inhibits lipogenesis in porcine adipocytes

T. G. Ramsay
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3008-3017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased maternal nutrition of sows has no beneficial effects on muscle fiber number or postnatal growth and has no impact on the meat quality of the offspring

P. M. Nissen, V. O. Danielsen, P. F. Jorgensen, and N. Oksbjerg
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3018-3027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of flax supplementation and a combined trenbolone acetate and estradiol implant on circulating insulin-like growth factor-I and muscle insulin-like growth factor-I messenger RNA levels in beef cattle

J. D. Dunn, B. J. Johnson, J. P. Kayser, A. T. Waylan, E. K. Sissom, and J. S. Drouillard
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3028-3034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular ecological analysis of porcine ileal microbiota responses to antimicrobial growth promoters

C. T. Collier, M. R. Smiricky-Tjardes, D. M. Albin, J. E. Wubben, V. M. Gabert, B. Deplancke, D. Bane, D. B. Anderson, and H. R. Gaskins
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3035-3045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Porcine leptin inhibits protein breakdown and stimulates fatty acid oxidation in C₂C₁₂ myotubes

T. G. Ramsay
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3046-3051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEAT SCIENCE 

Effects of growth implants on consumer perceptions of meat tenderness in beef steers

B. L. Barham, J. C. Brooks, J. R. Blanton, Jr., A. D. Herring, M. A. Carr, C. R. Kerth, and M. F. Miller
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3052-3056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NONRUMINANT NUTRITION 

A dose-response experiment evaluating the effects of oligofructose and inulin on nutrient digestibility, stool quality, and fecal protein catabolites in healthy adult dogs

E. L. Propst, E. A. Flickinger, L. L. Bauer, N. R. Merchen, and G. C. Fahey, Jr.
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3057-3066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of dietary electrolyte balance on the chemistry of blood and urine in lactating sows and sow litter performance

J. M. DeRouchey, J. D. Hancock, R. H. Hines, K. R. Cummings, D. J. Lee, C. A. Maloney, D. W. Dean, J. S. Park, and H. Cao
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3067-3074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of dietary protein level, amino acid supplementation, and dietary energy levels on growing-finishing pig performance and carcass composition

B. J. Kerr, L. L. Southern, T. D. Bidner, K. G. Friesen, and R. A. Easter
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3075-3087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHYSIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY 

The role of acidogenic diets and ß-hydroxybutyate on lymphocyte proliferation and serum antibody response against bovine respiratory viruses in Holstein steers

D. C. Donovan, A. R. Hippen, D. J. Hurley, and C. C. L. Chase
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3088-3094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dexamethasone and colostrum feeding affect hepatic gluconeogenic enzymes differently in neonatal calves

H. M. Hammon, S. N. Sauter, M. Reist, Y. Zbinden, C. Philipona, C. Morel, and J. W. Blum
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3095-3106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of body condition at calving and postpartum nutrition on endocrine function and reproductive performance of primiparous beef cows

N. H. Ciccioli, R. P. Wettemann, L. J. Spicer, C. A. Lents, F. J. White, and D. H. Keisler
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3107-3120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RUMINANT NUTRITION 

Wet corn gluten feed and alfalfa hay combinations in steam-flaked corn finishing cattle diets

J. J. Sindt, J. S. Drouillard, E. C. Titgemeyer, S. P. Montgomery, C. M. Coetzer, T. B. Farran, J. N. Pike, J. J. Higgins, and R. T. Ethington
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3121-3129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of the live weight gain of steers during winter grazing on digestibility, acid-base balance, blood flow, and oxygen consumption by splanchnic tissues during adaptation and subsequent feeding of a high-grain diet

M. J. Hersom, C. R. Krehbiel, G. W. Horn, and J. G. Kirkpatrick
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3130-3140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alternative approaches to predicting methane emissions from dairy cows

J. A. N. Mills, E. Kebreab, C. M. Yates, L. A. Crompton, S. B. Cammell, M. S. Dhanoa, R. E. Agnew, and J. France
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3141-3150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of dietary cobalt source and concentration on performance, vitamin B₁₂ status, and ruminal and plasma metabolites in growing and finishing steers

M. E. Tiffany, J. W. Spears, L. Xi, and J. Horton
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3151-3159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryegrass-based diet and barley supplementation: Partition of nitrogenous nutrients among splanchnic tissues and hind limb in finishing lambs

I. Savary-Auzeloux, L. Majdoub, N. Le Floc’h, and I. Ortigues-Marty
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3160-3173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of forage and sunflower oil levels on ruminal biohydrogenation of fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid formation in beef steers fed finishing diets

J. R. Sackmann, S. K. Duckett, M. H. Gillis, C. E. Realini, A. H. Parks, and R. B. Eggelston
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3174-3181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corn processing method in finishing diets containing wet corn gluten feed

T. L. Scott, C. T. Milton, G. E. Erickson, T. J. Klopfenstein, and R. A. Stock
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3182-3190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of grazing dormant native range or winter wheat pasture on subsequent finishing cattle performance, carcass characteristics, and ruminal metabolism

W. T. Choat, C. R. Krehbiel, G. C. Duff, R. E. Kirksey, L. M. Lauriault, J. D. Rivera, B. M. Capitan, D. A. Walker, G. B. Donart, and C. L. Goad
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3191-3201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TEACHING 

Experiential learning in the animal sciences: Development of a multispecies large-animal management and production practicum

B. A. Reiling, T. T. Marshall, J. H. Brendemuhl, J. A. McQuagge, and J. E. Umphrey
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3202-3210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diet and evaluators affect perception of swine waste odor: An educational demonstration

A. J. Moeser, M. T. See, E. van Heugten, W. E. M. Morrow, and T. A. T. G. van Kempen
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3211-3215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANALYTICAL METHOD CHALLENGES FOR MEASURING NUTRIENTS AND ANTINUTRIENTS IN PLANTS SYMPOSIUM 

Symposium on analytical method challenges for measuring nutrients and antinutrients in plants: Introduction to the symposium

W. D. Price
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3216-3217. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A survey of methods of analysis for minerals in feedstuffs

M. Ihnat
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3218-3225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Challenges with nonfiber carbohydrate methods

M. B. Hall
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3226-3232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Challenges in measuring insoluble dietary fiber

D. R. Mertens
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3233-3249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Challenges with fats and fatty acid methods

D. L. Palmquist and T. C. Jenkins
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3250-3254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Challenges in measuring moisture content of feeds

N. Thiex and C. R. Richardson
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3255-3266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERRATUM 

Erratum to Annual Meeting Abstracts

J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 3267. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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