APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE 

Impact of early postweaning growth rate as affected by diet complexity and space allocation on subsequent growth performance of pigsin a wean-to-finish production system

B. F. Wolter, M. Ellis, B. P. Corrigan, J. M. DeDecker, S. E. Curtis, E. N. Parr, and D. M. Webel
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 353-359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Persistence of carotenoid pigments in the blood of concentrate-finished grazing sheep: Its significance for the traceability of grass-feeding

S. Prache, A. Priolo, and P. Grolier
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 360-367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BREEDING AND GENETICS 

Evaluation of the South African Dorper as a terminal sire breed for growth, carcass, and palatability characteristics

G. D. Snowder and S. K. Duckett
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 368-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Direct and correlated responses to selection for yearling weight onreproductive performance of Nelore cows

M. E. Z. Mercadante, I. U. Packer, A. G. Razook, J. N. S. G. Cyrillo, and L. A. Figueiredo
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 376-384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detection of quantitative trait loci for fat androstenone levels in pigs

R. Quintanilla, O. Demeure, J. P. Bidanel, D. Milan, N. Iannuccelli, Y. Amigues, J. Gruand, C. Renard, C. Chevalet, and M. Bonneau
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 385-394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetic relationships between scrotal circumference and female reproductive traits

G. Martínez-Velázquez, K. E. Gregory, G. L. Bennett, and L. D. Van Vleck
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 395-401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rendement Napole gene effects and a comparison of glycolytic potentialand DNA genotyping for classification of Rendement Napolestatus in Hampshire-sired pigs

S. J. Moeller, T. J. Baas, T. D. Leeds, R. S. Emnett, and K. M. Irvin
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 402-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR 

Aggressive behavior is reduced in bulls actively immunized against gonadotropin-releasing hormone

E. O. Price, T. E. Adams, C. C. Huxsoll, and R. E. Borgwardt
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 411-415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The effects of ractopamine on the behavior and physiology of finishing pigs

J. N. Marchant-Forde, D. C. Lay, Jr., E. A. Pajor, B. T. Richert, and A. P. Schinckel
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 416-422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 

Dietary fat has minimal effects on fatty acid metabolism transcript concentrations in pigs

S.-T. Ding, A. Lapillonne, W. C. Heird, and H. J. Mersmann
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 423-431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipogenic enzyme activities in different adipose depots of Pirenaican and Holstein bulls and heifers taking into account adipocyte size

P. Eguinoa, S. Brocklehurst, A. Arana, J. A. Mendizabal, R.G. Vernon, and A. Purroy
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 432-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEAT SCIENCE 

Effectiveness of the SmartMV prototype BeefCam System to sort beef carcasses into expected palatability groups

A. M. Wyle, D. J. Vote, D. L. Roeber, R. C. Cannell, K. E. Belk, J. A. Scanga, M. Goldberg, J. D. Tatum, and G. C. Smith
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 441-448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Growth performance, carcass and pork quality of finisher pigs fedoat-based diets containing different levels of ß-glucans

A. Fortin, W. M. Robertson, S. Kibite, and S. J. Landry
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 449-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Online prediction of beef tenderness using a computer vision system equipped with a BeefCam module

D. J. Vote, K. E. Belk, J. D. Tatum, J. A. Scanga, and G. C. Smith
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 457-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accuracy of predicting weight and percentage of beef carcass retail product using ultrasound and live animal measures

S. P. Greiner, G. H. Rouse, D. E. Wilson, L. V. Cundiff, and T. L. Wheeler
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 466-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NONRUMINANT NUTRITION 

Efficacy of an E. coli phytase expressed in yeast for releasing phytate-bound phosphorus in young chicks and pigs

N. R. Augspurger, D. M. Webel, X. G. Lei, and D. H. Baker
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 474-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Variability in mixing efficiency and laboratory analyses of a common diet mixed at 25 experiment stations,

G. L. Cromwell, J. H. Brendemuhl, L. I. Chiba, T. R. Cline, T. D. Crenshaw, C. R. Dove, R. A. Easter, R. C. Ewan, K. C. Ferrell, C. R. Hamilton, G. M. Hill, J. D. Hitchcock, D. A. Knabe, E. T. Kornegay, A. J. Lewis, G. W. Libal, M. D. Lindemann, D. C. Mahan, C. V. Maxwell, J. C. McConnell, J. L. Nelssen, J. E. Pettigrew, L. L. Southern, T. L. Veum, and J. T. Yen
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 484-491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of adding fiber sources to reduced-crude protein, amino acid-supplemented diets on nitrogen excretion, growth performance, and carcass traits of finishing pigs

J. A. Shriver, S. D. Carter, A. L. Sutton, B. T. Richert, B. W. Senne, and L. A. Pettey
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 492-502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHYSIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY 

Relationships of testicular iron and ferritin concentrations with testicular weight and sperm production in boars

T. Wise, D. D. Lunstra, G. A. Rohrer, and J. J. Ford
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 503-511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dehydration in stressed ruminants may be the result of acortisol-induced diuresis

A. J. Parker, G. P. Hamlin, C. J. Coleman, and L. A. Fitzpatrick
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 512-519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RUMINANT NUTRITION 

Simplified in situ method for estimating ruminal dry matter and protein degradability of concentrates

V. Olaisen, T. Mejdell, H. Volden, and N. Nesse
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 520-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Changes in single unit activity in the lateral hypothalamic areaof goats during feeding

I. Nagamine, K. Sunagawa, J. Kuriwaki, and A. Shinjo
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 529-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diet and procedures used to detach particle-associated microbes from ruminal digesta influence chemical composition of microbes and estimation of microbial growth in Rusitec fermenters

M. J. Ranilla and M. D. Carro
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 537-544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nitrogen metabolism and recycling in Holstein heifers

J. C. Marini and M. E. Van Amburgh
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 545-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of feeding the ionophores monensin and laidlomycin propionate and the antimicrobial bambermycin to sheep experimentally infected with E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella typhimurium

T. S. Edrington, T. R. Callaway, K. M. Bischoff, K. J. Genovese, R. O. Elder, R. C. Anderson, and D. J. Nisbet
J. Anim Sci. 2003 81: 553-560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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