ANIMAL GENETICS  

Diversity of the ovine DQA2 gene

J. G. H. Hickford, H. Zhou, S. Slow, and Q. Fang
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1553-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quantitative Genetics 

Constructing covariance functions for random regression models for growth in Gelbvieh beef cattle

A. Legarra, I. Misztal, and J. K. Bertrand
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1564-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phenotypic relationships between longevity, type traits, and production in Chianina beef cattle

F. Forabosco, A. F. Groen, R. Bozzi, J. A. M. Van Arendonk, F. Filippini, P. Boettcher, and P. Bijma
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1572-1580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetic and nongenetic influences on vigor at birth and preweaning mortality of purebred and high percentage Brahman calves

D. G. Riley, C. C. Chase, Jr., T. A. Olson, S. W. Coleman, and A. C. Hammond
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1581-1588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hierarchical Bayes multiple-breed inference with an application to genetic evaluation of a Nelore-Hereford population

F. F. Cardoso and R. J. Tempelman
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1589-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inheritance of fecal egg count and packed cell volume and their relationship with production traits in sheep infected with Haemonchus contortus

H. B. Vanimisetti, S. L. Andrew, A. M. Zajac, and D. R. Notter
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1602-1611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL GROWTH, PHYSIOLOGY, AND REPRODUCTION  

High-intensity exercise of short duration alters bovine bone density and shape

K. M. Hiney, B. D. Nielsen, D. Rosenstein, M. W. Orth, and B. P. Marks
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1612-1620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of ultrasound to predict body composition changes in steers at 100 and 65 days before slaughter

P. B. Wall, G. H. Rouse, D. E. Wilson, R. G. Tait, Jr., and W. D. Busby
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1621-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leptin alters antibody isotype in the pig in vivo, but does not regulate cytokine expression or stimulate STAT3 signaling in peripheral blood monocytes in vitro

T. E. Weber and M. E. Spurlock
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1630-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction 

Effect of changing female stimulus on intensive semen collection in young Murciano-Granadina male goats

M. A. Silvestre, I. Salvador, J. P. Sánchez, and E. A. Gómez
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1641-1645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The ontogeny of the somatotropic axis in Hereford calves from birth to one year of age and its response to administration of exogenous bovine somatotropin

K. E. Govoni, T. A. Hoagland, and S. A. Zinn
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1646-1655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhibition of intrafollicular PGE₂ synthesis and ovulation following ultrasound-mediated intrafollicular injection of the selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor NS-398 in cattle

M. W. Peters, J. R. Pursley, and G. W. Smith
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1656-1662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL NUTRITION  

Soybean hulls as an alternative feed for horses

J. A. Coverdale, J. A. Moore, H. D. Tyler, and P. A. Miller-Auwerda
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1663-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refining in vitro digestibility assays: Fractionation of digestible and indigestible peptides

Y. Qiao, X. Lin, J. Odle, A. Whittaker, and T. A. T. G. van Kempen
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1669-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Excretion of major odor-causing and acidifying compounds in response to dietary supplementation of chicory inulin in growing pigs

T. C. Rideout, M. Z. Fan, J. P. Cant, C. Wagner-Riddle, and P. Stonehouse
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1678-1684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of spray-dried animal plasma on intake and apparent digestibility in dogs

J. D. Quigley, III, J. M. Campbell, J. Polo, and L. E. Russell
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1685-1692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional value of a corn containing a glutamate dehydrogenase gene for growing pigs

T. A. Guthrie, G. A. Apgar, K. E. Griswold, M. D. Lindemann, J. S. Radcliffe, and B. N. Jacobson
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1693-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of nonwaxy and waxy sorghum on growth, carcass traits, and glucose and insulin kinetics of growing-finishing barrows and gilts

J. L. Shelton, J. O. Matthews, L. L. Southern, A. D. Higbie, T. D. Bidner, J. M. Fernandez, and J. E. Pontif
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1699-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Estimation of the proportion of bacterial nitrogen in canine feces using diaminopimelic acid as an internal bacterial marker

L. K. Karr-Lilienthal, C. M. Grieshop, J. K. Spears, A. R. Patil, G. L. Czarnecki-Maulden, N. R. Merchen, and G. C. Fahey, Jr.
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1707-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diet affects nutrient digestibility, hematology, and serum chemistry of senior and weanling dogs

K. S. Swanson, K. N. Kuzmuk, L. B. Schook, and G. C. Fahey, Jr.
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1713-1724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of combining three fungal phytases with a bacterial phytase on plasma phosphorus status of weanling pigs fed a corn-soy diet

C. H. Stahl, K. R. Roneker, W. G. Pond, and X. G. Lei
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1725-1731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacological zinc levels reduce the phosphorus-releasing efficacy of phytase in young pigs and chickens

N. R. Augspurger, J. D. Spencer, D. M. Webel, and D. H. Baker
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1732-1739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metabolic and microbial responses in western crossbred and Meishan growing pigs fed a high-fiber diet

J. T. Yen, V. H. Varel, and J. A. Nienaber
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1740-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The apparent digestibility of phytate phosphorus and the influence of supplemental phytase in horses

D. A. van Doorn, H. Everts, H. Wouterse, and A. C. Beynen
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1756-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Spray-dried plasma improves growth performance and reduces inflammatory status of weaned pigs challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88

P. Bosi, L. Casini, A. Finamore, C. Cremokolini, G. Merialdi, P. Trevisi, F. Nobili, and E. Mengheri
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1764-1772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fat digestibility in Equus caballus follows increasing first-order kinetics

D. S. Kronfeld, J. L. Holland, G. A. Rich, T. N. Meacham, J. P. Fontenot, D. J. Sklan, and P. A. Harris
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1773-1780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruminant Nutrition 

Pancreatic exocrine secretion and plasma concentration of some gastrointestinal hormones in response to abomasal infusion of starch hydrolyzate and/or casein

K. C. Swanson, J. A. Benson, J. C. Matthews, and D. L. Harmon
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1781-1787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of high-selenium wheat on visceral organ mass, and intestinal cellularity and vascularity in finishing beef steers

S. A. Soto-Navarro, T. L. Lawler, J. B. Taylor, L. P. Reynolds, J. J. Reed, J. W. Finley, and J. S. Caton
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1788-1793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Performance and carcass quality of steers fed different sources of dietary fat

E. E. D. Felton and M. S. Kerley
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1794-1805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of mass of ruminal contents on voluntary intake and digesta passage in steers fed a forage and a concentrate diet

M. S. Whetsell, E. C. Prigge, and E. L. Nestor
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1806-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of imbalance between energy and nitrogen supplies on microbial protein synthesis and nitrogen metabolism in growing double-muscled Belgian Blue bulls

D. Valkeners, A. Théwis, F. Piron, and Y. Beckers
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1818-1825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The effect of dietary restriction, pregnancy, and fetal type in different ewe types on fetal weight, maternal body weight, and visceral organ mass in ewes

A. N. Scheaffer, J. S. Caton, D. A. Redmer, and L. P. Reynolds
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1826-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Japanese horseradish oil on methane production and ruminal fermentation in vitro and in steers

N. Mohammed, N. Ajisaka, Z. A. Lila, Koji Hara, K. Mikuni, K. Hara, S. Kanda, and H. Itabashi
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1839-1846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of a twin strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae live cells on mixed ruminal microorganism fermentation in vitro

Z. A. Lila, N. Mohammed, T. Yasui, Y. Kurokawa, S. Kanda, and H. Itabashi
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1847-1854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of field pea replacement level on intake and digestion in beef steers fed by-product-based medium-concentrate diets

S. A. Soto-Navarro, G. J. Williams, M. L. Bauer, G. P. Lardy, D. G. Landblom, and J. S. Caton
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1855-1862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTS  

Influence of quality classification, aging period, blade tenderization, and endpoint cooking temperature on cooking characteristics and tenderness of beef gluteus medius steaks

C. D. George-Evins, J. A. Unruh, A. T. Waylan, and J. L. Marsden
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1863-1867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of flax supplementation and growth promotants on lipoprotein lipase and glycogenin messenger RNA concentrations in finishing cattle

A. T. Waylan, J. D. Dunn, B. J. Johnson, J. P. Kayser, and E. K. Sissom
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1868-1875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTION  

Preweaning efficiency for mature cows of breed crosses from tropically adapted Bos indicus and Bos taurus and unadapted Bos taurus breeds

T. G. Jenkins and C. L. Ferrell
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1876-1881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Health and Well-Being 

Dietary supplementation with phosphorylated mannans improves growth response and modulates immune function of weanling pigs

M. E. Davis, C. V. Maxwell, G. F. Erf, D. C. Brown, and T. J. Wistuba
J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1882-1891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERRATUM  

Erratum

J. Anim Sci. 2004 82: 1892. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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