ANIMAL GENETICS  

Identification of carcass and meat quality quantitative trait loci in a Landrace pig population selected for growth and leanness

O. Vidal, J. L. Noguera, M. Amills, L. Varona, M. Gil, N. Jiménez, G. Dávalos, J. M. Folch, and A. Sánchez
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 293-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bayesian analysis of quantitative trait loci for boar taint in a Landrace outbred population

L. Varona, O. Vidal, R. Quintanilla, M. Gil, A. Sánchez, J. M. Folch, M. Hortos, M. A. Rius, M. Amills, and J. L. Noguera
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 301-307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quantitative trait loci mapping for meat quality and muscle fiber traits in a Japanese wild boar x Large White intercross

M. Nii, T. Hayashi, S. Mikawa, F. Tani, A. Niki, N. Mori, Y. Uchida, N. Fujishima-Kanaya, M. Komatsu, and T. Awata
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 308-315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quantitative Genetics 

Genetic and phenotypic relationships between individual subcutaneous backfat layers and percentage of longissimus intramuscular fat in Duroc swine

D. W. Newcom, T. J. Baas, C. R. Schwab, and K. J. Stalder
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 316-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetic parameters for carcass composition and pork quality estimated in a commercial production chain

H. J. van Wijk, D. J. G. Arts, J. O. Matthews, M. Webster, B. J. Ducro, and E. F. Knol
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 324-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bayes factor analysis for the genetic background of physiological and vitality variables of F₂ Iberian x Meishan newborn piglets

L. Varona, J. Casellas, J. Piedrafita, A. Sánchez, P. Garcia-Casado, M. Arqué, and J. L. Noguera
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 334-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetic parameters of fertility in two lines of rabbits with different reproductive potential

M. Piles, O. Rafel, J. Ramon, and L. Varona
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 340-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL GROWTH, PHYSIOLOGY, AND REPRODUCTION  

Effects of propylene glycol on carcass traits and its related gene expression in Korean native steers

Y. K. Kim, H. Choi, and K. H. Myung
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 344-349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Estimation in vivo of the body and carcass chemical composition of growing lambs by real-time ultrasonography

S. R. Silva, M. J. Gomes, A. Dias-da-Silva, L. F. Gil, and J. M. T. Azevedo
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 350-357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction 

Testicular sulfoconjugation of the 16-androstene steroids by hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase: Its effect on the concentrations of 5-androstenone in plasma and fat of the mature domestic boar

P. A. Sinclair and E. J. Squires
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 358-365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL NUTRITION  

Changes in weight and composition in various tissues of pregnant gilts and their nutritional implications

F. Ji, G. Wu, J. R. Blanton, Jr., and S. W. Kim
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 366-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of microbial phytase addition with or without the trace mineral premix in nursery, growing, and finishing pig diets

J. L. Shelton, F. M. LeMieux, L. L. Southern, and T. D. Bidner
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 376-385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of supplemental dietary phytase and pharmacological concentrations of zinc on growth performance and tissue zinc concentrations of weanling pigs

S. B. Williams, L. L. Southern, and T. D. Bidner
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 386-392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of low-oligosaccharide, low-phytate whole soybeans and soybean meal in canine foods

R. M. Yamka, B. M. Hetzler, and D. L. Harmon
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 393-399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruminant Nutrition 

Nutrient digestibility in sheep fed diets containing Roundup Ready or conventional fodder beet, sugar beet, and beet pulp

G. F. Hartnell, T. Hvelplund, and M. R. Weisbjerg
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 400-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of carbohydrate source on ammonia utilization in lactating dairy cows

A. N. Hristov, J. K. Ropp, K. L. Grandeen, S. Abedi, R. P. Etter, A. Melgar, and A. E. Foley
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 408-421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of the chemical form of supranutritional selenium on selenium load and selenoprotein activities in virgin, pregnant, and lactating rats

J. B. Taylor, J. W. Finley, and J. S. Caton
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 422-429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTS  

Effect of endophyte type on carcass traits, meat quality, and fatty acid composition of beef cattle grazing tall fescue

C. E. Realini, S. K. Duckett, N. S. Hill, C. S. Hoveland, B. G. Lyon, J. R. Sackmann, and M. H. Gillis
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 430-439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Negative effects of stress immediately before slaughter on pork quality are aggravated by suboptimal transport and lairage conditions

E. Hambrecht, J. J. Eissen, D. J. Newman, C. H. M. Smits, L. A. den Hartog, and M. W. A. Verstegen
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 440-448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTION  

Effects of proportion of pigs removed from a group and subsequent floor space on growth performance of finishing pigs

J. M. DeDecker, M. Ellis, B. F. Wolter, B. P. Corrigan, S. E. Curtis, E. N. Parr, and D. M. Webel
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 449-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The incidence of genotypes at codon 171 of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in five breeds of sheep and production traits of ewes associated with those genotypes

B. M. Alexander, R. H. Stobart, W. C. Russell, K. I. O’Rourke, G. S. Lewis, J. R. Logan, J. V. Duncan, and G. E. Moss
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 455-459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of age and physical or fence-line boar exposure on estrus and ovulation response in prepubertal gilts administered PG600

S. M. Breen, K. L. Farris, S. L. Rodriguez-Zas, and R. V. Knox
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 460-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacology and Toxicology 

Effects of locoweed on serum swainsonine and selected serum constituents in sheep during acute and subacute oral/intraruminal exposure

B. S. Obeidat, J. R. Strickland, M. L. Vogt, J. B. Taylor, C. R. Krehbiel, M. D. Remmenga, A. K. Clayshulte-Ashley, K. M. Whittet, D. M. Hallford, and J. A. Hernandez
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 466-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rangeland, Pasture, and Forage Utilization 

Comparison of an early and normal weaning management system on cow and calf performance while grazing endophyte-infected tall fescue pastures

C. L. Schultz, D. G. Ely, D. K. Aaron, B. T. Burden, and J. Wyles
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 478-485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMORIAL  

Glen Pher Lofgreen

R. Zinn
J. Anim Sci. 2005 83: 486. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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