ANIMAL GENETICS  

Correlated responses for litter traits to six generations of selection for ovulation rate or prenatal survival in French Large White pigs

A. Rosendo, T. Druet, J. Gogué, L. Canario, and J. P. Bidanel
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1615-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of competition on gain in feedlot bulls from Hereford selection lines

L. D. Van Vleck, L. V. Cundiff, and R. M. Koch
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1625-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early embryonic survival and embryo development in two lines of rabbits divergently selected for uterine capacity

R. Peiró, M. A. Santacreu, Á. Climent, and A. Blasco
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1634-1639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL GROWTH, PHYSIOLOGY, AND REPRODUCTION  

Lectin binding profile of the small intestine of five-week-old pigs in response to the use of chlortetracycline as a growth promotant and under gnotobiotic conditions

S. George, Y. Oh, S. Lindblom, S. Vilain, A. J. M. Rosa, D. H. Francis, V. S. Brözel, and R. S. Kaushik
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1640-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Figure 1  

Heart fatty acid binding protein is upregulated during porcine adipocyte development

B. Li, H. N. Zerby, and K. Lee
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1651-1659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction 

Endocrine profiles of periparturient mares and their foals

E. L. Berg, D. L. McNamara, and D. H. Keisler
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1660-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Putative urinary pheromone of bulls involved with breeding performance of primiparous beef cows in a progestin-based estrous synchronization protocol

S. A. Tauck and J. G. Berardinelli
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1669-1674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Effects of dietary supplementation with flax during prepuberty on fatty acid profile, mammogenesis, and bone resorption in gilts

C. Farmer, H. V. Petit, H. Weiler, and A. V. Capuco
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1675-1686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL NUTRITION  

Growth characteristics, blood metabolites, and insulin-like growth factor system components in maternal tissues of gilts fed L-carnitine through day seventy of gestation

K. R. Brown, R. D. Goodband, M. D. Tokach, S. S. Dritz, J. L. Nelssen, J. E. Minton, J. J. Higgins, J. C. Woodworth, and B. J. Johnson
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1687-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional value for swine of extruded corn and corn fractions obtained after dry milling

N. S. Muley, E. van Heugten, A. J. Moeser, K. D. Rausch, and T. A. T. G. van Kempen
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1695-1701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Supplementation of carbohydrases or phytase individually or in combination to diets for weanling and growing-finishing pigs

O. A. Olukosi, J. S. Sands, and O. Adeola
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1702-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oral N-acetyl-L-cysteine is a safe and effective precursor of cysteine

R. N. Dilger and D. H. Baker
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1712-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruminant Nutrition 

Effect of dietary energy source on in vitro substrate utilization and insulin sensitivity of muscle and adipose tissues of Angus and Wagyu steers

R. D. Rhoades, J. E. Sawyer, K. Y. Chung, M. L. Schell, D. K. Lunt, and S. B. Smith
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1719-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Starch digestion by feedlot cattle: Predictions from analysis of feed and fecal starch and nitrogen

R. A. Zinn, A. Barreras, L. Corona, F. N. Owens, and R. A. Ware
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1727-1730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTS  

Corn oil supplementation to steers grazing endophyte-free tall fescue. II. Effects on longissimus muscle and subcutaneous adipose fatty acid composition and stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity and expression

E. Pavan and S. K. Duckett
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1731-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTION  

Preweaning housing effects on behavior and physiological measures in pigs during the suckling and fattening periods

H. Chaloupková, G. Illmann, K. Neuhauserová, M. Tománek, and L. Valis
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1741-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management 

Study of stayability in Nellore cows using a threshold model

M. H. Van Melis, J. P. Eler, H. N. Oliveira, G. J. M. Rosa, J. A. V. Silva, II, J. B. S. Ferraz, and E. Pereira
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1780-1786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daily dry matter intake to sustain body weight of mature, nonlactating, nonpregnant cows

T. G. Jenkins and C. L. Ferrell
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1787-1792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diet mixing time affects nursery pig performance

C. N. Groesbeck, R. D. Goodband, M. D. Tokach, S. S. Dritz, J. L. Nelssen, and J. M. DeRouchey
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1793-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of water and diet acidification with and without antibiotics on weanling pig growth and microbial shedding

M. C. Walsh, D. M. Sholly, R. B. Hinson, K. L. Saddoris, A. L. Sutton, J. S. Radcliffe, R. Odgaard, J. Murphy, and B. T. Richert
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1799-1808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of ractopamine supplementation on growth performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot steers differing in biological type

S. L. Gruber, J. D. Tatum, T. E. Engle, M. A. Mitchell, S. B. Laudert, A. L. Schroeder, and W. J. Platter
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1809-1815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phenotypic measurements and various indices of lean and fat tissue development in barrows and gilts of two genetic lines from twenty to one hundred twenty-five kilograms of body weight

T. G. Wiseman, D. C. Mahan, S. J. Moeller, J. C. Peters, N. D. Fastinger, S. Ching, and Y. Y. Kim
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1816-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tissue weights and body composition of two genetic lines of barrows and gilts from twenty to one hundred twenty-five kilograms of body weight

T. G. Wiseman, D. C. Mahan, J. C. Peters, N. D. Fastinger, S. Ching, and Y. Y. Kim
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1825-1835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Health and Well-Being 

Periparturient cortisol, acute phase cytokine, and acute phase protein profiles of gilts housed in groups or stalls during gestation

A. D. Sorrells, S. D. Eicher, M. J. Harris, E. A. Pajor, and B. T. Richert
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1750-1757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Space allowance for dry, pregnant sows in pens: Body condition, skin lesions, and performance

J. L. Salak-Johnson, S. R. Niekamp, S. L. Rodriguez-Zas, M. Ellis, and S. E. Curtis
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1758-1769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of melengestrol acetate on the inflammatory response in heifers challenged with Mannheimia haemolytica

M. E. Corrigan, J. S. Drouillard, M. F. Spire, D. A. Mosier, J. E. Minton, J. J. Higgins, E. R. Loe, B. E. Depenbusch, and J. T. Fox
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1770-1779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacology and Toxicology 

Effect of previous locoweed (Astragalus and Oxytropis species) intoxication on conditioned taste aversions in horses and sheep

J. A. Pfister, B. L. Stegelmeier, C. D. Cheney, and D. R. Gardner
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1836-1841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL TOPICS  

Illustration of the maternal animal model used for genetic evaluation of beef cattle

D. H. Crews, Jr and Z. Wang
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1842-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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