ANIMAL GENETICS  

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the leptin gene with body weight and backfat growth curve parameters for beef cattle

J. L. Lusk
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1865-1872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quantitative Genetics 

Genetic parameters for measures of the efficiency of gain of boars and the genetic relationships with its component traits in Duroc pigs

M. A. Hoque, H. Kadowaki, T. Shibata, T. Oikawa, and K. Suzuki
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1873-1879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of estimates of hip dysplasia genetic parameters in Estrela Mountain Dog using linear and threshold models

A. M. Silvestre, M. M. D. Ginja, A. J. A. Ferreira, and J. Colaço
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1880-1884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle: Phenotypic, environmental, and genetic correlations with growth, carcass, and longissimus muscle palatability traits

G. D. Snowder, L. D. Van Vleck, L. V. Cundiff, G. L. Bennett, M. Koohmaraie, and M. E. Dikeman
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1885-1892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL GROWTH, PHYSIOLOGY, AND REPRODUCTION  

Effect of ractopamine-hydrochloride and trenbolone acetate on longissimus muscle fiber area, diameter, and satellite cell numbers in cull beef cows

J. M. Gonzalez, J. N. Carter, D. D. Johnson, S. E. Ouellette, and S. E. Johnson
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1893-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intramuscular fat deposition in principal muscles from twenty-four to thirty months of age using identical twins of Japanese Black steers

T. Okumura, K. Saito, H. Sakuma, T. Nade, S. Nakayama, K. Fujita, and T. Kawamura
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1902-1907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction 

Intravaginal impedance and sexual behavior of ovariectomized goats given estrogen alone or in combination with progesterone

D. B. Imwalle, A. R. Lehrer, and L. S. Katz
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1908-1913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vascularity and expression of angiogenic factors in bovine dominant follicles of the first follicular wave

A. T. Grazul-Bilska, C. Navanukraw, M. L. Johnson, K. A. Vonnahme, S. P. Ford, L. P. Reynolds, and D. A. Redmer
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1914-1922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of classification modes potentially suitable to identify metabolic stress in healthy dairy cows during the peripartal period

S. Hachenberg, C. Weinkauf, S. Hiss, and H. Sauerwein
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1923-1932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of progestin-based estrus synchronization protocols before fixed-time artificial insemination on pregnancy rate in beef heifers

D. C. Busch, D. J. Wilson, D. J. Schafer, N. R. Leitman, J. K. Haden, M. R. Ellersieck, M. F. Smith, and D. J. Patterson
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1933-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of progestin-based protocols to synchronize estrus and ovulation before fixed-time artificial insemination in postpartum beef cows

D. J. Schafer, J. F. Bader, J. P. Meyer, J. K. Haden, M. R. Ellersieck, M. C. Lucy, M. F. Smith, and D. J. Patterson
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1940-1945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL NUTRITION  

Corn expressing an Escherichia coli-derived phytase gene: A proof-of-concept nutritional study in pigs

E. K. D. Nyannor, P. Williams, M. R. Bedford, and O. Adeola
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1946-1952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meta-analysis of phosphorus balance data from growing pigs

M. Schulin-Zeuthen, E. Kebreab, W. J. J. Gerrits, S. Lopez, M. Z. Fan, R. S. Dias, and J. France
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1953-1961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruminant Nutrition 

Effects of exogenous cellulase supplementation on microbial growth and ruminal fermentation of a high-forage diet in Rusitec fermenters

L. A. Giraldo, M. L. Tejido, M. J. Ranilla, and M. D. Carro
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1962-1970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Energy and protein requirements for growth and maintenance of F₁ Nellore x Red Angus bulls, steers, and heifers

M. L. Chizzotti, S. C. Valadares Filho, L. O. Tedeschi, F. H. M. Chizzotti, and G. E. Carstens
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1971-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prediction of nitrogen excretion in feces and urine of beef cattle offered diets containing grass silage

T. Yan, J. P. Frost, T. W. J. Keady, R. E. Agnew, and C. S. Mayne
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1982-1989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of condensed tannin extract from quebracho trees to reduce methane emissions from cattle

K. A. Beauchemin, S. M. McGinn, T. F. Martinez, and T. A. McAllister
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1990-1996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Urea metabolism in beef steers grazing Bermudagrass, Caucasian bluestem, or gamagrass pastures varying in plant morphology, protein content, and protein composition

G. B. Huntington, J. C. Burns, and S. L. Archibeque
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 1997-2004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTS  

Consequence of muscle hypertrophy on characteristics of Pectoralis major muscle and breast meat quality of broiler chickens

C. Berri, E. Le Bihan-Duval, M. Debut, V. Santé-Lhoutellier, E. Baéza, V. Gigaud, Y. Jégo, and M. J. Duclos
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 2005-2011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of winter stocker growth rate and finishing system on: I. Animal performance and carcass characteristics

J. P. S. Neel, J. P. Fontenot, W. M. Clapham, S. K. Duckett, E. E. D. Felton, G. Scaglia, and W. B. Bryan
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 2012-2018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of heifer finishing implants on beef carcass traits and longissimus tenderness

B. A. Schneider, J. D. Tatum, T. E. Engle, and T. C. Bryant
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 2019-2030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of the impact of errors in the measurement of backfat depth on the prediction of fat-free lean mass

A. P. Schinckel, M. E. Einstein, K. Foster, and B. A. Craig
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 2031-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANIMAL PRODUCTION  

Effects of frequent out-of-feed events on growth performance of nursery and grow-finish pigs

S. K. Linneen, S. S. Dritz, R. D. Goodband, M. D. Tokach, J. M. DeRouchey, and J. L. Nelssen
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 2043-2047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beef heifer development within three calving systems

E. E. Grings, T. W. Geary, R. E. Short, and M. D. MacNeil
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 2048-2058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Pharmacology and Toxicology 

The in vitro reduction of sodium [36Cl]chlorate in bovine ruminal fluid

C. E. Oliver, M. L. Bauer, J. S. Caton, R. C. Anderson, and D. J. Smith
J. Anim Sci. 2007 85: 2059-2068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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