Genetic variation in domestic and wild elk (Cervus elaphus) M. A. Cronin, L. A. Renecker, and J. C. Patton J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 829-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Tables

Refined mapping of twinning-rate quantitative trait loci on bovine chromosome 5 and analysis of insulin-like growth factor-1 as a positional candidate gene E.-S. Kim, X. Shi, O. Cobanoglu, K. Weigel, P. J. Berger, and B. W. Kirkpatrick J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 835-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Tables

Effects of social interactions on empirical responses to selection for average daily gain of boars C. Y. Chen, R. K. Johnson, S. Newman, S. D. Kachman, and L. D. Van Vleck J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 844-849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Consequences of selection for improving production traits on the frequency of deleterious alleles for fitness J. F. Kearney, P. Navarro, C. S. Haley, and B. Villanueva J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 850-859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rainbow trout resistance to bacterial cold-water disease is moderately heritable and is not adversely correlated with growth J. T. Silverstein, R. L. Vallejo, Y. Palti, T. D. Leeds, C. E. Rexroad, III, T. J. Welch, G. D. Wiens, and V. Ducrocq J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 860-867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The effect of heritability estimates on high-density single nucleotide polymorphism analyses with related animals A. Hassen, S. Avendano, W. G. Hill, R. L. Fernando, S. J. Lamont, and J. C. M. Dekkers J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 868-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetic parameters for performance traits in commercial sows estimated before and after an outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome C. R. G. Lewis, M. Torremorell, L. Galina-Pantoja, and S. C. Bishop J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 876-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A dynamic deterministic model to optimize a multiple-trait selection scheme A. D. Costard, Z. G. Vitezica, C. R. Moreno, and J.-M. Elsen J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 885-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Porcine sirtuin 1 gene clone, expression pattern, and regulation by resveratrol T. Shan, Y. Wang, T. Wu, C. Liu, J. Guo, Y. Zhang, J. Liu, and Z. Xu J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 895-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Turnover of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur in bovine longissimus dorsi and psoas major muscles: Implications for isotopic authentication of meat B. Bahar, A. P. Moloney, F. J. Monahan, S. M. Harrison, A. Zazzo, C. M. Scrimgeour, I. S. Begley, and O. Schmidt J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 905-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Influence of a controlled internal drug release after fixed-time artificial insemination on pregnancy rates and returns to estrus of nonpregnant cows J. E. Larson, K. N. Thielen, B. J. Funnell, J. S. Stevenson, D. J. Kesler, and G. C. Lamb J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 914-921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Administration of Pediococcus acidilactici or Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii modulates development of porcine mucosal immunity and reduces intestinal bacterial translocation after Escherichia coli challenge M. Lessard, M. Dupuis, N. Gagnon, É. Nadeau, J. J. Matte, J. Goulet, and J. M. Fairbrother J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 922-934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Erratum

The standardized ileal digestible valine-to-lysine requirement ratio is at least seventy percent in postweaned piglets R. Barea, L. Brossard, N. Le Floc’h, Y. Primot, D. Melchior, and J. van Milgen J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 935-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of dietary supplementation of n-3 fatty acids and elevated concentrations of dietary protein on the performance of sows R. D. Mateo, J. A. Carroll, Y. Hyun, S. Smith, and S. W. Kim J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 948-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effects of dietary spray-dried plasma protein on sow productivity during lactation E. D. Frugé, M. L. Roux, R. D. Lirette, T. D. Bidner, L. L. Southern, and J. D. Crenshaw J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 960-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Response to dietary digestible energy concentration in growing pigs fed cereal grain-based diets A. D. Beaulieu, N. H. Williams, and J. F. Patience J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 965-976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

True digestibility of phosphorus in canola and soybean meals for growing pigs: Influence of microbial phytase A. S. Akinmusire and O. Adeola J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 977-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Raw potato starch in weaned pig diets and its influence on postweaning scours and the molecular microbial ecology of the digestive tract S. K. Bhandari, C. M. Nyachoti, and D. O. Krause J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 984-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Omega-3 fatty acids in the gravid pig uterus as affected by maternal supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids A. E. Brazle, B. J. Johnson, S. K. Webel, T. J. Rathbun, and D. L. Davis J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 994-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The addition of ground wheat straw as a fiber source in the gestation diet of sows and the effect on sow and litter performance for three successive parities T. L. Veum, J. D. Crenshaw, T. D. Crenshaw, G. L. Cromwell, R. A. Easter, R. C. Ewan, J. L. Nelssen, E. R. Miller, J. E. Pettigrew, M. R. Ellersieck The North Central Region-42 Committee On Swine Nutrition J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1003-1012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effects of dietary zilpaterol hydrochloride on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of beef steers fed with and without monensin and tylosin J. L. Montgomery, C. R. Krehbiel, J. J. Cranston, D. A. Yates, J. P. Hutcheson, W. T. Nichols, M. N. Streeter, R. S. Swingle, and T. H. Montgomery J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1013-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Nutrient digestion and performance by lambs and steers fed thermochemically treated crop residues J. R. Sewell, L. L. Berger, T. G. Nash, M. J. Cecava, P. H. Doane, J. L. Dunn, M. K. Dyer, and N. A. Pyatt J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1024-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Performance of growing cattle grazing stockpiled Jesup tall fescue with varying endophyte status M. E. Drewnoski, E. J. Oliphant, B. T. Marshall, M. H. Poore, J. T. Green, and M. E. Hockett J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1034-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effects of dietary uridine 5'-monophosphate on immune responses in newborn calves T. Mashiko, S. Nagafuchi, M. Kanbe, Y. Obara, Y. Hagawa, T. Takahashi, and K. Katoh J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1042-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of DL-malic acid supplementation on feed intake, methane emission, and rumen fermentation in beef cattle P. A. Foley, D. A. Kenny, J. J. Callan, T. M. Boland, and F. P. O’Mara J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1048-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Influence of different levels of concentrate and ruminally undegraded protein on digestive variables in beef heifers D. S. Pina, S. C. Valadares Filho, L. O. Tedeschi, A. M. Barbosa, and R. F. D. Valadares J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1058-1067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Determination of nitrogen balance in goats fed a meal produced from hydrolyzed spent hen hard tissues S. R. Freeman, M. H. Poore, G. B. Huntington, T. F. Middleton, and P. R. Ferket J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1068-1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effects of nutritionally induced metabolic acidosis with or without glutamine infusion on acid-base balance, plasma amino acids, and plasma nonesterified fatty acids in sheep N. E. Odongo, S. L. Greenwood, M. M. Or-Rashid, D. Radford, O. AlZahal, A. K. Shoveller, M. I. Lindinger, J. C. Matthews, and B. W. McBride J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1077-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effects of different nonionic surfactants on in vitro fermentation characteristics of cereal straws Z. H. Cong, S. X. Tang, Z. L. Tan, Z. H. Sun, C. S. Zhou, X. F. Han, M. Wang, and G. P. Ren J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1085-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A protease additive increases fermentation of alfalfa diets by mixed ruminal microorganisms in vitro D. Colombatto and K. A. Beauchemin J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1097-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of solid feed on energy and protein utilization in milk-fed veal calves E. Labussiere, S. Dubois, J. van Milgen, G. Bertrand, and J. Noblet J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1106-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Corn oil or corn grain supplementation to steers grazing endophyte-free tall fescue. II. Effects on subcutaneous fatty acid content and lipogenic gene expression S. K. Duckett, S. L. Pratt, and E. Pavan J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1120-1128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Influence of equalizing the gross composition of milk replacer to that of whole milk on the performance of Holstein calves H. J. Lee, M. A. Khan, W. S. Lee, S. H Yang, S. B. Kim, K. S. Ki, H. S. Kim, J. K. Ha, and Y. J. Choi J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1129-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evaluation of the National Research Council (1996)<$DOWNLINK> dry matter intake prediction equations and relationships between intake and performance by feedlot cattle J. P. McMeniman, P. J. Defoor, and M. L. Galyean J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1138-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Winter grazing system and supplementation during late gestation influence performance of beef cows and steer progeny D. M. Larson, J. L. Martin, D. C. Adams, and R. N. Funston J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1147-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Factors associated with fatigued, injured, and dead pig frequency during transport and lairage at a commercial abattoir R. F. Fitzgerald, K. J. Stalder, J. O. Matthews, C. M. Schultz Kaster, and A. K. Johnson J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1156-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Influence of Angus and Belgian Blue bulls mated to Hereford x Brahman cows on growth, carcass traits, and longissimus steak shear force T. D. Bidner, P. E. Humes, W. E. Wyatt, D. E. Franke, M. A. Persica, III, G. T. Gentry, and D. C. Blouin J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1167-1173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effects of dietary crude protein and supplemental urea levels on nitrogen and phosphorus utilization by feedlot cattle J. T. Vasconcelos, N. A. Cole, K. W. McBride, A. Gueye, M. L. Galyean, C. R. Richardson, and L. W. Greene J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1174-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Influence of toxic endophyte-infected fescue on sperm characteristics and endocrine factors of yearling Brahman-influenced bulls M. L. Looper, R. W. Rorie, C. N. Person, T. D. Lester, D. M. Hallford, G. E. Aiken, C. A. Roberts, G. E. Rottinghaus, and C. F. Rosenkrans, Jr. J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1184-1191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ASAS Centennial Paper: A century of pioneers and progress in meat science in the United States leads to new frontiers D. H. Beermann J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1192-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erratum J. Anim Sci. 2009 87: 1199-1200. [Full Text] [PDF]

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