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Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013
Animal Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Expression of progesterone receptor related to the polymorphism in the PGR gene in the rabbit reproductive tract
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 421–427, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1955
Prediction of prion protein genotype and association of this genotype with lamb performance traits of Suffolk sheep,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 428–434, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2009
Assessment of DGAT1 and LEP gene polymorphisms in three Nelore (Bos indicus) lines selected for growth and their relationship with growth and carcass traits
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 435–441, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2174
Technical note: Efficient protocol for isolation of total ribonucleic acid from lyophilized fat and muscle pig samples
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 442–445, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2298
The two mutations, Q204X and nt821, of the myostatin gene affect carcass and meat quality in young heterozygous bulls of French beef breeds
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 446–454, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2385
Quantitative Genetics
Estimates of genetic parameters among scale activity scores, growth, and fatness in pigs,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 455–459, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1559
Estimation of breed and heterosis effects for growth and carcass traits in cattle using published crossbreeding studies
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 460–466, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1628
Feed intake of sheep as affected by body weight, breed, sex, and feed composition
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 467–480, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1735
The relevance of purebred information for predicting genetic merit of survival at birth of crossbred piglets
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 481–490, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1744
Effect of bovine respiratory disease and overall pathogenic disease incidence on carcass traits,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 491–496, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1874
Technical note: An R package for fitting generalized linear mixed models in animal breeding
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 497–504, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1952
Pedigree analysis of seven small French sheep populations and implications for the management of rare breeds
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 505–516, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1961
Genetic evaluation of Angus cattle for carcass marbling using ultrasound and genomic indicators
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 517–522, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2022
Evidence for parent-of-origin effects on genetic variability of beef traits
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 523–532, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2026
Effect of dam and sire genotypes on productive and carcass traits of rabbits
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 533–543, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2045
Genomic prediction of simulated multibreed and purebred performance using observed fifty thousand single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 544–551, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2064
Estimates of inbreeding depression for serum insulin-like growth factor I concentrations, body weights, and body weight gains in Angus beef cattle divergently selected for serum insulin-like growth factor I concentration,,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 552–561, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2232
Animal Growth, Physiology, and Reproduction
Growth and Developmental Biology
Molecular cloning and characterization of porcine calcineurin-α subunit expression in skeletal muscle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 562–571, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1832
Assessment of goat fat depots using ultrasound technology and multiple multivariate prediction models
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 572–580, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2195
Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction
Metabolic maturity at birth and neonate lamb survival: Association among maternal factors, litter size, lamb birth weight, and plasma metabolic and endocrine factors on survival and behavior
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 581–592, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2170
Differential expression of liver proteins in Chianina and Holstein young bulls
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 593–598, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2193
Technical note: Comparison of salivary and serum cortisol concentrations after adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge in ewes,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 599–603, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2204
Animal Nutrition
Nonruminant Nutrition
Effect of dietary protein and lysine fluctuations in the absence and presence of ractopamine on performance and carcass quality of late-finishing pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 604–611, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1671
Reduced feed intake of lactating primiparous sows is associated with increased insulin resistance during the peripartum period and is not modified through supplementation with dietary tryptophan
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 612–625, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1768
Effect of dietary organic and inorganic micromineral source and level on sow body, liver, colostrum, mature milk, and progeny mineral compositions over six parities,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 626–637, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1782
A multilevel nonlinear mixed-effects approach to model growth in pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 638–649, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1822
Metabolic and hematological profiles in mature horses supplemented with different selenium sources and doses,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 650–659, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1855
Characterization of the nutritional value of air-classified protein and starch fractions of field pea and zero-tannin faba bean in grower pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 660–670, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1980
Influence of the inclusion of cooked cereals and pea starch in diets based on soy or pea protein concentrate on nutrient digestibility and performance of young pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 671–679, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2202
Ruminant Nutrition
Dose response to cinnamaldehyde supplementation in growing beef heifers: Ruminal and intestinal digestion
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 680–688, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1652
Chronic improvement of amino acid nutrition stimulates initiation of global messenger ribonucleic acid translation in tissues of sheep without affecting protein elongation
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 689–696, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1901
Effects of ractopamine hydrochloride are not confined to mammalian tissue: Evidence for direct effects of ractopamine hydrochloride supplementation on fermentation by ruminal microorganisms
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 697–706, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1999
Metabolic acidosis in sheep alters expression of renal and skeletal muscle amino acid enzymes and transporters
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 707–717, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2101
Effects of ruminal protein degradability and frequency of supplementation on site and extent of digestion and ruminal fermentation characteristics in lambs fed low-quality forage
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 718–726, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2245
Effects of ruminal protein degradability and frequency of supplementation on nitrogen retention, apparent digestibility, and nutrient flux across visceral tissues in lambs fed low-quality forage
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 727–736, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2246
Effect of feed restriction and supplemental dietary fat on gut peptide and hypothalamic neuropeptide messenger ribonucleic acid concentrations in growing wethers
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 737–748, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2316
Use of chitosans to modulate ruminal fermentation of a 50:50 forage-to-concentrate diet in sheep
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 749–755, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2377
Animal Products
Meat Science and Muscle Biology
Intramuscular fat and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle from divergent pure breeds of cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 756–766, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-1951
Evaluation of the prediction of alternative measures of pork carcass composition by three optical probes
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 767–794, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2286
Effect of electron beam irradiation and storage on the quality attributes of sausages with different fat contents
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 795–801, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2382
Animal Production
Health and Well-Being
Pain mitigation after band castration of beef calves and its effects on performance, behavior, Escherichia coli, and salivary cortisol
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 802–810, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1752
Special Topics
Perspectives
Trait selection and welfare of genetically engineered animals in agriculture
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 811–814, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2043
