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Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011
Animal Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Technical note: A novel method for routine genotyping of the G allele of β-casein (CSN2) and T allele of κ-casein (CSN3) in a sheep population using LightCycler
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3843–3845, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4054
Quantitative Genetics
Identification and characterization of hierarchical structures in dog breeding schemes, a novel method applied to the Norfolk Terrier
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3846–3858, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3709
Bayesian estimation in maternally ancestral animal models for weaning weight of beef cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3859–3871, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3810
Using test station and on-farm data for the genetic evaluation of Piétrain boars used on Landrace sows for growth performance
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3872–3880, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3816
Genetic evaluation combining purebred and crossbred data in a pig breeding scheme
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3881–3889, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3959
Development and application of a crossbreeding simulation model for goat production systems in tropical regions
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3890–3907, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3997
Genomic selection for maternal traits in pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3908–3916, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4044
A prototype national cattle evaluation for feed intake and efficiency of Angus cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3917–3923, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4124
Response to divergent selection for insulin-like growth factor-I concentration and correlated responses in growth traits in Angus cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3924–3934, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4125
Animal Growth, Physiology, and Reproduction
Growth and Developmental Biology
Chemical composition of growing pigs and its relationship with body tissue composition assessed by X-ray-computed tomography
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3935–3944, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3728
Glycerol is a major substrate for glucose, glycogen, and nonessential amino acid synthesis in late-term chicken embryos
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3945–3953, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3985
Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction
Circulating ghrelin and leptin concentrations and growth hormone secretagogue receptor abundance in liver, muscle, and adipose tissue of beef cattle exhibiting differences in composition of gain
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3954–3972, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3597
Meta-analysis to predict sweating and respiration rates for Bos indicus, Bos taurus, and their crossbreds
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3973–3982, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3913
Using the product threshold model for estimating separately the effect of temperature on male and female fertility
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3983–3995, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3924
DNA fragmentation kinetics and postthaw motility of flow cytometric-sorted white-tailed deer sperm
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3996–4006, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4014
Effect of sire breed and genetic merit for carcass weight on the transcriptional regulation of the somatotropic axis in longissimus dorsi of crossbred steers
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4007–4016, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4032
The influence of tropical adaptation on plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in purebred and crossbred beef cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4017–4022, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4067
Function of the corpus luteum in beef heifers is affected by acute submaintenance feeding but is not correlated with residual feed intake
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4023–4031, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4097
Glycoproteins and glycosidases of the cervix during the periestrous period in cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4032–4042, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4187
Animal Nutrition
Nonruminant Nutrition
Feed supplemented with 3 different antibiotics improved food intake and decreased the activation of the humoral immune response in healthy weaned pigs but had differing effects on intestinal microbiota
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4043–4053, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3311
Effects of dietary chromium supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of growing-finishing swine: A meta-analysis
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4054–4067, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3495
Effect of injected and dietary iron in young pigs on blood hematology and postnatal pig growth performance
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4068–4080, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3736
Protein quality and utilization of timothy, oat-supplemented timothy, and alfalfa at differing harvest maturities in exercised Arabian horses
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4081–4092, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3825
First-pass splanchnic metabolism of dietary cysteine in weanling pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4093–4099, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3944
Effects of exogenous enzymes in corn-based and Canadian pearl millet-based diets with reduced soybean meal on growth performance, intestinal nutrient digestibility, villus development, and selected microbial populations in broiler chickens
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4100–4108, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4045
Digestibility of amino acids in corn, corn coproducts, and bakery meal fed to growing pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4109–4115, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4143
Technical note: Effect of determining baseline plasma urea nitrogen concentrations on subsequent posttreatment plasma urea nitrogen concentrations in 20- to 50-kilogram pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4116–4119, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4328
Ruminant Nutrition
Growth, feed intake, carcass characteristics, and eating behavior of feedlot lambs fed high-concentrate diets containing soybean hulls
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4120–4126, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3417
Apparent digestibility, nitrogen balance, and ruminal constituents in ram lambs fed high-concentrate diets containing soybean hulls
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4127–4133, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3419
Intake and digestion of whole-crop barley and wheat silages by dairy heifers
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4134–4141, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3585
Use of soybean hulls as a replacement for dry rolled corn in beef cattle feedlot receiving diets
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4142–4150, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3653
An extended model of phosphorus metabolism in growing ruminants
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4151–4162, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3669
Study of the effect of presence or absence of protozoa on rumen fermentation and microbial protein contribution to the chyme
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4163–4174, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3703
Effects of restricted feed intake on heat energy by different goat breeds
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4175–4187, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3907
Animal Products
Meat Science and Muscle Biology
Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and wholesale cut yield of hair-breed ewe lambs consuming feedlot diets under moderate environmental conditions
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4188–4194, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3904
Use of visible and near-infrared spectroscopy to predict pork longissimus lean color stability
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4195–4206, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4132
Lactic acid enhancement can improve the fresh and cooked color of dark-cutting beef
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4207–4220, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4147
Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid supplementation on growth, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of Wagyu heifers (Japanese Black cattle)
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4221–4226, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4211
Animal Production
Behavior
COMPANION ANIMALS SYMPOSIUM: Environmental enrichment for companion, exotic, and laboratory animals
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4227–4238, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3722
Associations between response to handling and growth and meat quality in frequently handled Bos taurus beef cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4239–4248, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3790
Environmental Impact
The environmental impact of beef production in the United States: 1977 compared with 2007
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4249–4261, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3784
Feedstuff Evaluation
Factors affecting storage stability of various commercial phytase sources
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4262–4271, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3948
Health and Well-Being
Visually undetected fever episodes in newly received beef bulls at a fattening operation: Occurrence, duration, and impact on performance
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4272–4280, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3892
Technical note: Modifying Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) jumping behavior to facilitate innovation of parasitic sea lice control techniques
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4281–4285, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3894
Effects of bacterial lipopolysaccharide injection on white blood cell counts, hematological variables, and serum glucose, insulin, and cortisol concentrations in ewes fed low- or high-protein diets
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4286–4293, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3969
Effect of shearing on water turnover and thermobiological variables in German Blackhead mutton sheep
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4294–4304, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3982
Management
Thermogenesis, blood metabolites and hormones, and growth of lambs born to ewes supplemented with algae-derived docosahexaenoic acid
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4305–4313, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3391
Camelina meal and crude glycerin as feed supplements for developing replacement beef heifers
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4314–4324, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3630
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Analysis of the effect of the bovine adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter G2 single nucleotide polymorphism Y581S on transcellular transport of veterinary drugs using new cell culture models
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4325–4338, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3841
Special Topics
Contemporary Issues
Technical note: Determination of cell-specific gene expression in bovine skeletal muscle tissue using laser microdissection and reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4339–4343, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4039
Perspectives for feed-efficient animal production
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4344–4363, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4235
Reducing concentrated animal feeding operations permitting requirements
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 89, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 4364–4369, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4256
