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Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2879–2881, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4998
Authors' Response to Letter to Editor by Ask et al
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2881–2882, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2012-4998
Animal Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Genome-wide association study for intramuscular fatty acid composition in an Iberian × Landrace cross
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2883–2893, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4900
Gene network analyses of first service conception in Brangus heifers: Use of genome and trait associations, hypothalamic-transcriptome information, and transcription factors
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2894–2906, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4601
Quantitative Genetics
Effects of inbreeding on fighting ability measured in Aosta Chestnut and Aosta Black Pied cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2907–2915, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4010
Birth and weaning traits in crossbred cattle from Hereford, Angus, Norwegian Red, Swedish Red and White, Wagyu, and Friesian sires,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2916–2920, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4694
Genetic parameters for racing records in trotters using linear and generalized linear models
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2921–2930, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4526
Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: I. Ewe productivity and crossbred lamb survival and preweaning growth,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2931–2940, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4640
Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: II. Postweaning growth and ultrasonic measures of composition for lambs fed a high-energy feedlot diet,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2941–2952, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4641
Evaluation of columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: III. Prefabrication carcass traits and organ weights,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2953–2962, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4767
Impact of selection for residual feed intake on breeding soundness and reproductive performance of bulls on pasture-based multisire mating
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2963–2969, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4521
Adaptive immune response, survival, and somatic cell score between postpartum Holstein and Norwegian Red × Holstein first-calf heifers,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2970–2978, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4233
Animal Growth, Physiology, and Reproduction
Cell Biology
Regulation of bovine pyruvate carboxylase mRNA and promoter expression by thermal stress
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2979–2987, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3408
Growth and Development Biology
Effect of various doses of injected selenium on performance and physiological responses of sheep to heat load
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2988–2994, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4908
Characterizing bovine adipocyte distribution and its relationship with carcass and meat characteristics using a finite mixture model
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 2995–3002, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4838
Animal Nutrition
Nonruminant Nutrition
Effect of feeding glucose, fructose, and inulin on blood glucose and insulin concentrations in normal ponies and those predisposed to laminitis
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3003–3011, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4236
Effect of Dietary Inulin and Phytase on Mineral Digestibility and Tissue Retention in Weanling and Growing Swine,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3012–3022, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4424
Effects of two different dietary sources of long chain omega-3, highly unsaturated fatty acids on incorporation into the plasma, red blood cell, and skeletal muscle in horses
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3023–3031, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4412
Organ weight, intestinal morphology, and fasting whole-body oxygen consumption in growing pigs fed diets containing distillers dried grains with solubles alone or in combination with a multienzyme supplement,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3032–3040, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4380
Effects of exogenous enzyme supplementation to corn- and soybean meal-based or complex diets on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and blood metabolites in growing pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3041–3048, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3430
Effects of lactose and yeast-dried milk on growth performance, fecal microbiota, and immune parameters of nursery pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3049–3059, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4544
Effect of β-mannanase on the digestibility of diets with different protein sources in dogs determined by different methodologies
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3060–3067, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4222
Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acids on red blood cell lipid composition and plasma metabolites in the cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3068–3079, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4450
Effects of dietary spray-dried egg on growth performance and health of weaned pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3080–3087, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4305
Effect of amino acids supply in reduced crude protein diets on performance, efficiency of mammary uptake, and transporter gene expression in lactating sows
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3088–3100, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4338
The impact of endophyte-infected fescue consumption on digital circulation and lameness in the distal thoracic limb of the horse
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3101–3111, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4371
Amount and source of dietary copper affects small intestine morphology, duodenal lipid peroxidation, hepatic oxidative stress,and mRNA expression of hepatic copper regulatory proteins in weanling pigs,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3112–3119, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4403
Influence of diet, phytase, and incubation time on calcium and phosphorus solubility in the gastric and small intestinal phase of an in vitro digestion assay
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3120–3125, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4428
The effects of pure nucleotides on performance, humoral immunity, gut structure and numbers of intestinal bacteria of newly weaned pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3126–3134, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4417
Providing a diet deficient in valine but with excess leucine results in a rapid decrease in feed intake and modifies the postprandial plasma amino acid and α-keto acid concentrations in pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3135–3142, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4956
Ruminant Nutrition
Barley grain-based diet treated with lactic acid and heat modulated plasma metabolites and acute phase response in dairy cows
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3143–3152, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3983
Supplemental butyrate does not enhance the absorptive or barrier functions of the isolated ovine ruminal epithelia
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3153–3161, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4315
Comparison of in vitro and in situ methods in evaluation of forage digestibility in ruminants
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3162–3173, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4347
Effects of corn processing method and dietary inclusion of wet distillers grains with solubles on energy metabolism, carbon−nitrogen balance, and methane emissions of cattle,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3174–3185, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4441
Animal Production
Behavior
Influence of thermal environment on sows around farrowing and during the lactation period
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3186–3199, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4342
Pre-orbital gland opening in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) during stressful handling
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3200–3206, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-3925
Pre-orbital gland opening: Part of sucking behavior in red deer (Cervus elaphus) calves
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3207–3212, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4393
Behavioral changes in neonatal swine after an 8-hour rest during prolonged transportation
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3213–3219, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4597
Health and Well-Being
Effects of trailer design on animal welfare parameters and carcass and meat quality of three Pietrain crosses being transported over a long distance
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3220–3231, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2012-4676
Space allowance for gestating sows in pens: Behavior and immunity
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3232–3242, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4531
Management
Analysis of factors to predict piglet body weight at the end of the nursery phase
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3243–3251, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4574
Body weight and body condition of breeding rabbits in commercial units
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3252–3258, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4764
Using real-time ultrasound and carcass measurements to estimate total internal fat in beef cattle over different breed types and managements
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3259–3265, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4697
Plasma progesterone concentration in beef heifers receiving exogenous glucose, insulin, or bovine somatotropin
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3266–3273, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4959
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Alleviation of reproductive toxicity of gossypol using selenium supplementation in rams
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3274–3285, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4545
Rangeland, Pasture, and Forage Utilization
Effects of establishment method and fall stocking rate of wheat pasture on forage mass, forage chemical composition, and performance of growing steers
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3286–3293, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4368
Animal Products
Meat Science and Muscle Biology
Quantification of Saleable Meat Yield Using Objective Measurements Captured by Video Image Analysis Technology
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3294–3300, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4223
Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride and days on the finishing diet on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and tenderness in beef heifers
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3301–3311, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4375
Modeling the relationships between quality and biochemical composition of fatty liver in mule ducks
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 90, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 3312–3317, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4945
