Volume 93, Issue 3
March 2015
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COVER ART: Confocal laser scanning microscopic images (40×) of the wheat distillers dried grains with solubles sample 1 (A), wheat DDGS sample 2 (B), corn DDGS (C), and wheat (D) after staining with APTS and Phosphate-Pro-Q. See the article by Jha et al. in this issue, J. Anim. Sci. 93:1039–1052. doi:10.2527/jas.2014-7910
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Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015
Symposium
COMPANION ANIMALS SYMPOSIUM: Companion animals and sustainability: Today's impact on the future
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 821–822, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2015-8901
COMPANION ANIMALS SYMPOSIUM: Future aspects and perceptions of companion animal nutrition and sustainability,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 823–834, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8520
COMPANION ANIMALS SYMPOSIUM: Rendered ingredients significantly influence sustainability, quality, and safety of pet food
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 835–847, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8524
COMPANION ANIMALS SYMPOSIUM: Sustainable Ecosystems: Domestic cats and their effect on wildlife populations
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 848–859, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8557
HORSE SPECIES SYMPOSIUM: Advances in equine stem cell biology
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 860–861, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8894
HORSE SPECIES SYMPOSIUM: The aging horse: Effects of inflammation on muscle satellite cells,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 862–870, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8448
HORSE SPECIES SYMPOSIUM: Use of mesenchymal stem cells in fracture repair in horses,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 871–878, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8516
Animal Genetics
Genetic gain and economic values of selection strategies including semen traits in three- and four-way crossbreeding systems for swine production
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 879–891, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8035
Assessing peripheral blood cell profile of Yorkshire pigs divergently selected for residual feed intake,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 892–899, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8132
Comparison of methods to study uniformity of traits: Application to birth weight in pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 900–911, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8313
Survival in crossbred lambs: Breed and heterosis effects
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 912–919, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8556
Genotype × environment interaction in individual performance and progeny tests in beef cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 920–933, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7983
An intervention study demonstrates effects of MC4R genotype on boar taint and performances of growing–finishing pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 934–943, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8184
Genetic properties of residual feed intakes for maintenance and growth and the implications of error measurement
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 944–948, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8061
Investigation of the diversity and origins of Chinese dairy goats via the mitochondrial DNA D-loop
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 949–955, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8420
Genomewide association study of lung lesions in cattle using sample pooling,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 956–964, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8492
Genetic modeling of feed intake
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 965–977, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8507
Evaluation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in chromosomal regions impacting pregnancy status in cattle,,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 978–987, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8509
Animal Physiology
Growth and Developmental Biology
Intensive rearing of male calves during the first three weeks of life has long-term effects on number of islets of Langerhans and insulin stained area in the pancreas
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 988–998, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8144
Body composition and plasma lipid and stress hormone levels during 3 weeks of feed restriction and refeeding in low birth weight female pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 999–1014, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8616
Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction
Enhanced mitogenesis in stromal vascular cells derived from subcutaneous adipose tissue of Wagyu compared with those of Angus cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1015–1024, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7923
Animal Nutrition
Nonruminant Nutrition
Predicting the digestible energy of corn determined with growing swine from nutrient composition and cross-species measurements
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1025–1038, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7807
Enzymes enhance degradation of the fiber–starch–protein matrix of distillers dried grains with solubles as revealed by a porcine in vitro fermentation model and microscopy
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1039–1051, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7910
The appropriate standardized ileal digestible tryptophan to lysine ratio improves pig performance and regulates hormones and muscular amino acid transporters in late finishing gilts fed low-protein diets
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1052–1060, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8275
A dynamic growth model for prediction of nutrient partitioning and manure production in growing–finishing pigs: Model development and evaluation
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1061–1073, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8262
The effects of deoxynivalenol-contaminated corn dried distillers grains with solubles in nursery pig diets and potential for mitigation by commercially available feed additives
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1074–1088, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2013-6883
Effect of low dosage of chito-oligosaccharide supplementation on intestinal morphology, immune response, antioxidant capacity, and barrier function in weaned piglets
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1089–1097, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7851
Effects of pelleting conditioner retention time on nursery pig growth performance
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1098–1102, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8072
Carbohydrate composition and in vitro digestibility of dry matter and nonstarch polysaccharides in corn, sorghum, and wheat and coproducts from these grains
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1103–1113, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8147
Metabolic profiles in the response to supplementation with composite antimicrobial peptides in piglets challenged with deoxynivalenol
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1114–1123, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8229
The interaction of fiber, supplied by distillers dried grains with solubles, with an antimicrobial and a nutrient partitioning agent on nitrogen balance, water utilization, and energy digestibility in finishing pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1124–1132, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2013-7309
Standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids in eight genotypes of soft winter wheat fed to growing pigs,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1133–1144, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8079
Technical note: Comparison of two methods to quantify exercise energy expenditure in trotters
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1145–1148, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8153
Evaluating the influence of National Research Council levels of copper, iron, manganese, and zinc using organic (Bioplex) minerals on resulting tissue mineral concentrations, metallothionein, and liver antioxidant enzymes in grower–finisher swine diets,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1149–1156, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8173
Effects of cello-oligosaccharide on intestinal microbiota and epithelial barrier function of weanling pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1157–1164, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8248
Development of prediction equations to estimate the apparent digestible energy content of lipids when fed to lactating sows
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1165–1176, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8402
A meta-analysis to assess the effect of the composition of dietary fat on α-tocopherol blood and tissue concentration in pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1177–1186, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8422
Optimal dietary energy and amino acids for gilt development: Growth, body composition, feed intake, and carcass composition traits
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1187–1199, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8460
Modeling the metabolic fate of dietary phosphorus and calcium and the dynamics of body ash content in growing pigs,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1200–1217, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8519
Ruminant Nutrition
Effect of wheat dried distillers grains with solubles and fibrolytic enzymes on ruminal fermentation, digestibility, growth performance, and feeding behavior of beef cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1218–1228, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8412
Animal Production
Health and Well-Being
Impact of ractopamine hydrochloride on growth performance, carcass and pork quality characteristics, and responses to handling and transport in finishing pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1229–1238, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8097
Effect of feeding ractopamine hydrochloride on growth performance and responses to handling and transport in heavy-weight pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1239–1249, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8303
Physiological and behavioral responses of sheep to simulated sea transport motions
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1250–1257, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8037
The effects of different flooring types on the behavior, health, and welfare of finishing beef steers
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1258–1266, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8399
Feed efficiency effects on barrow and gilt behavioral reactivity to novel stimuli tests
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1267–1275, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8660
Assessment of temperament in Rusa timorensis and its relationship to stress
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1276–1283, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8080
Management
Effects of feeding canola meal from high-protein or conventional varieties of canola seeds on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and cutability of pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1284–1297, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8359
Effects of the Programmed Nutrition Beef Program on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics,
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1298–1308, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8661
Sow and litter factors influencing colostrum yield and nutritional composition
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1309–1317, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8282
Residual feed intake and blood variables in young Nellore cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1318–1326, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8368
50 years of the Wyoming ram test: How sheep have changed
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1327–1331, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8150
Supplementing metabolizable protein to ewes during late gestation: II. Effects on ewe lamb performance and reproductive efficiency
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1332–1339, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7609
The effects of technology use in feedlot production systems on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1340–1349, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8127
Rangeland, Pasture, and Forage Utilization
Pasture-derived greenhouse gas emissions in cow-calf production systems
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1350–1364, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8134
Enteric methane from lactating beef cows managed with high- and low-input grazing systems
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1365–1375, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8128
Animal Products
Meat Science and Muscle Biology
Proteolytic changes of myofibrillar proteins in Podolian meat during aging: focusing on tenderness
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1376–1387, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8351
Predicting fat, lean and the weights of primal cuts for growing pigs of different genotypes and sexes using computed tomography
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1388–1397, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8697
Special Topics
Contemporary Issues
A stochastic model to determine the economic value of changing diagnostic test characteristics for identification of cattle for treatment of bovine respiratory disease
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1398–1410, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8487
Changes of coat cover in primitive horses living on a reserve
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Pages 1411–1417, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8668
Announcements and Society Business
Errata
Journal of Animal Science, Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2015, Page 1418, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7714.er
