Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020

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Macronutrient composition and amino acid digestibility in pet diets containing pulse ingredients

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa165, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa165

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Heat stress effects in lambs fed ractopamine

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa194, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa194

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Companion Animal Nutrition

Macronutrient composition, true metabolizable energy and amino acid digestibility, and indispensable amino acid scoring of pulse ingredients for use in canine and feline diets

Lauren M Reilly and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa149, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa149

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Animal Health and Well Being

Heat stress-induced deficits in growth, metabolic efficiency, and cardiovascular function coincided with chronic systemic inflammation and hypercatecholaminemia in ractopamine-supplemented feedlot lambs

Rebecca M Swanson and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa168, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa168

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Meat Science

Replacing cottonseed meal and sorghum grain with corn dried distillers’ grains with solubles in lamb feedlot diets: carcass, trained sensory panel, and volatile aroma compounds traits

Kade M Hodges and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa182, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa182

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Board Invited Review

Review of canine dilated cardiomyopathy in the wake of diet-associated concerns

Sydney R McCauley and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa155, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa155

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Ruminant Nutrition

Ruminal microbes of adult sheep do not degrade extracellular l-citrulline

Kyler R Gilbreath and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa164, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa164

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Optimum roughage proportion in barley-based feedlot cattle diets: total tract nutrient digestibility, rumination, ruminal acidosis, short-chain fatty absorption, and gastrointestinal tract barrier function

Gwinyai E Chibisa and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa160, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa160

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Apparent total tract digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and blood metabolites in beef steers fed green-chopped cool-season forages

Tessa M Schulmeister and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa175, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa175

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Non Ruminant Nutrition

Impact of increasing the levels of insoluble fiber and on the method of diet formulation measures of energy and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs

Jesus A Acosta and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa130, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa130

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Digestibility of amino acids, energy, and minerals in roasted full-fat soybean and expelled-extruded soybean meal fed to growing pigs without or with multienzyme supplement containing fiber-degrading enzymes, protease, and phytase

Elijah G Kiarie and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa174, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa174

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Effect of wet/dry, fresh liquid, fermented whole diet liquid, and fermented cereal liquid feeding on feed microbial quality and growth in grow-finisher pigs

Fiona M O’ Meara and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa166, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa166

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Birth weight affects body protein retention but not nitrogen efficiency in the later life of pigs

Carola M C van der Peet-Schwering and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa180, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa180

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Effects of supplemental xylanase on health of the small intestine in nursery pigs fed diets with corn distillers’ dried grains with solubles

Hongyu Chen and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa185, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa185

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Animal Genetics and Genomics

Indirect predictions with a large number of genotyped animals using the algorithm for proven and young

Andre L S Garcia and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa154, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa154

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In silico validation of pooled genotyping strategies for genomic evaluation in Angus cattle

Pâmela A Alexandre and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa170, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa170

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The achievement of a given carcass specification is under moderate genetic control in cattle

David Kenny and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa158, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa158

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Genome-wide prediction for complex traits under the presence of dominance effects in simulated populations using GBLUP and machine learning methods

Anderson Antonio Carvalho Alves and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa179, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa179

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Genetic associations between stayability and longevity in commercial crossbred sows, and stayability in multiplier sows

Bjarke G Poulsen and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa183, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa183

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Genomic prediction using pooled data in a single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction framework

Johnna L Baller and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa184, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa184

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Animal Health and Well Being

Effects of medium chain fatty acids as a mitigation or prevention strategy against porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in swine feed

Annie B Lerner and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa159, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa159

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The effect of maternal antibiotic use in sows on intestinal development in offspring

Astrid de Greeff and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa181, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa181

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Sow and piglet traits associated with piglet survival at birth and to weaning

Kiah M Gourley and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa187, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa187

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Animal Behavior and Cognition

Transcriptome changes underlie alterations in behavioral traits in different types of chicken

Siyu Chen and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa167, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa167

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Increasing the content of physically effective fiber in high-concentrate diets fed to beef heifers affects intake, sorting behavior, time spent ruminating, and rumen pH

Lourdes Llonch and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa192, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa192

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Companion Animal Nutrition

Dried yeast cell walls high in beta-glucan and mannan-oligosaccharides positively affect microbial composition and activity in the canine gastrointestinal tract in vitro

Pieter Van den Abbeele and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa173, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa173

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Short Communication

Natural ¹⁵N abundance in specific amino acids indicates associations between transamination rates and residual feed intake in beef cattle

Gonzalo Cantalapiedra-Hijar and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa171, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa171

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Rapid Communication

Development of a subcutaneous ear implant to deliver an anaplasmosis vaccine to dairy steers

Andrew K Curtis and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skz392, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz392

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Microbiology And Microbiome

Alterations of fecal microbiome characteristics by dietary soy isoflavone ingestion in growing pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Brooke N Smith and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa156, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa156

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Vaginal bacterial community composition and concentrations of estradiol at the time of artificial insemination in Brangus heifers

Riley D Messman and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa178, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa178

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Reproduction

Technical note: Relationship between placentome location and gene expression in bovine pregnancy

Elizabeth M Picking and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa176, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa176

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Effects of flush feeding strategy before breeding on reproductive performance of modern replacement gilts: impacts on ovulation rate and litter traits

André L Mallmann and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa186, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa186

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Housing and Management

Beef cattle responses to pre-grazing sward height and low level of energy supplementation on tropical pastures

João R R Dórea and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 6, June 2020, skaa163, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa163

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