Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020

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Selecting for calving ease versus birth weight in beef cattle.

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa188, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa188

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Animal Genetics and Genomics

Differential response from selection for high calving ease vs. low birth weight in American Simmental beef cattle

Hamad M Saad and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa162, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa162

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Genomic diversity revealed by whole-genome sequencing in three Danish commercial pig breeds

Zexi Cai and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa229, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa229

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Meat Science

Impact of myoglobin oxygenation level on color stability of frozen beef steaks

Morgan L Henriott and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa193, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa193

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Gastrointestinal Biology

Technical note: fluorescein as an indicator of enteric mucosal barrier function in preruminant lambs

Audrey F Duff and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa198, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa198

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Integrated Animal Science

Association of residual feed intake with growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and blood variables in native chickens

Lei Yang and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa121, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa121

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Animal Genetics and Genomics

Animal-level factors associated with the achievement of desirable specifications in Irish beef carcasses graded using the EUROP classification system

David Kenny and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa191, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa191

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Ruminant Nutrition

Rumen-protected arginine in ewe lambs: effects on circulating serum amino acids and carotid artery hemodynamics

Jena L Peine and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa196, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa196

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The effects of maternal nutrient restriction and day of early pregnancy on the location and abundance of neutral amino acid transporters in beef heifer utero-placental tissues

Matthew S Crouse and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa197, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa197

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Characterization of feeding behavior traits in steers with divergent residual feed intake consuming a high-concentrate diet

Ira L Parsons and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa189, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa189

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Feeding a calf starter containing monensin alone or in combination with an oregano, and cobalt blend to Holstein calves

Jianping Wu and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa214, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa214

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The impact of feed efficiency selection on the ruminal, cecal, and fecal microbiomes of Angus steers from a commercial feedlot

Christina B Welch and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa230, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa230

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Ruminal cellulolytic bacteria abundance leads to the variation in fatty acids in the rumen digesta and meat of fattening lambs

Zhian Zhang and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa228, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa228

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Non Ruminant Nutrition

A new source of high-protein distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) has greater digestibility of amino acids and energy, but less digestibility of phosphorus, than de-oiled DDGS when fed to growing pigs

Minoy Cristobal and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa200, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa200

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Effect of phytase on nutrient digestibility and expression of intestinal tight junction and nutrient transporter genes in pigs

Hang Lu and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa206, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa206

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Effects of feeding increasing levels of iron from iron sulfate or iron carbonate on nursery pig growth performance and hematological criteria

Hayden E Williams and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa211, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa211

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Comparative amino acid digestibility between broiler chickens and pigs fed different poultry by-products and meat and bone meal

Chan Sol Park and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa223, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa223

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Digestibility of amino acids and concentrations of metabolizable energy and net energy are greater in high-shear dry soybean expellers than in soybean meal when fed to growing pigs

Diego A Rodriguez and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa215, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa215

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Excessive heating of 00-rapeseed meal reduces not only amino acid digestibility but also metabolizable energy when fed to growing pigs

Maryane S F Oliveira and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa219, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa219

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Xylanase increased the energetic contribution of fiber and improved the oxidative status, gut barrier integrity, and growth performance of growing pigs fed insoluble corn-based fiber

Amy L Petry and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa233, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa233

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The apparent ileal digestibility and the apparent total tract digestibility of carbohydrates and energy in hybrid rye are different from some other cereal grains when fed to growing pigs

Molly L McGhee and Hans H Stein

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa218, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa218

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Housing and Management

Evaluation of physical euthanasia for neonatal piglets on-farm

Filipe Antonio Dalla Costa and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa204, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa204

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Animal Behavior and Cognition

Large variability in feeding behavior among crossbred growing cattle

David N Kelly and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa216, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa216

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Forage Based Livestock Systems

The influence of age and environmental conditions on supplement intake by beef cattle winter grazing northern mixed-grass rangelands

Samuel A Wyffels and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa217, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa217

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Milk production, nitrogen utilization, and methane emissions of dairy cows grazing grass, forb, and legume-based pastures

Randi L Wilson and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa220, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa220

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Short Communication

The effect of clitoral stimulation post artificial insemination on pregnancy rates of multiparous Bos indicus beef cows submitted to estradiol/progesterone-based estrus synchronization protocol

Ramiro V Oliveira Filho and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa195, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa195

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Effects of dietary corticosterone on the central adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway in broiler chickens

Xiyi Hu and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa202, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa202

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Assessment of the vasoactive effects of the (S)-epimers of ergot alkaloids in vitro

Jensen E Cherewyk and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa203, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa203

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Growth Biology

Effects of zinc propionate supplementation on growth performance, skeletal muscle fiber, and receptor characteristics in beef steers

Kimberly B Wellmann and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa210, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa210

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Reproduction

Developmental and hormonal regulation of ubiquitin-like with plant homeodomain and really interesting new gene finger domains 1 gene expression in ovarian granulosa and theca cells of cattle

Maria Chiara Perego and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa205, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa205

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Technical note: improving the efficiency of generating bovine extraembryonic endoderm cells

Mary K Smith and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa222, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa222

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Corrigendum

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

Sydney R McCauley and others

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa209, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa209

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Submaximal exercise training, more than dietary selenium supplementation, improves antioxidant status and ameliorates exercise-induced oxidative damage to skeletal muscle in young equine athletes

S H White and L K Warren

Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2020, skaa065, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa065

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