Volume 143; Issue 2-3

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Volume 143; Issue 2-3

Livestock Science

Volume 143; Issue 2-3

1

Growth performance, digestibility, gut environment and health status in weaned piglets fed a diet supplemented with a complex of lactic acid bacteria alone or in combination with Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces boulardii

Hoang Huong Giang, Tran Quoc Viet, Brian Ogle, Jan Erik Lindberg

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 241 KB

english, 2012

2

Modeling tactical planning decisions through a linear optimization model in sow farms

Sara V. Rodríguez-Sánchez, Lluís M. Plà-Aragonés, Victor M. Albornoz

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 782 KB

english, 2012

3

Understanding farmers' decisions with regard to animal welfare: The case of changing to group housing for pregnant sows

Carolien de Lauwere, Marcel van Asseldonk, Jonathan van 't Riet, Jitske de Hoop, Eric ten Pierick

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 311 KB

english, 2012

4

Cytoplasmic line effects for birth weight and preweaning growth traits in the Asturiana de los Valles beef cattle breed

A. Pun, F. Goyache, I. Cervantes, J.P. Gutiérrez

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 188 KB

english, 2012

5

Comparison of ruminal fermentation characteristics and microbial population in swamp buffalo and cattle

V. Chanthakhoun, M. Wanapat, P. Kongmun, A. Cherdthong

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 154 KB

english, 2012

6

Farmer attitude toward improvement of animal welfare is correlated with piglet production parameters

Tiina Kauppinen, Kari Mikko Vesala, Anna Valros

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 376 KB

english, 2012

7

Comparison of feed intake and milk production responses in continuous and change-over design dairy cow experiments

Pekka Huhtanen, Mårten Hetta

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 387 KB

english, 2012

8

Efficacy of a yeast derivative on broiler performance, intestinal morphology and blood profile

Nicole Reisinger, Anja Ganner, Sabine Masching, Gerd Schatzmayr, Todd J. Applegate

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 176 KB

english, 2012

9

Genetic (co)variance components for ratio of lamb weight to ewe metabolic weight as an indicator of ewe efficiency

Raimundo Nonato Braga Lôbo, Gerardo Alves Fernandes Júnior, Ana Maria Bezerra Oliveira Lôbo, Olivardo Facó

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 171 KB

english, 2012

10

Effects of feeding whey protein on growth rate and mucosal IgA induction in Japanese Black calves

Keiko Yasumatsuya, Koji Kasai, Kengo Yamanaka, Mitsuhiro Sakase, Osamu Nishino, Masaru Akaike, Koki Mandokoro, Tatsuo Nagase, Shinichi Kume

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 244 KB

english, 2012

11

Genetic and phenotypic analysis of meat quality traits in lamb and correlations to carcass composition

T.K. Lorentzen, O. Vangen

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 252 KB

english, 2012

12

Discordances between morphological systematics and molecular taxonomy in the stem line of equids: A review of the case of taxonomy of genus Equus

E. Kefena, Y. Mekasha, J.L. Han, S. Rosenbom, A. Haile, T. Dessie, A. Beja-Pereira

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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PDF, 579 KB

english, 2012

13

The relationship between plasma 3-methylhistidine concentration and forage intake in early lactating dairy cows

K. Sawada, K. Nagano, N. Nishino

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 174 KB

english, 2012

14

Tail biting and production performance in fattening pigs

Alina Sinisalo, Jarkko K. Niemi, Mari Heinonen, Anna Valros

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 159 KB

english, 2012

15

Polymorphisms and effects on growth traits of the SH2B1 gene in Chinese cattle

Mingjuan Yang, Lian Qu, Junxia Liu, Xianyong Lan, Liangzhi Zhang, Jing Wang, Chuzhao Lei, Hong Chen

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 243 KB

english, 2012

16

QTL detection and marker-assisted composite line development

N. Piyasatian, R.L. Fernando, J.C.M. Dekkers

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 214 KB

english, 2012

17

Classification of Spanish autochthonous bovine breeds. Morphometric study using classical and heuristic techniques

E. Rodero, A. González, M. Luque, M. Herrera, J.C. Gutiérrez-Estrada

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 416 KB

english, 2012

18

Effects of turning to 100% organic feed on metabolic status of Swedish organic dairy cows

I. Blanco-Penedo, N. Fall, U. Emanuelson

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 295 KB

english, 2012

19

Effect of concentrate escalation postpartum on the shape of the lactation curve and health parameters of Norwegian dairy cattle

Fredrik Andersen, Olav Østerås, Geir Henning Eid Fjuk, Harald Volden

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 324 KB

english, 2012

20

The effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of suckling piglets and lactating sows: A review

Valerie Vanheukelom, Bert Driessen, Rony Geers

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 317 KB

english, 2012

21

A bio-economic model for calculating economic values of traits for intensive and extensive beef cattle breeds

B.A. Åby, L. Aass, E. Sehested, O. Vangen

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 234 KB

english, 2012

22

Association of polymorphisms of beta-2-microglobulin gene (β2m) with milk IgG1 content in Chinese Holstein dairy cows

Shengguo Zhao, Guanglei Liu, Jiaqi Wang, Chunlin Zhang, Dengpan Bu, Kailang Liu, Lingyun Zhou

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 321 KB

english, 2012

23

Genetic diversity in the Dutch harness horse population using pedigree analysis

A. Schurink, D.J.G. Arts, B.J. Ducro

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 360 KB

english, 2012

24

Effect of different dietary fats on protein expression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1) in mammary gland tissue of lactating cows

J. Angulo, B. Hiller, E. Albrecht, M. Olivera, L. Mahecha, G. Nuernberg, D. Dannenberger, K. Nuernberg

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 388 KB

english, 2012

25

Preliminary association of microsatellite heterozygosity with footrot in domestic sheep

Edward M. Smith, Joseph I. Hoffman, Laura E. Green, William Amos

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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PDF, 220 KB

english, 2012

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Editorial Board

Journal:

Livestock Science

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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PDF, 69 KB

english, 2012