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Volume 72 Part 1

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Breeding and genetics

R. F. Veerkamp, S. Brotherstone, B. Engel and T. H. E. Meuwissen
Analysis of censored survival data using random regression models p.1
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Non ruminant nutrition, behaviour and production

D. F. Grigoriadis, S. A. Edwards, P. R. English and F. Davidson
The effect of oestrous cycle number, at constant age, on gilt reproduction in a dynamic service system p.11
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J. N. Marchant, D. M. Broom and S. Corning
The influence of sow behaviour on piglet mortality due to crushing in an open farrowing system p.19
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R. Robles, M. E. Alonso, J. M. Sánchez, J. A. Olmedo and V. R. Gaudioso
Nesting type choice in the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) p.29
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V. E. Beattie, I. A. Sneddon, N. Walker and R. N. Weatherup
Environmental enrichment of intensive pig housing using spent mushroom compost p.35
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J. V. O’Doherty and U. Keady
The effect of expander processing and extrusion on the nutritive value of peas for pigs p.43
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C. McG. Argo, M. G. R. Collingsworth and J. E. Cox
Seasonal changes in reproductive and pelage status during the initial ?quiescent? and first ?active? breeding seasons of the peripubertal pony colt p.55
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Z. Fuller, J. E. Cox and C. McG. Argo
Photoperiodic entrainment of seasonal changes in the appetite, feeding behaviour, growth rate and pelage of pony colts p.65
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L. N. Cox and J. J. Cooper
Observations on the pre- and post-weaning behaviour of piglets reared in commercial indoor and outdoor environments p.75
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B. Lebret, H. Juin, J. Noblet and M. Bonneau
The effects of two methods of increasing age at slaughter on carcass and muscle traits and meat sensory quality in pigs p.87
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Y.-L. Yin, J. D. McEvoy, H. Schulze and K. J. McCracken
Effects of xylanase and antibiotic addition on ileal and faecal apparent digestibilities of dietary nutrients and evaluating HCl-insoluble ash as a dietary marker in growing pigs p.95
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Ruminant nutrition, behaviour and production

B. J. Lensink, I. Veissier and L. Florand
The farmers' influence on calves' behaviour, health and production of a veal unit p.105
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A. A. Ayantunde, S. Fernández-Rivera, P. H. Y. Hiernaux, H. van Keulen, H. M. J. Udo and M. Chanono
Effect of timing and duration of grazing of growing cattle in the West African Sahel on diet selection, faecal output, eating time, forage intake and live-weight changes p.117
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P. French, E. G. O’Riordan, P. O’Kiely, P. J. Caffrey and A. P. Moloney
Intake and growth of steers offered different allowances of autumn grass and concentrates p.129
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P. French, A. P. Moloney, P. O’Kiely, E. G. O’Riordan and P. J. Caffrey
Growth and rumen digestion characteristics of steers grazing autumn grass supplemented with concentrates based on different carbohydrate sources p.139
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J. Donaldson, M. F. J. van Houtert and A. R. Sykes
The effect of dietary fish-meal supplementation on parasite burdens of periparturient sheep p.149
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R. W. McAnulty, A. S. Familton, R. D. Sedcole and A. R. Sykes
Changes in the resistance of the ewe to infection with Teladorsagia circumcincta during late pregnancy and lactation p.159
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Wassmuth R, Loer, A and Langholz, H-J
Vigour of lambs newly born to outdoor wintering ewes p.169
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J. M. Wilkinson, J. Hill and C. T. Livesey
Accumulation of potentially toxic elements in the body tissues of sheep grazed on grassland given repeated applications of sewage sludge p.179
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S. Chaplin and L. Munksgaard
Evaluation of a simple method for assessment of rising behaviour in tethered dairy cows p.191
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S. M. Kitessa and A. M. Nicol
The effect of continuous or rotational stocking on the intake and live-weight gain of cattle co-grazing with sheep on temperate pastures p.199
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E. Molina, A. Ferret, G. Caja, S. Calsamiglia, X. Such and J. Gasa
Comparison of voluntary food intake, apparent digestibility, digesta kinetics and digestive tract content in Manchega and Lacaune dairy sheep in late pregnancy and early and mid lactation p.209
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