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Volume 78 Part 1

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Editorial

Ian J. Lean
Animal Science - where next? p.1
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Breeding and genetics

R. M. Lewis, B. Grundy and L. A. Kuehn
Predicting population gene frequency from sample data p.3
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J. Tarrés, P. Puig, V. Ducrocq and J. Piedrafita
Factors influencing length of productive life and replacement rates in the Bruna dels Pirineus beef breed p.13
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Growth, development and meat science

J. P. Fawcett, V. Ravindran, P. C. H. Morel, M. Zhang, V. B. Ciofalo, C. B. Spainhour and G. Aberg
Influence of salbutamol administered as the single active enantiomer (R-salbutamol) on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens p.23
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A. Oka, F. Iwaki and T. Dohgo
Effects of vitamin A deficiency on growth hormone secretion and circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 concentration in Japanese Black steers p.31
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B. Engel, W. G. Buist, M. Font i Furnols and E. Lambooij
Subpopulations and accuracy of prediction in pig carcass classification p.37
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Non ruminant nutrition, behaviour and production

J. C. Kim, B. P. Mullan, P. H. Simmins and J. R. Pluske
Effect of variety, growing region and growing season on digestible energy content of wheats grown in Western Australia for weaner pigs p.53
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A. T. Kanengoni, K. Dzama, M. Chimonyo, J. Kusina and S. M. Maswaure
Growth performance and carcass traits of Large White, Mukota and Large White 5 Mukota F1 crosses given graded levels of maize cob meal p.61
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E. M. A. M. Bruininx, A. B. Schellingerhout, G. P. Binnendijk, C. M. C. van der Peet-Schwering, J. W. Schrama, L. A. den Hartog, H. Everts and A. C. Beynen
Individually assessed creep food consumption by suckled piglets : influence on post-weaning food intake characteristics and indicators of gut structure and hind-gut fermentation p.67
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T. Dahlman, J. Valaja, E. Venäläinen, T. Jalava and I. Pölönen
Optimum dietary amino acid pattern and limiting order of some essential amino acids for growing-furring blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) p.77
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C. M. Wathes, T. G. M. Demmers, N. Teer, R. P. White, L. L. Taylor, V. Bland, P. Jones, D. Armstrong, A. C. J. Gresham, J. Hartung, D. J. Chennells and S. H. Done
Production responses of weaned pigs after chronic exposure to airborne dust and ammonia p.87
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B. Nicks, M. Laitat, F. Farnir, M. Vandenheede, A. Désiron, C. Verhaeghe and B. Canart
Gaseous emissions from deep-litter pens with straw or sawdust for fattening pigs p.99
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J. F. Wang, Y. H. Zhu, D. F. Li, M. Wang and B. B. Jensen
Effect of type and level of dietary fibre and starch on ileal and faecal microbial activity and short-chain fatty acid concentrations in growing pigs p.109
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Ruminant nutrition, behaviour and production

C. Castrillo, A. Barrios-Urdaneta, M. Fondevila, J. Balcells and J. A. Guada
Effects of substitution of barley with citrus pulp on diet digestibility and intake and production of lactating ewes offered mixed diets based on ammonia-treated barley straw p.129
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M. Zähner, L. Schrader, R. Hauser, M. Keck, W. Langhans and B. Wechsler
The influence of climatic conditions on physiological and behavioural parameters in dairy cows kept in open stables p.139
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H. L. Xie, M. Stankiewicz, J. F. Huntley, J. R. Sedcole, R. W. McAnulty, R. S. Green and A. R. Sykes
The effects of cold exposure, food allowance and litter size on immunity of periparturient sheep to Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis p.149
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F. Vicente, J. A. Guada, J. Surra, J. Balcells and C. Castrillo
Microbial contribution to duodenal purine flow in fattening cattle given concentrate diets, estimated by purine N labelling (15N) of different microbial fractions p.159
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M. Linnane, B. Horan, J. Connolly, P. O'Connor, F. Buckley and P. Dillon
The effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian and feeding system on grazing behaviour, herbage intake and productivity in the first lactation p.169
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R. Forouzani, E. Rowghani and M. J. Zamiri
The effect of zeolite on digestibility and feedlot performance of Mehraban male lambs given a diet containing urea-treated maize silage p.179
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