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Volume 82 Part 4

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Breeding, genetics and gene expression

R.D. Evans, P. Dillon, F. Buckle, D.P. Berry, M. Wallace, V. Ducrocq and D.J. Garrick
Trends in milk production, calving rate and survival of cows in 14 Irish dairy herds as a result of the introgression of Holstein-Friesian genes p.423
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B. Horan, P. Faverdin, L. Delaby, M. Rath and P. Dillon
The effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian dairy cow and pasture-based system on grass intake and milk production p.435
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Breeding goals and tools

J. Conington, S.C. Bishop, N.R. Lambe, L. Bünger and G. Simm
Testing selection indices for sustainable hill sheep production - lamb growth and carcass traits p.445
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J. Wolf, D. Peškovičová, E. Žáková and E. Groeneveld
Additive and heterotic breed effects in the genetic evaluation of pig sire breeds p.455
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N.P.P. Macciotta, C. Dimauro, N. Bacciu, P. Fresi and A. Cappio-Borlino
Use of a partial least-squares regression model to predict test day of milk, fat and protein yields in dairy goats p.463
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Food sources and nutrient supply

M. Habib, J.S. Syed and J.D. Leaver
Choice of grass or maize silages by lactating dairy cows: influence of supplementary protein, concentrate level and milk yield p.469
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A. Roy, A. Ferlay, K.J. Shingfield and Y. Chilliard
Examination of the persistency of milk fatty acid composition responses to plant oils in cows given different basal diets, with particular emphasis on trans-C18:1 fatty acids and isomers of conjugated linoleic acid p.479
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A. Feugier, M.N. Smit, L. Fortun-Lamothe and T. Gidenne
Fibre and protein requirements of early weaned rabbits and the interaction with weaning age: effects on digestive health and growth performance p.493
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Physiology and biochemistry of production

S.L. Yuan, X.S. Piao, D.F. Li, S.W. Kim, H.S. Lee and P.F. Guo
Effects of dietary Astragalus polysaccharide on growth performance and immune function in weaned pigs p.501
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L. Dionissopoulos, C.E. Dewey, H. Namkung and C.F.M. De Lange
Interleukin-1ra increases growth performance and body protein accretion and decreases the cytokine response in a model of subclinical disease in growing pigs p.509
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B. Soret, S.E. Melrose, E. Finley and R.G. Vernon
Differential control of lipogenesis and lipolysis during development of ovine preadipocytes in vitro p.517
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S. Llamas Moya, L. Boyle, P.B. Lynch and S. Arkins
Pro-inflammatory cytokine and acute phase protein responses to low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge in pigs p.527
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X.-L. Hu, M.-Y. Zhu, Z.-H. Zhang, R. Hou, F.-J. Shen and A.-J. Zhang
Cloning, expression and tissue distribution of IGF-1 from giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) p.535
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Product quality and safety

E.A. Navajas, C.A. Glasbey, K.A. McLean, A.V. Fisher, A.J.L. Charteris, N.R. Lambe, L. Bünger and G. Simm
In vivo measurements of muscle volume by automatic image analysis of spiral computed tomography scans p.545
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Reproduction physiology and management

M. Mellado, E. Nazarre, L. Olivares, F. Pastor and A. Estrada
Milk production and reproductive performance of cows induced into lactation and treated with bovine somatotropin p.555
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Systems of production and management

L. Mounier, S. Colson, M. Roux, H. Dubroeucq, A. Boissy, S. Ingrand and I. Veissier
Links between specialization in the finishing of bulls, mixing, farmers’ attitudes towards animals and the production of finishing bulls: a survey on French farms p.561
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P. Motsi, C. Sakuhuni, T.E. Halimani, E. Bhebhe, P.N.B. Ndiweni and M. Chimonyo
Influence of parity, birth order, litter size and birth weight on duration of farrowing and birth intervals in commercial exotic sows in Zimbabwe p.569
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D.K. Rasmussen, R. Weber and B. Wechsler
Performance, lean meat proportion and behaviour of fattening pigs given a liquid diet at different animal/feeding-place ratios p.575
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