Animal Production Science

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A review of some aspects of goat meat quality: future research recommendations	37
Advances in prebiotics for poultry: role of the caeca and oligosaccharides	35
Milk yield and pasture nutrient availability associated with milking order in commercial dairy herds	30
Additivity and associative effects of metabolisable energy and ileal amino acid digestibility in broiler diets combining sorghum with different protein sources	29
An investigation of pathways for rebuilding Australia’s sheep flock	19
Early end of embryonic diapause and overall reproductive activity in roe deer populations from Bavaria	19
Effects of the organic selenium sources with/without probiotics on broiler chicken growth, meat quality and meat selenium content	19
Post-weaning performance of Nellore calves subject to different weaning methods	19
Commercial equine production in New Zealand 4: welfare implications of the New Zealand production systems	16
The effect of ammoniated maize stover inclusion in diets on growth performance, physiological characteristics and meat quality in lambs	16
Regional differences in beef cattle trade and movements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	16
Utilising locally based energy supplements in leucaena and corn stover diets to increase the average daily gain of male Bali cattle and the income of smallholder farmers	15
Yucca schidigera extract in finishing pig diets: impacts on performance, welfare, carcase and meat traits by sex	14
Sheep performance and forage quality in grass-legume pastures with different canopy heights	14
How different strategies affect intramuscular fat deposition and marbling in meat: a meta-analysis on beef cattle	13
A conceptual framework for modelling the role of livestock systems in sustainable diets and a sustainable planet	13
Effects of different rearing systems on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and serum biochemical parameters in Gaoyou ducks	12
Are physiological responses and infrared thermography reliable indicators of feed efficiency in Texel sheep under tropical conditions?	12
The economic optimum mob size at lambing for triplet-bearing Maternal and Merino ewes across southern Australia	11
Investigating the trend of blood progesterone concentration following an injection of slow-release progesterone in ewes out of the breeding season	11
Future pastures: exploring options for improving perennial ryegrass water-use efficiency and drought tolerance	11
Effects of microRNA-21-5p treatment of porcine sperm before and after capacitation on in vitro oocyte fertilization and embryo development	11
Technical and economic analysis, and benchmarking associated with dairy farms in Minas Geraiz, Brazil	10
Milk composition and health status of quarters adjacent to an on-farm protocol-treated clinical-mastitis gland	10
Body temperature, heart rate, and locomotor activity measured by bio-loggers before and after a progestogen+eCG treatment for artificial insemination in sheep: effect of pregnancy	9

Geographic distribution of a missense mutation in the KRT38 gene in Chinese indigenous cattle breeds	9
Preparation process optimisation, structural characterisation and stability analysis of sika deer blood–selenium chelate	9
Genetic relationships among yearling fertility, body composition and weight traits in tropically adapted composite cattle	9
Haemato-biochemical responses, worm burdens and Haemonchus contortus ultrastructural changes in lambs fed diets containing graded inclusion levels of sericea lespedeza	9
Sheep producers report docking tails shorter than recommended, knowledge–practice gap, and inconsistent length descriptions: an Australian survey	9
Risk management in pig farming: a reality or conjecture? A systematic review	9
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Physicochemical, volatile compounds, oxidative and sensory profiles of the Longissimus muscle of six South African sheep breeds	9
Balancing future food security and greenhouse-gas emissions from animal-sourced protein foods in Southeast Asia	9
Access to Emission Control Blocks for improved productivity and mitigation of enteric methane in smallholder cattle in Cambodia	8
Metagenomic comparison of the microbial load colonizing lucerne hay and gum astralagus (Astragalus glycyphyllos) in ruminants	8
Diversity and population structure of indigenous chicken in Congo, using MHC-linked microsatellite LEI0258	8
Managing disease and agricultural damage of deer through applied research: one team’s contribution	8
Folate metabolism and application of folic acid in ruminant production	8
Phenotypic causal networks between boar taint compounds measured in biopsies and carcasses	8
Reaction-norm analysis of neonatal lamb mortality suggests heritability varies with cold-stress: an example in the Elsenburg Merino selection lines	8
The relationship between milk oestradiol concentrations and oestrus activity in lactating Holstein–Friesian cows	8
Exploring the impact of replacement rates on carbon footprint in south-east Australian dairy herds	8
Production of Rhode Island Red × Naked Neck hybrid hens under conditions of the family poultry production systems in a warm environment	7
Xylanase and phytase supplementation of Moringa oleifera diets: effects on the performance, egg quality and blood profile of laying hens	7
Meat acceptability of crossbred bulls fed a high-grain feedlot diet with antimicrobials and a blend of organic trace minerals and yeast	7
Aquaculture nutrition in Australia: challenges and trends	7
Effects of supplementing cassava product silage on feed intake, digestibility and live weight gain of crossbred Limousine bulls fed on a maize (Zea mays) stover based diet	7
Effects of water-quality management mitigations on greenhouse-gas emissions from deer farms	7
Effects of time away from pasture on milk production and dry matter intake in dairy cattle	7
Forty-five years of studying deer: a personal reflection of the past, present and future of deer research	7
SNP associations and genetic-parameter estimation for nose and hoof pigmentation in Corriedale sheep	7
Exogenous alpha amylase in a concentrate supplement for beef heifers grazing tropical pasture	7
Combined addition of essential oils and Bacillus subtilis to the diet improves egg quality, antioxidant capacity, immune response and modulates intestinal microbiota in late-phase laying hens	7
Viability of bull epididymal spermatozoa recovered 24 hours post-mortem and diluted with Triladyl® and modified Ham’s F10	6
Variability in practices for drinking water vaccination of meat chickens against infectious laryngotracheitis	6
Determinants of women small ruminant farmers’ perceptions of climate change impact in Northern Benin	6
Physical treatment and protease or probiotic supplementation and feather meal digestibility by broilers	6
Multiple regression and principal component analysis to study carcass and meat quality characteristics of beef cattle	6
Gestation length is highly heritable and could indirectly reduce birthweight without impacting the weaning weight of Australian tropically adapted Bos indicus beef cattle	6
Dietary leucine deficiency alters performance, body composition, intestine microbiota, and immune response of female Cobb broilers	6
Anti-inflammatory effects of hard antler button extract on inflammation in vitro and prostatitis in vivo in mice	6
A semi-extensive management system reduces plasma testosterone concentrations, sexual behaviour and sperm production in male goats from subtropical latitudes	6
Genetic parameters, genetic trends and selection response for gestation length and traits used as selection criteria in Angus breed in Brazil	6
Effects of germination on the energy value of cereal grains for livestock	6
Corrigendum to: Feeding behaviour of beef cattle in intensive finishing on pasture and supplemented with different additives	6
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Managing predators on livestock producing properties in South Africa and Western Australia – producer perspectives	6
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Sustainable animal agriculture for developing countries – a brief history	6
Strain differences in effects of dietary supplementation with Aspergillus niger cultures in protein-reduced diets on performance, plasma biochemistry and meat lipid oxidation of broilers	6
Carcass traits and meat lipid profile of cull cows fed palm kernel cake	6
Animal husbandry and animal production activities in village institutes, an important educational institution for social and economic development in Türkiye	6
Selection for growth rate at pasture in Angus cattle results in heavier cattle that eat more in the feedlot	6
Feeding extruded linseed or soybean and hay free-choice to Rubia Gallega young heifers does not substantially alter health-enhancing fatty acids in meat	6

Strengthening the role of innovation brokers in the livestock advisory services system of Pakistan	6
The effects of Alnus viridis encroachment in mountain pastures on the growth performance, carcass and meat quality of Dexter cattle and Engadine sheep	6
Early-life cold stress and broiler breeder age: effects on metabolism and performance in broiler chicks	5
Evaluation of n-alkanes, long-chain alcohols, and carbon stable isotope enrichments of n-alkanes as diet composition markers in free-grazing animals	5
Revisiting tropical pasture intake: what has changed in 50 years?	5
Effects of residual feed intake on the growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and serum biochemical parameters of Cherry Valley ducks	5
Partial replacement of maize with cassava root–moringa leaf and vegetable oil concentrates in broiler finisher diets	5
Frequencies of β-casein variants and their influence on genetic merit for production traits in Holstein cows	5
Metabolic costs related to protein turnover, fat turnover, and rate of gain determine the energetically optimal size of growing sheep	5
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GPS-derived foraging behaviour of red deer and liveweight gain of red deer and wapiti crossbred sire lines on contrasting winter forage types	5
Economic analysis of benefits from grazing unharvested standing lupin crops in a mixed farm enterprise in south-west Western Australia	5
Role of plant bioactive compounds in improving ruminant resilience to heat stress challenge	5
Indicators of functional integrity in production animals	5
Utilization of oocytes from closely related domestic species for interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer in gaur embryo production	5
Fermented bed flooring systems enhance profitability in smallholder native pig production	5
Thermal response in Boer goats differing in coat colour	5
Dietary supplementation with tryptophan increases the plasma concentrations of tryptophan, kynurenine, and melatonin in Yili mares	5
Strategies to minimise the impact of climate change and weather variability on the welfare of dairy cattle in New Zealand and Australia	5
Effects of transport stress on gene expression and biomarkers in broilers with and without an anti-stress supplement	5
Lemongrass essential oil reduces Mombasa grass silage gas losses, fibre content and pH after aerobic exposure	5
Benchmarking smallholder goat enterprises and practices in central Lao PDR and farmer response to a research and development program	5
Climate-smart approaches for enhancing livestock productivity, human nutrition, and livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries	4
Comparison of two software programs for fitting one- and two-compartment age-dependent non-linear digestion models for ruminants: empirical data	4
Mechanical analysis of bovid horns and cervid antlers: a possible ultimate cause for antler casting	4
Nutrient intake, body weight changes, digestibility and nitrogen utilisation of West African dwarf goats fed Pleurotus tuber-regium treated cassava root sievate based diets	4
Nutritional characteristics estimated by faecal protein in cattle fed with heterogeneous natural grassland	4
Applying virtual fencing technology for grazing and crop management: three case studies with cattle in southern Australian mixed farming systems	4
Preliminary material	4
A history of deer management and abundance estimation in Japan: past lessons and future challenges	4
Corrigendum to : Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production	4
Breed-specific responses to energy-rich diets: feed efficiency, nutrient utilization, and folliculogenesis in Sahiwal and crossbred heifers	4
Shelter and shade for grazing sheep: implications for animal welfare and production and for landscape health	4
Determination of ewe behaviour around lambing time and prediction of parturition 7 days prior to lambing by tri-axial accelerometer sensors in an extensive farming system	4
Effect of animal and diet parameters on methane emissions for pasture-fed cattle	4
Integrating climate-change adaptation and greenhouse-gas mitigation in the livestock industry: a review	4
Condition for reuse and sharing	4
A review of extended lactation in dairy cows managed in high-input and pasture-based farming systems	4
Productive, hematological and physiological responses of Barbarine ewe lambs subjected to nutritional challenge under hot conditions	4
Replacing barley with oats in the supplement to grass silage-fed beef cattle: intake, feed efficiency, carcass traits, and beef colour, fatty acid composition and sensory characteristics	4
Multi-residue analysis of eight veterinary drugs in buffalo milk using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry†	4
Inclusion of corn ethanol byproducts in non-forage diets and their effects on feed intake, digestibility, growth performance, and blood parameters of young Nellore bulls	4
The genetic and phenotypic associations between lamb survival outcomes and other traits recorded at lambing	4
Relationships between rumen volume, body composition and rumen microbial profiles in New Zealand deer	4
The Sustainability Index: a new tool to breed for reduced greenhouse-gas emissions intensity in Australian dairy cattle	4
Effects of melatonin implants on reproductive performance in sheep: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Organic side streams (bioproducts) as substrate for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) intended as animal feed: chemical safety issues	4
Phosphorus supplementation improves the growth and reproductive performance of female Brahman cattle grazing phosphorus-deficient pastures in the Victoria River District, Northern Territory, Australia	4
Calcium and magnesium supplementation of ewes grazing pasture did not improve lamb survival	4
Additives used as stimulative and cryoprotective agents in bovine semen cryopreservation: a systematic review	4
Meta-analysis of prevalence and associated risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle across tropical Asian nations	3
Parameters influencing the maturation of bovine oocyte: a review	3
Dietary energy level and β2-adrenergic agonist supplementation on growth performance, dietary energy, carcass traits, and visceral mass of hairy lambs	3
How much soil do cattle ingest? A review	3
Insights into the pathogenesis of catastrophic spontaneous humeral fractures in first-lactation dairy cows	3
Replacing bacitracin zinc antibiotic with symbiotic additive in pullet diet	3
Growth rate of male Bali cattle (Bos javanicus) fed leucaena and rice straw diets with increasing levels of cassava	3
Meat production traits of Angora goats. 2. Meat quality characteristics and fatty acid composition of meat from intact and castrated kids	3
Improving accuracy and stability of genetic predictions for dairy cow survival	3
Dietary microbial 6-phytase concentration effects broiler growth, short-chain fatty acid profile, and intestinal histomorphology	3
Twenty years of the Australasian Dairy Science Symposium: a review	3
A novel 22-bp InDel in the intron 1 of the IGF1 gene is associated with slaughtering performance of Chinese Jiaji duck	3
Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon mitigation methods in probiotic-fed broiler production	3
Cow age, resilience and productivity of cow–calf systems	3
Pre-slaughter handling and selected genotypic traits modulate proteolytic enzymes and pork tenderness during 24 h post-mortem	3
Greenhouse-gas abatement on Australian dairy farms: what are the options?	3
Trends in the environmental impacts of the Australian pork industry	3
Associations of digestibility with phenotypic and genetic variation in methane production in Angus cattle	3
Selection for yearling growth rate in Angus cattle results in bigger cows that eat more	3
Genetic parameters for milk production and body-conformation traits in Dairy Gir cattle	3
Investigation of the relationship between meat fatty acids and the expression levels of genes associated with lipid metabolism in Kivircik and Hungarian Merino sheep	3
Polystyrene microplastic particle size and concentration effects on in vitro apparent nutrient digestibility and ruminal degradation kinetics	3
Oxidative stability of milk and expression of oxidative stress response, lipogenic-related, and IGF-1 genes in early-lactation cows supplemented with peanut and sunflower oils	3
Effect of various chemical processing on nutritional value of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) residues determined via in vitro, in situ, and X-ray powder diffraction techniques	3
The role of black soldier fly larval protein and fat in companion-animal nutrition: challenges and opportunities from an industry perspective	3
Importance of circadian rhythms in dairy nutrition	3
Meta-analysis of garlic in small ruminant nutrition: dry matter intake, rumen fermentability, nutrient digestibility, and blood biochemical indices	3
Duration and sex-dependent effect of betaine supplementation on growth performance and carcass backfat of finisher pigs	3
Energy intake and nutritional balance of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in special Bavarian landscapes in southern Germany	3
Abstracts from the Proceedings of the 34th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences	3

The role of goat production in smallholder systems in Lao PDR: implications for improving productivity and scaling up production	3
Human resource management practices on Irish dairy farms: an exploratory study	3
Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production	3
Breeding objectives and economic value of important traits of Abergelle goats kept under a smallholder production system in Tigray, Ethiopia	3
Effects of maternal dietary selenium sources on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant status and the immune response of broiler progeny	3
Competence to thrive: resilience as an indicator of positive health and positive welfare in animals	3
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The influence of genetic and environmental factors on performance of Brahman heifers grazing pastures in northern Australia	3
Effects of micronised bamboo powder on growth performance, intestinal development, caecal chyme microflora and metabolic pathway of broilers aged 24–45 days	3
Influence of genotype on carcass composition, metric traits of the digestive system and leg bones of laying hens after the egg-production season	3
The role of animal welfare in improving the future of farming	3
Growth and reproductive performance of broiler breeders reared to puberty under the open-sided housing in a tropical environment	3
Interactions of diet and circadian rhythm to achieve precision nutrition of poultry	3
Construction of the miRNA–mRNA regulatory networks for both the cartilage formation and remodel zones in the antler tip in sika deer (Cervus nippon)	3
A simplified approach for producing Tier 2 enteric-methane emission factors based on East African smallholder farm data	3
Use of 15N abundance in tail hair to predict feed efficiency and response to a urea supplement in young cattle fed a tropical grass forage	3
Shade effect on behaviour, physiology, performance, and carcass weight of heat-stressed feedlot steers in humid subtropical area†	2
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Nutrients digestibility, microbial protein synthesis and rumen and blood parameters in sheep feeding grape pomace treated with Neurospora sitophila	2
Accuracy of genomic prediction of mean performance of Merino sheep for traits related to reproduction rate	2
Sheep grazing Trigonella balansae had productivity, health and meat quality similar to sheep grazing subterranean clover or French serradella	2
Mating weight and condition score are both good predictors of lambing potential for young Merino and Border Leicester Merino ewes across different environments and years in Australia	2
Cow quality of life: a global typology for dairy farm systems	2
Effects of AM/PM feeding on behaviour, range use and welfare indicators of free-range laying hens	2
Impact of molasses-based lick block supplementation on Indonesian smallholder dairy farm milk production, reproduction and enteric methane	2
The influence of loading, road transport, unloading and time in lairage on body temperature in finished feedlot steers	2
Speed of extirpation of the huemul in the history of human occupation in Patagonia	2
Perspectives on methods for expressing energy values of poultry feed and energy requirements. 1. History and critique of the metabolizable energy paradigm	2
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Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water	2
Biological additives improved qualities, in vitro gas production kinetics, digestibility, and rumen fermentation characteristics of different varieties of rice straw silage	2
Succinate dehydrogenase participation in porcine gamete function	2
Possible relationships between the physical conditions of cattle and the occurrence of structural modifications of their coat hair	2
Pregnancy scanning of sheep in southern Australia. 1. Scanning for litter size was profitable across all modelled regions, times of lambing and genotypes	2
Effects of supplementation with different concentrations of L-citrulline on the plasma amino acid concentration, reproductive hormone concentrations, antioxidant capacity, and reproductive performance	2
A model of flystrike pesticide resistance management on sheep: use of pesticide rotations	2
Corrigendum to : Production and performance of commercial beef breeding females in northern Australia. 4. Factors influencing the occurrence of lactating cows becoming pregn	2
Investigation of methods for inclusion of systematic environmental effects in weaning and post-weaning weights for meat sheep in large-scale genetic evaluation	2
Can measurements of foraging behaviour predict variation in weight gains of free-ranging cattle?	2
Early lactation performance of primiparous dairy heifers reared with differing levels of early-life complexity	2
The role of animal products in balancing food baskets for Laos and the Pacific islands of Samoa and Vanuatu to minimise caloric and hidden hunger: a review	2
Does breeding for improved parasite immunity alter liveweight gain in weaner deer?	2
SwiftWeigh: a rapid calf weighing system using top-down 2D point cloud data	2
Goat meat supply and demand in Vietnam: global context and opportunities and risks for smallholder producers	2
Vitamin K: history, metabolism, and nutrition in the horse	2
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Pregnancy scanning of sheep in southern Australia. 2. Accuracy of pregnancy scanning in field data	2
Microbiome engineering to combat antimicrobial resistance and upsurge productivity of food animals: a systematic review	2
Effects of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on the vitrification of bovine metaphase II oocytes	2
Incubation temperature affects growth and efficacy of white-rot fungi to improve the nutritive value of rice straw	2
A copy number variant near KITLG is associated with the roan pattern in alpacas	2
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Relationship between carcase traits of Bos taurus genotypes and ultrasound measurements across six stages of growth from weaning through to long-feedlot finishing	2
Quantification of behavioural variation among sheep grazing on pasture using accelerometer sensors	2
Disease as a constraint on goat production in Lao PDR and trade to neighbouring countries: a review	2
Effect of egg weight and maternal flock age on egg characteristics, incubation traits, and offspring performance	2
Implications of negative energy balance in lactating Barki and Rahmani ewes	2
Deer behavioural expression variation in relation to physiological context in a farming environment	2
Effects of physical form and wheat straw level in the diet on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, rumen papillae morphometry, and carcass characteristics in Lohi lambs	2
Extended Abstracts of Short Presentations at Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia 2021	2
Effects of by-product feed inclusion in a grass hay-based diet on nutrient disappearance, total gas and methane production, rumen fermentation and protozoal populations in an artificial rumen (RUSITEC	2
Average daily gain in lambs grazing mixed annual forage species compared with single species and relationship to feed on offer	2
The use of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) on farm animal’s productivity, health and reproductive performance: a review	2
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia 2023	2
On the value of adding commercial data into the reference population of the Angus SteerSELECT genomic tool	2
Corrigendum to: Analysing the effects of feeding black soldier fly on broiler growth performance: a meta-analysis	2
Evaluation of the potential of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) in improving the nutritional value of poultry manure and its effects on performance, egg characteristics, and blood profile	2
Influence of temperature–humidity index and seasonal variations on semen quality, scrotal circumference, and hormones in Kail rams raised under subtropical climate	2
Effects of protected protein supplementation on feeding, faecal nitrogen and reproduction in dairy cows	2
Perspectives on progression of transboundary disease, one health and ecosystem health management in the Greater Mekong Subregion and beyond	2
Probiotics effects on the growth performance and meat quality of broiler chickens	2
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Replacement of choline chloride with a plant source of choline in broiler chicken diets	2
Effects of feeding fodder beet or kale in winter to dams and their heifer offspring on the heifer growth and production	2
Effect of maternal dietary 25OHD3 on the gonadal development of offspring mice	2
Validation of triglyceride and glucose index as a rapid diagnostic test to diagnose insulin resistance in pregnant and lactating sows	2
Reducing one third the dose of porcine follicle-stimulating hormone did not affect the in vivo embryo production in Santa Inês ewes	2
Estimating potential farm economic benefits of advanced microbiological diagnostics in veterinary medicine	2
Temporal trends in estimated breeding values for daughter fertility in Holstein and Jersey cows in the Australian dairy industry	2
Multienzyme complex in rations containing whole rice bran for newly weaned piglets	2
Role of seminal plasma extracellular vesicles and their miRNAs in black boar sperm cryopreservation	2
Cold stress changes the composition and function of microbiota in the content and mucosa of the ileum and colon in piglets	2
Mobilisation and replenishment of phosphorus reserves in Bos indicus cows. 2. Mature lactating cows fed diets deficient or adequate in phosphorus	2
Effect of early gut microbiota intervention using pre-designed poultry microbiota substitute on broiler health and performance	2
Foreword: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia 2021	2
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Regional heat stress maps for grazing dairy cows in New Zealand under climate change	2
Enhancing gut health and performance of grower-finisher pigs: assessing the efficacy of the mixture of microencapsulated essential oils and saponins	2
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Conception rate according to antral follicle count and oestrus expression in Nelore cows submitted to timed artificial insemination	1
Effect of molasses on fermentation quality of wheat straw ensiled with perennial ryegrass	1
Thermographic images for predicting the weight of lamb cuts	1
Efficacy of a capsicum extract on growth, blood parameters and intestinal bacterial population of broilers	1
Effects of exogenous melatonin in pregnant ewes on offspring performance, live weight and daily growth rate of lambs for fattening, as well as milk quality	1
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