Animal Production Science

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Effects of the organic selenium sources with/without probiotics on broiler chicken growth, meat quality and meat selenium content	34
Immediate prepartum supplementation accelerates progesterone decline, boosting passive immunity transfer in tropically adapted beef cattle	25
Effects of different rearing systems on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and serum biochemical parameters in Gaoyou ducks	22
The effect of ammoniated maize stover inclusion in diets on growth performance, physiological characteristics and meat quality in lambs	21
Cassava wastewater can be safely used in the diet of feedlot lambs	19
Commercial equine production in New Zealand 4: welfare implications of the New Zealand production systems	17
Post-weaning performance of Nellore calves subject to different weaning methods	16
Sheep performance and forage quality in grass-legume pastures with different canopy heights	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	14
A conceptual framework for modelling the role of livestock systems in sustainable diets and a sustainable planet	13
Optimal sheep stocking rates for broad-acre farm businesses in Western Australia: a review	13
Milk yield and pasture nutrient availability associated with milking order in commercial dairy herds	12
Regional differences in beef cattle trade and movements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	12
Genetic parameters of blood urea nitrogen and milk urea nitrogen concentration in dairy cattle managed in pasture-based production systems of New Zealand and Australia	12
Early end of embryonic diapause and overall reproductive activity in roe deer populations from Bavaria	12
Implications of elevated threonine plasma concentrations in the development of reduced-crude protein diets for broiler chickens	12
Additivity and associative effects of metabolisable energy and ileal amino acid digestibility in broiler diets combining sorghum with different protein sources	11
A review of some aspects of goat meat quality: future research recommendations	11
Advances in prebiotics for poultry: role of the caeca and oligosaccharides	11
Response of broilers to dietary balanced protein. 2. Determining the optimum economic level of protein	10
Dentition can predict maturity in young Merino sheep	10
An investigation of pathways for rebuilding Australia’s sheep flock	10
Effects of ambient temperature and humidity on body temperature and activity of heifers, and a novel idea of heat stress monitoring	10
Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 5. Factors influencing risk of non-pregnancy	10
Analysis of bacterial community in rumen fluid of cattle supplemented with different protein and energy sources	10

Preparation process optimisation, structural characterisation and stability analysis of sika deer blood–selenium chelate	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
Risk management in pig farming: a reality or conjecture? A systematic review	9
Technical and economic analysis, and benchmarking associated with dairy farms in Minas Geraiz, Brazil	9
Physicochemical, volatile compounds, oxidative and sensory profiles of the Longissimus muscle of six South African sheep breeds	9
Geographic distribution of a missense mutation in the KRT38 gene in Chinese indigenous cattle breeds	9
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Milk composition and health status of quarters adjacent to an on-farm protocol-treated clinical-mastitis gland	9
Detection of heat-shock protein 70 in cow’s milk using ELISA	9
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Balancing future food security and greenhouse-gas emissions from animal-sourced protein foods in Southeast Asia	8
Haemato-biochemical responses, worm burdens and Haemonchus contortus ultrastructural changes in lambs fed diets containing graded inclusion levels of sericea lespedeza	8
Use of fat-coated or heat-treated soybean meal for partial replacement of solvent-extracted soybean meal in the diets of early lactation dairy cows	8
The economic optimum mob size at lambing for triplet-bearing Maternal and Merino ewes across southern Australia	8
Sheep producers report docking tails shorter than recommended, knowledge–practice gap, and inconsistent length descriptions: an Australian survey	8
Genetic relationships among yearling fertility, body composition and weight traits in tropically adapted composite cattle	8
Genetic parameters, genetic trends and selection response for gestation length and traits used as selection criteria in Angus breed in Brazil	7
Breed and diet influence the ruminal bacterial community of sheep	7
Phenotypic causal networks between boar taint compounds measured in biopsies and carcasses	7
The relationship between milk oestradiol concentrations and oestrus activity in lactating Holstein–Friesian cows	7
Incubation, hatchery practice and the welfare of layer hens	7
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Folate metabolism and application of folic acid in ruminant production	7
Optimisation of branched-chain amino acid requirements for 15–21-day-old broiler chickens by using the Taguchi method	7
Evaluating the performance and profitability of varied combinations of brewery by-products for fattening pigs	7
Reaction-norm analysis of neonatal lamb mortality suggests heritability varies with cold-stress: an example in the Elsenburg Merino selection lines	7
Variability in practices for drinking water vaccination of meat chickens against infectious laryngotracheitis	7
The Modular Breeding Program Simulator (MoBPS) allows efficient simulation of complex breeding programs	7
Diversity and population structure of indigenous chicken in Congo, using MHC-linked microsatellite LEI0258	7
Meat acceptability of crossbred bulls fed a high-grain feedlot diet with antimicrobials and a blend of organic trace minerals and yeast	7
Exploring the impact of replacement rates on carbon footprint in south-east Australian dairy herds	7
Xylanase and phytase supplementation of Moringa oleifera diets: effects on the performance, egg quality and blood profile of laying hens	6
Determinants of women small ruminant farmers’ perceptions of climate change impact in Northern Benin	6
Effects of germination on the energy value of cereal grains for livestock	6
Lipid microspheres containing urea for slow release of non-protein N in ruminant diets	6
Effects of water-quality management mitigations on greenhouse-gas emissions from deer farms	6
Aquaculture nutrition in Australia: challenges and trends	6
Development, implementation and evaluation of a hub and spoke multi-institutional national model to tertiary education in sheep and wool science	6
SNP associations and genetic-parameter estimation for nose and hoof pigmentation in Corriedale sheep	6
Physiological and behavioural responses of sheep grazing in a tropical silvopastoral system	6
Animal husbandry and animal production activities in village institutes, an important educational institution for social and economic development in Türkiye	6
A semi-extensive management system reduces plasma testosterone concentrations, sexual behaviour and sperm production in male goats from subtropical latitudes	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	5
Effect of a probiotic (	5
Replacing maize with low tannin sorghum grains: lamb growth performance, microbial protein synthesis and enteric methane production	5
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The effect of high monacolin K red yeast rice supplement on performance, egg quality, egg yolk cholesterol, plasma lipids and enzyme profile of laying hens	5
Corrigendum to: Feeding behaviour of beef cattle in intensive finishing on pasture and supplemented with different additives	5
Sensor-based detection of parturition in beef cattle grazing in an extensive landscape: a case study using a commercial GNSS collar	5
Genetic parameters for milk yield, casein percentage, subclinical mastitis incidence and sexual precocity using Bayesian linear and threshold models	5

Comparison of microbial diversity in rumen and small intestine of Xinong Saanen dairy goats using 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing	5
Nutritional strategies to support performance of commercial Pekin ducks exposed to a high-temperature thermal challenge over 29–41 days of age	5
The genetic and phenotypic associations between lamb survival outcomes and other traits recorded at lambing	5
Optimisation of antioxidant, antimicrobial and metal-chelating properties of bioactive peptides from blood wastes by enzymatic hydrolysis	5
GPS-derived foraging behaviour of red deer and liveweight gain of red deer and wapiti crossbred sire lines on contrasting winter forage types	5
Effects of methionine as free amino acid and dipeptide on productive efficiency and meat quality of broilers under acute and chronic heat stress	5
Dietary leucine deficiency alters performance, body composition, intestine microbiota, and immune response of female Cobb broilers	5
Strengthening the role of innovation brokers in the livestock advisory services system of Pakistan	5
Can a return to small ruminants increase profitability and drought resilience in the semiarid rangelands of northern Australia?	5
Lessons for animal nutrition and production science from the Australian Academy of Science Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition	5
Cattle welfare aspects of production systems in the tropics	5
Optimum inclusion rate of barley in diets of meat chickens: an incremental and practical program	5
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Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 6. Risk factors associated with reproductive losses between confirmed pregnancy and weaning	5
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia: people and circumstances shaping this symposium’s successful first 50 years	5
The effects of Alnus viridis encroachment in mountain pastures on the growth performance, carcass and meat quality of Dexter cattle and Engadine sheep	5
Lemongrass essential oil reduces Mombasa grass silage gas losses, fibre content and pH after aerobic exposure	5
Strategies to minimise the impact of climate change and weather variability on the welfare of dairy cattle in New Zealand and Australia	5
Nutrient intake, body weight changes, digestibility and nitrogen utilisation of West African dwarf goats fed Pleurotus tuber-regium treated cassava root sievate based diets	5
Selection strategies for beef cow size and condition	5
Revisiting tropical pasture intake: what has changed in 50 years?	5
Growth, body composition and body wrinkle are favourably correlated with reproductive performance in 2-8-year-old Merino sheep	5
Management tools for genetic diversity in an isolated population of the honeybee (	5
Factors affecting length of productive life of Brazilian Holstein cows assessed using survival analysis	5
Selection for growth rate at pasture in Angus cattle results in heavier cattle that eat more in the feedlot	5
Strain differences in effects of dietary supplementation with	5
Effects of residual feed intake on the growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and serum biochemical parameters of Cherry Valley ducks	5
Carcass traits and meat lipid profile of cull cows fed palm kernel cake	5
Livestock guardian dog protection of free-range poultry from the red fox	5
Production and performance of commercial beef breeding females in northern Australia. 4. Factors influencing the occurrence of lactating cows becoming pregnant within 4 months of calving	5
Physical treatment and protease or probiotic supplementation and feather meal digestibility by broilers	5
Role of plant bioactive compounds in improving ruminant resilience to heat stress challenge	5
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
Frequency of narasin intake affects ruminal metabolism and growth of lambs	4
Dual-purpose cropping: the opportunity for a step change in production in the temperate region of Australia	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
Early-life cold stress and broiler breeder age: effects on metabolism and performance in broiler chicks	4
Indicators of functional integrity in production animals	4
Mechanical analysis of bovid horns and cervid antlers: a possible ultimate cause for antler casting	4
Dietary supplementation with tryptophan increases the plasma concentrations of tryptophan, kynurenine, and melatonin in Yili mares	4
Organic side streams (bioproducts) as substrate for black soldier fly (	4
The effects of feeding nitrate on the development of methaemoglobinaemia in sedentary	4
Condition for reuse and sharing	4
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Genetic parameters of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment	4
Utilization of oocytes from closely related domestic species for interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer in gaur embryo production	4
Thermal response in Boer goats differing in coat colour	4
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Layer hen welfare	4
Effect of animal and diet parameters on methane emissions for pasture-fed cattle	4
A review of extended lactation in dairy cows managed in high-input and pasture-based farming systems	4
Evaluation of	4
Benchmarking smallholder goat enterprises and practices in central Lao PDR and farmer response to a research and development program	4
Increasing the proportion of Leucaena leucocephala in hay-fed beef steers reduces methane yield	4
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production	4
Multi-residue analysis of eight veterinary drugs in buffalo milk using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry†	4
Proximity sensors provide an accurate alternative for measuring maternal pedigree of lambs in Australian sheep flocks under commercial conditions	4
An industry survey on litter management and re-use practices of Australian meat chicken growers	4
Fermented bed flooring systems enhance profitability in smallholder native pig production	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
Nutritional characteristics estimated by faecal protein in cattle fed with heterogeneous natural grassland	4
Partial replacement of maize with cassava root–moringa leaf and vegetable oil concentrates in broiler finisher diets	4
Metabolic costs related to protein turnover, fat turnover, and rate of gain determine the energetically optimal size of growing sheep	4
Frequencies of β-casein variants and their influence on genetic merit for production traits in Holstein cows	4
A perspective on animal welfare of grazing ruminants and its relationship with sustainability	4
Calcium and magnesium supplementation of ewes grazing pasture did not improve lamb survival	4
Comparison of two software programs for fitting one- and two-compartment age-dependent non-linear digestion models for ruminants: empirical data	4
Genetic parameters for milk production and body-conformation traits in Dairy Gir cattle	3
Associations of digestibility with phenotypic and genetic variation in methane production in Angus cattle	3
Improving accuracy and stability of genetic predictions for dairy cow survival	3
Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon mitigation methods in probiotic-fed broiler production	3
Effects of micronised bamboo powder on growth performance, intestinal development, caecal chyme microflora and metabolic pathway of broilers aged 24–45 days	3
Growth rate of male Bali cattle (Bos javanicus) fed leucaena and rice straw diets with increasing levels of cassava	3
Semen quality, testosterone values, and testicular and accessory gland parameters in rams receiving sustained stimulation with low doses of buserelin	3
Birthweight of female Holstein dairy cows is associated with subsequent lactation performance	3
Effects of montmorillonite on the growth performance, immunity, intestinal morphology and caecal microflora of broilers	3
Energy intake and nutritional balance of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in special Bavarian landscapes in southern Germany	3
Meta-analysis of prevalence and associated risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle across tropical Asian nations	3
Induction of hypocalcaemia and evaluation of reticuloruminal motility using a three-axis accelerometer	3

Trends in the environmental impacts of the Australian pork industry	3
Replacing bacitracin zinc antibiotic with symbiotic additive in pullet diet	3
Climate-smart approaches for enhancing livestock productivity, human nutrition, and livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries	3
Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production	3
The influence of genetic and environmental factors on performance of Brahman heifers grazing pastures in northern Australia	3
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Interactions of diet and circadian rhythm to achieve precision nutrition of poultry	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
A comparison of meat composition, tenderness and the fatty acid profile of three muscles from Holstein-Friesian bulls from production system resulting in final ages of either <16 or 19 months	3
The role of goat production in smallholder systems in Lao PDR: implications for improving productivity and scaling up production	3
Platforms to accelerate biomanufacturing of enzyme and probiotic animal feed supplements: discovery considerations and manufacturing implications	3
Dual-purpose crops: the potential to increase cattle liveweight gains in winter across southern Australia	3
A review of factors affecting the welfare of dairy calves in pasture-based production systems	3
Breeding objectives and economic value of important traits of Abergelle goats kept under a smallholder production system in Tigray, Ethiopia	3
Importance of circadian rhythms in dairy nutrition	3
Meat production traits of Angora goats. 2. Meat quality characteristics and fatty acid composition of meat from intact and castrated kids	3
Effects of maternal dietary selenium sources on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant status and the immune response of broiler progeny	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
Selection for yearling growth rate in Angus cattle results in bigger cows that eat more	3
The role of black soldier fly larval protein and fat in companion-animal nutrition: challenges and opportunities from an industry perspective	3
Shelter and shade for grazing sheep: implications for animal welfare and production and for landscape health	3
Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 7. Risk factors affecting mortality rates of pregnant cows	3
Dietary microbial 6-phytase concentration effects broiler growth, short-chain fatty acid profile, and intestinal histomorphology	3
Competence to thrive: resilience as an indicator of positive health and positive welfare in animals	3
Success rate, genetic improvement and economic analysis of artificial insemination delivery models for smallholder pig production systems	3
How much soil do cattle ingest? A review	3
The role of animal welfare in improving the future of farming	2
The influence of loading, road transport, unloading and time in lairage on body temperature in finished feedlot steers	2
Animal and plant-sourced nutrition: complementary not competitive	2
Effects of AM/PM feeding on behaviour, range use and welfare indicators of free-range laying hens	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
A novel 22-bp InDel in the intron 1 of the IGF1 gene is associated with slaughtering performance of Chinese Jiaji duck	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
The use of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) on farm animal’s productivity, health and reproductive performance: a review	2
Implications of negative energy balance in lactating Barki and Rahmani ewes	2
Shade effect on behaviour, physiology, performance, and carcass weight of heat-stressed feedlot steers in humid subtropical area	2
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Enhancing gut health and performance of grower-finisher pigs: assessing the efficacy of the mixture of microencapsulated essential oils and saponins	2
Liveweight gain and metabolisable energy requirements of young entire male Australian Rangeland goats in response to supplementation	2
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Dermatophilosis (lumpy wool) in sheep: a review of pathogenesis, aetiology, resistance and vaccines	2
Effect of early gut microbiota intervention using pre-designed poultry microbiota substitute on broiler health and performance	2
Effect of maternal dietary 25OHD3 on the gonadal development of offspring mice	2
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Production and performance of commercial beef breeding females in northern Australia. 4. Factors influencing the occurrence of lactating cows becoming pregnant withi	2
A simplified approach for producing Tier 2 enteric-methane emission factors based on East African smallholder farm data	2
Foreword: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia 2021	2
Genetic evaluation of lactation persistency in the Gyr breed by using a two-trait random regression model	2
The effects of parasitism on ewes for prime lamb production in western Victoria	2
Construction of the miRNA–mRNA regulatory networks for both the cartilage formation and remodel zones in the antler tip in sika deer (	2
A model of flystrike pesticide resistance management on sheep: use of pesticide rotations	2
Abstracts from the Proceedings of the 34th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences	2
Reducing one third the dose of porcine follicle-stimulating hormone did not affect the in vivo embryo production in Santa Inês ewes	2
Efficacy of dietary quercetin supplementation with high-energy diet model in broilers: implications on zootechnical parameters, serum biochemistry, antioxidant status, patho-morphology and gene expres	2
Quantification of behavioural variation among sheep grazing on pasture using accelerometer sensors	2
Vitamin K: history, metabolism, and nutrition in the horse	2
Greenhouse-gas abatement on Australian dairy farms: what are the options?	2
Mobilisation and replenishment of phosphorus reserves in Bos indicus cows. 2. Mature lactating cows fed diets deficient or adequate in phosphorus	2
Comparison of gastrointestinal transit times in stabled Thoroughbred horses fed freshly cut pasture and three conserved forage-based diets	2
Perspectives on progression of transboundary disease, one health and ecosystem health management in the Greater Mekong Subregion and beyond	2
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Legume grain-based supplements in dairy sheep diet: effects on milk yield, composition and fatty acid profile	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
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Biological additives improved qualities,	2
An investigation of interventions associated with improved cattle and buffalo reproductive performance and farmer knowledge on smallholder farms in Lao PDR	2
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Influence of genotype on carcass composition, metric traits of the digestive system and leg bones of laying hens after the egg-production season	2
Multienzyme complex in rations containing whole rice bran for newly weaned piglets	2
Sustainability of beef production from brigalow lands after cultivation and mining. 3. Pasture rundown, climate and grazing pressure effects	2
Effects of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on the vitrification of bovine metaphase II oocytes	2
The use of Hereford sires over mature Angus dams can add value to Angus cattle herds	2
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Succinate dehydrogenase participation in porcine gamete function	2
Growth and reproductive performance of broiler breeders reared to puberty under the open-sided housing in a tropical environment	2
Fleece rot and dermatophilosis (lumpy wool) in sheep: opportunities and challenges for new vaccines	2
Validation of hand-held refractometers for assessing Merino ewe colostrum and neonatal lamb serum	2
On the value of adding commercial data into the reference population of the Angus SteerSELECT genomic tool	2
Human resource management practices on Irish dairy farms: an exploratory study	2
Carcass characteristics, colour and eating quality of beef from late maturing suckler bulls finished at pasture with or without concentrate supplementation or indoors on a high concentrate ration	2
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	2
Utilising Gliricidia sepium leaf meal as a protein substitute in cassava-based supplements to increase average daily gain of Ongole bulls and income of smallholder farmers	2
Maintenance energy requirement and efficiency of utilisation of metabolisable energy for milk production of	2
Grazing beef cows identified as efficient using a nutrition model partition more energy to lactation	2
Speed of extirpation of the huemul in the history of human occupation in Patagonia	2
Temporal trends in estimated breeding values for daughter fertility in Holstein and Jersey cows in the Australian dairy industry	2
Parameters influencing the maturation of bovine oocyte: a review	2
Productive and reproductive consequences of crossbreeding Dohne Merino with Corriedale in Uruguayan sheep production systems	2
Cow age, resilience and productivity of cow–calf systems	2
Regional heat stress maps for grazing dairy cows in New Zealand under climate change	2
Dietary energy level and β2-adrenergic agonist supplementation on growth performance, dietary energy, carcass traits, and visceral mass of hairy lambs	2
Impact of feeding volumes on performance and bone characteristics of Embrapa 051 laying hens housed in a cage-free system	2
Validation of body condition score based on subcutaneous fat thickness measurements in primiparous Gyr cows	2
A copy number variant near KITLG is associated with the roan pattern in alpacas	2
Motivations for Swiss veal farmers to adopt calf health management strategies that enable reduction in antibiotic use	2
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