Livestock Science

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The effect of social hierarchy on short-term group-housed sow gestation and reproductive performance	37
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Identification of genomic regions associated with reproductive longevity in the Rubia Gallega beef cattle breed using a censored threshold model	30
Precision feeding in gestating sows: a retrospective analysis of lysine intake and pregnancy outcomes	29
Microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the intestinal integrity of broilers challenged with Eimeria spp.	28
Nutritional protocols that alter ruminal fermentation and nutrient disappearance to increase marbling precursors in Nellore cattle	27
Preslaughter stress and beef quality in relation to slaughter transport of cattle	27
Scaling factor assessment in single-step GBLUP evaluations for small genotyped populations: A case study on Iranian Holstein cattle	27
Doses of orange (Citrus sinensis) essential oil for Nellore steers fed with a forage-based diet	26
Effect of age and dietary crude protein level on nitrogen excretion in dairy heifers	24
Milking performance and plant specialized metabolites in the milk of goats fed silage from willow (Salix acmophylla) irrigated with saline water	23
Dietary linseed with apple pomace and milk thistle improves fatty acids profile of pork and its oxidative status	23
Intraperitoneal injection of β-glucan during the suckling period improved the intestinal health of newly weaned rabbits by enhancing immune responses	22
Effect of sex and birth weight on the performance, microbiome, immune response and colostrum intake of piglets	21
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Invasive wild pigs represent a competitive threat to domestic cattle forage	20
Livestock breeding, conservation and genomics in Brazil: Who, when, where, and what	19
Comparative analysis of growth and development characteristics of two Dezhou donkey strains	18
Effects of phytase supplementation on broiler chickens fed nutrient-deficient diets	18
Effect of yeast extracted β-glucans on the immune response and reproductive performance of gilts in the adaptation, gestation, and lactation periods	18
A systematic review of equid welfare at slaughter	17
Investigating cattle responses to acoustic signals to extend the functions of virtual fencing collars	17
The effect of rumen-protected lysine and methionine on milk yield, milk components, and body weight in grazing Holstein cows during spring calving season in the southern hemisphere	17
The effect of supplementary feed on live weight and meat quality of grazing yaks on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	17
Whole plant silage of vetch in growing-finishing pigs: Effect on growth performance and carcass characteristics, and determination of its apparent total tract digestibility	17

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An approach to functional longevity in Latxa dairy sheep	15
Evaluation of LiGAPS-Beef to assess extensive pasture-based beef production in three agro-ecological regions in South Africa	15
A rapid laboratory method for estimating the standardised precaecal digestible amino acids in pig feeds	15
Genomic inbreeding estimated through runs of homozygosity in Moura pigs and four commercial swine breeds	14
Milk somatic cell count affects feed efficiency through increased heat production of lactating dairy cows	14
Perception of cultured “meat” by French consumers according to their diet	14
Effects of decreasing roughage NDF in diets with high inclusion of DDGS on performance, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters in Nellore bulls	14
Increasing doses of biocholine on apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and performance in dairy cows	14
Asparagopsis taxiformis inclusion in grass silage-based diets fed to Norwegian red dairy cows: Effects on ruminal fermentation, milk yield, and enteric methane emission	14
Performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of goat kids supplemented with inulin	14
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Effect of detoxified castor bean meal inclusion in sugarcane ensilage on intake, digestibility, water balance, ruminal parameters, serum biochemistry, and ingestive behavior of sheep	14
E. coli-expressed human lysozyme supplementation improves growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, and fecal microbiota in weaning pigs	14
Optimizing lambing efficiency: Alternative management strategies for Assaf ewe flocks	13
Towards a balanced view of livestock: Benefits of grazing farming systems to produce meat	13
Focused high-protein supplementation to ewes grazing Campos grassland during mid gestation improves maternal-fetal blood flow and skeletal muscle mass of the progeny	13
Adaptive farrowing: Piglet mortality and the lactation performance and welfare of sows	13
Hepatic cytoprotective and immunomodulatory responses to dietary phytogenic inclusion level in laying hens	13
Effect of proportion and digestibility of grass-clover silage on feed intake, milk yield, and nitrogen excretion in lactating dairy cows	13
Genomic scans for selection signatures revealed candidate genes for adaptation and production traits in the Thai multibreed dairy cattle population	13
Genome-enabled classification of stayability in Nellore cattle under a machine learning framework	13
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Environmental and additive genetic factors that affect artificial insemination success in Latxa dairy sheep breed	12
Performance and milk composition of Holstein cows fed increasing levels of dried distillers’ grains with solubles	12
New traits to improve the maternal ability of sows under production conditions	12
Comparison of three different measuring devices of ammonia and evaluation of their suitability to assess animal welfare in pigs	12
Effects of Astaxanthin on oxidative stress of sows and piglet growth performances	12
Calcium anacardate in the diet of broiler chickens: Performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality	12
Infrared thermography of different tear staining scores in pigs	12
The effects of oral drenching with Co or vitamin B12, drenching frequency and Co via rumen bolus on plasma vitamin B12 concentration in weaned lambs	12
Invited review: the application of runs of homozygosity and heterozygosity-rich regions to infer population history in livestock species	12
Microalgae as feed ingredients and a potential source of competitive advantage in livestock production: A review	11
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Cecal acidosis: an emergent digestive disorder in ruminants	11
Meeting ethological needs – Effects of straw and roughage on attractiveness of outdoor run and behaviour of organic fattening pigs	11
Effect of enriched biochar on methane emissions, rumen microbial structure and rumen fermentation characteristics in Holstein steers	11
The effect of stocking density and enrichment on hair cortisol, hair dehydroepiandrosterone (sulphate) and their ratio in growing-finishing pigs	11
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Intake, digestibility, serum metabolites, and growth performance of male feedlot lambs fed different fat sources	10
Identifying housing and management factors associated with lameness in small-scaled mountain dairy farms with different housing systems	10
Allocation of environmental burdens in dairy systems: Expanding a biophysical approach for application to larger meat-to-milk ratios	10
Genomic characterization and diversity of indigenous goat breeds from Croatia	10
Effects of carbohydrase and phytase enzymes supplementation within low energy diets on performance and energy utilization of broiler chickens	10
Exploratory study of the potential use of a novel pooled phenotype to select against boar taint	10
Dietary fibre fermentability quantitatively modulates faecal bacterial pathogens in sows and their offspring	10
Changes in the relationship between an endangered cattle breed and its mainstream sister breed over time	10
Curcumin attenuates liver inflammation in ducks fed corn contaminated with ochratoxin A possibly by regulating intestinal microbiota and inhibiting toll like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa-B signalin	10
The impact of post-weaning feeding strategies on feed consumption and body weight variation in pigs	10
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Whole-genome analyses reveal the genomic diversity and selection signatures of Hainan cattle	10
Effect of dietary threonine supplementation on growth performance and diarrhoea in weaned pigs	10
Skeletal muscle gene expression and meat quality of F1 Angus–Nellore young steers and bulls feedlot finished	9
Assessing the carbon footprint of converting confinement dairy production to seasonal grazing in a dairy herd: a scenario study	9
Data-driven decision making in pig farming: A review of the literature	9
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Profitability, greenhouse gas emissions and feed-food competition of strategies to exploit compensatory growth in Uruguayan weanling-to-beef systems	9
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Long-term social preferences in a group of sub-adult female pigs	9
Modelling the physiological, muscular, and sensory characteristics in relation to beef quality from 15 cattle breeds	9
A cinnamaldehyde feed additive improved feed use-efficiency in lactating dairy cows	9
Physicochemical and sensory properties of Iberian sliced dry-cured lomito from various commercial categories	9
Substituting barley with soya bean hulls in the concentrate offered to beef cattle as a supplement to grass silage or ad libitum: Intake, feed efficiency, carcass and selected meat quality traits	9
Genetic selection of Nellore cattle raised in tropical areas: Economic indexes and breeding decisions risks	9
Intensified tropical pasture-based beef cattle production systems and their effects on carcass traits, meat quality and methane emissions from Nellore steers	8
Propionic acid-based additive with surfactant action on the feeding value of rehydrated corn grain silage for dairy cows performance	8
Yogurt acid whey powder dietary inclusion level modulates broiler cecal microbiota composition and metabolic activity	8
A new equation to predict dry matter intake by Nellore beef cattle in commercial feedlots in Brazil	8
Characteristics, lipogenic enzyme activity, and fatty acid composition of muscles in the Iberian pig: Effects of protein restriction and free-range feeding	8
Dietary fatty acids applied to pig production and their relation to the biological processes: A review	8
Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Mill. Johnston) pellet supplementation improved rumen fermentation, milk yield and milk composition of lactating dairy cows	8
Aqueous extract of Scabiosa atropurpurea counteracts oxidative stress and enhances spermatogenesis in rams under natural hot summer conditions	8
Effects of cowpea protein hydrolysates on the growth performance, lipid profile, antioxidant status, tissue histomorphology, and expression of caspase-3 and tumor necrosis factor-α in broiler chickens	8
Effect of manipulating dietary fat and carbohydrates on methane potential of dairy cow faeces	8
Manipulating omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in sheep - Repletion of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids when ewes graze pasture	8
Genetic parameters of fiber density traits and their relationship with textile traits in alpacas	8
What is the impact of neutral detergent fibre digestibility on productive performance of beef cattle fed tropical forages?	8
Effect of substituting grass-clover silage with maize silage for dairy cows on nutrient digestibility, rumen metabolism, enteric methane emission and total carbon footprint	8
Are mixed models more effective than linear models in predicting energy utilization for laying hens?	8
Effect of a Bacillus probiotic strain on Nellore cattle finished on pasture during the dry season	8
Mitigating heat stress in broilers by dietary dried tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) pulp: Effect on growth and blood traits, oxidative status and immune response	8
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Cattle-oil palm integration – a viable strategy to increase Malaysian beef self-sufficiency and palm oil sustainability	8
Ingestive behaviour, performance, and methane emissions of pregnant alpacas grazing cultivated pastures in the high Peruvian Andes	7
Greenhouse gas intensity from beef systems grazing stockpiled intermediate wheatgrass in the late fall/early winter with impacts from fertilizer and legume integration	7
A simple laboratory method for estimating the standardised precaecal digestible crude protein in pig feeds	7
Willow leaves as a cobalt supplement for weaned lambs	7
Effect of inbreeding on reproductive, growth and morphological traits of Mertolenga cattle in Portugal	7
Effect of grinding or rolling fava beans on feed intake and milk production in Holstein cows	7
Modeling growth curves to estimate the suitable slaughter age for the Vietnamese Tap Na pig	7
Methane emissions and milk yields from zebu cows under integrated systems	7
Energy efficiency, reproductive performance, and metabolic parameters of grazing Hereford heifers	7
Genetic parameters for the occurrence of bovine viral diarrhea virus in Holstein cattle in Brazil	7
Selecting an appropriate statistical model for estimating genetic parameters: A case study of pig maternal breeds in Czechia	7
Supplementation of Pinus densiflora bark extract-chitosan composite improves growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal health in weaned piglets	7
The influence of foreign lineages in the genetic component of reproductive traits in Criollo Argentino mares: A 30-year study	7
Pedigree based description of the Pannon White rabbit	7
Genetic markers associated with beef quality: A review	7
Genome-wide assessment of genetic diversity in Mexican Sardo Negro breed	7
The effect of weaning age on physiological, behavioral, and performance indicators of welfare in weaned piglets	7
Feed particle size and amylase supplementation in diets for nursery piglets: Digestibility and growth performance	7
Application of an attention bias test after surgical castration in piglets	7
Evaluation of Zoetis GeneMax Advantage genomic predictions in commercial Bos taurus Angus cattle	7
Supplementing steers up to 43 % canola meal had no negative effects on either ruminal parameters or the degradation characteristics of lucerne hay	7
Local protein sources for growing-finishing pigs and their effects on pig performance, sensory quality and climate impact of the produced pork	7
Bigger lambs or more lambs: The conundrum for New Zealand lamb producers	7
Inferring effects of barn emissions, housing conditions and genetics on specific dermatitis digitalis diagnoses in dairy cows	7
Effect of changes in body condition during the dry period, milk yield and genetic groups on the metabolic profiles of high-producing Holstein × Gir cows	7
Lifetime productivity: Genetic study of longevity and its associations with economically important traits in dairy buffaloes	7
Regression method-derived digestible and metabolizable energy concentrations of partially defatted black soldier fly larvae meal for broiler chickens and pigs	7
Efficacy of in ovo feeding with Lactobacillus acidophilus and oregano essential oil in improving growth performance, immunity, microbial enumeration, and gene expression of ostrich chicks	7
Effect of feeding strategy on piglet growth and survival and milk production of loose-housed lactating sows	6
Genetic parameters for mesenteric torsion in a pig maternal line	6
Genetic associations of ewe body condition score and lamb rearing performance in extensively managed meat sheep	6
Impact of feed efficiency on young beef animals on adult resilience: From field challenge experiments to modelling approaches	6
Production of organic beef from dairy bull calves in Denmark - Effect of different production strategies on productivity, carbon footprint and biodiversity estimated by modelling	6
In vitro and in vivo effects of methanolic extract of dietary ginger (Zingiber officinale) and onion (Allium cepa) supplementation on growth performance and fecal microbiota in Escherichia coli infect	6
Qualitative profile of meat from lambs fed diets with different levels of chitosan. Part II	6
An assessment of scenarios for future pig production using a One Health approach	6
Replacement of soybean meal with alternative protein sources in the concentrate supplement for lactating Holstein × Gyr cows in an intensive tropical pasture-based system: Effects on performance, milk	6
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Mitogenome information in cattle breeding and conservation genetics: Developments and possibilities of the SNP chip	6
Managing without pharmaceutical zinc in Danish pig production – insights from farmers and veterinarians	6
Impact of pre-slaughter stress on meat quality in beef cattle: A gene expression analysis	6
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of cull cows from different genetic groups	6
Evaluating net energy and protein feed conversion efficiency for dairy ruminant systems in France	6
Assessing the effect of transitioning from tie-stalls to free-stalls with automatic milking system on dairy cattle welfare, milk production, and the environmental sustainability	6
Short-term fixation of sows in farrowing pens using different opening procedures	6
Invited review: Novel methods and perspectives for modulating the rumen microbiome through selective breeding as a means to improve complex traits: Implications for methane emissions in cattle	6
Phytogenics as natural gut health management tools for sustainable poultry production	6

Local non-food yeast protein in pig production–environmental impacts and land use efficiency	6
Carbon footprint of milk production systems in El Salvador: differences between specialized dairy and dual-purpose herds and mitigation opportunities	6
Corrigendum to “Implications of Commercial Cross-Fostering in Large Litters when Low Body Weight of Piglets is the Main Criterion”	6
Evaluation of a wood-based feed supplement as an alternative to zinc oxide: Effects on growth, antioxidant and inflammatory status, and gut integrity in weaned piglets	6
Genetic parameters and genomic predictions for economically important traits in Montana® composite cattle using different models	6
Effect of co-mingling non-littermates during lactation and feed familiarity at weaning on the performance, skin lesions and health of piglet	6
The high mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) allele associated with the dwarf phenotype segregates in various rabbit breeds but is not carried by all dwarf and small body sized rabbits	6
Rabbit gains: Does a free-range rearing build better muscle in rabbits?	6
Green light during incubation: Effects on hatching characteristics in brown and white laying hens	6
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The influence of supplementary feeding during suckling and later weaning on growth performance, incidences of post-weaning diarrhoea and immunity of piglets	6
Biorefined grass-clover protein and grass-based roughage improve n-6/n-3 ratio in organic pork without decreasing storage stability or sensory characteristics	6
Activity and rumination changes as predictors of calving in primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows	6
Alpha-lipoic acid in ovarian vitrification solution for in vitro culture or autotransplantation as future strategies for the restoration of ovarian function in sheep	6
Quantifying the negative impact of clinical diseases on productive and reproductive performance of dairy cows in central Argentina	6
Curcumin or microencapsulated phytogenic blend to replace ionophore and non-ionophore antibiotics in weaned calves: Effects on growth performance and health	6
Perspectives on the effectiveness of applicable nutritional strategies to mitigate enteric methane over different intensive dairy production system characteristics	6
Efficacy of whole wheat grain in combination with acidified drinking water on growth performance, gizzard development, intestinal morphology, and microbial population of broiler chickens	6
Effect of bocaiuva pulp oil supplementation of broiler chicken diets on growth performance and quality and oxidative stability of meat	6
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Learning, health and productivity of group-housed sows conditioned to signal-feeding under realistic husbandry conditions	6
Increasing ewe productivity - challenges of sheep stakeholders across Europe and Turkey	6
Grazing intensity and associated frequency of human contact, and horn status, influence activity on pasture, physiological pre-slaughter reactions and meat quality in beef heifers	5
Comparative assessment of thermoadaptibility between Tharparkar and Sahiwal based on biochemical profile and gene expression pattern under heat stress	5
Meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of yeast as a feed additive on beef cattle performance and carcass traits	5
The effect of bromoform supplementation in Angus cows during late gestation on offspring’s growth performance and maternal greenhouse gas emissions using two devices	5
Mix of natural extracts to improve the oxidative state and liver activity in bulls finished feedlot	5
Unveiling regulatory network of porcine oocyte IVM using integrated multi-omics	5
Net energy of a diet for finishing pigs containing Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), using indirect calorimetry and chemical composition methods	5
Selection indexes to optimise genetic and economic progress in Colombian Blanco Orejinegro cattle	5
Grid grazing: A case study on the potential of combining virtual fencing and remote sensing for innovative grazing management on a grid base	5
Influence of different levels of black soldier fly larvae meal on growth performance and carcass quality of broiler chickens	5
Examining different methods to assess feed intake, milk yield, and enteric methane emissions at smallholder dairy farms: A case study in West Java, Indonesia	5
Effects of breeding season and estrus synchronization protocols on the fertility of anestrus swamp buffaloes (Bubalus Bubalis)	5
Impact of high zinc oxide or lignocellulose supplement on fecal microbiota and growth performance of weaned pigs	5
Influence of individual animal characteristics on beef cattle performance while grazing northern temperate rangeland	5
Integrative analysis of transcriptome and metabolome reveals the heterogeneity of ovarian follicles between high-altitude Yak (Bos grunniens) and Low-altitude cattle (Bos taurus)	5
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The effects of full-time, part-time and no cow-calf contact on calf health, behaviour, growth and labour in pasture-based dairy systems	5
Three HPS5 mutations associated with depigmentation in diverse horse breeds	5
Genomic characterization and population structure of Croatian Arabian horse	5
Rumen fermentation and forage degradability in dairy cows offered perennial ryegrass, perennial ryegrass and white clover, or a multispecies forage	5
Method to generate growth and degrowth models obtained from existing models compositions applied to animal sciences – The Athens-Canadian chicken growth case	5
Sow's pre- and post-delivery in different confinement systems evaluated by hair hormones concentrations	5
Sows’ pre- and post-crate opening behaviour in farrowing pens with different opening times	5
Exogenous enzyme supplementation for beef cattle under different nutritional strategies during the rainy season: Performance and Metabolism	5
The relation and variation of OBCFA content in rumen fluid, blood and milk from lactating dairy cows	5
Sexual dimorphism in the environmental sensitivity of weaning weight in beef cattle	5
Space density affects resting location and proximity of fattening pigs at night	5
Effects of mineral and vitamin supplementation on pregnancy rates in Nelore cattle submitted to FTAI programs with different reactivity scores	5
Reproductive development of male lambs born to undernourished mothers supplemented or not with concentrate during gestation	5
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Exploring the genetic origin of Brazilian locally adapted breeds: Admixture, population history and relationship with Portuguese and indicine cattle	5
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Meta-analysis and meta-regression of core body temperature in taurine and zebuine cattle under different environmental conditions	5
Mediterranean agro-industrial by-products and food waste in pig and chicken diets: Which way forward?	5
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Development of updated maintenance energy requirements of cattle using calorimeter data of growing cattle and suckler cows	5
Coping heat stress by crushed fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seeds in broilers: Growth, redox balance and humoral immune response	5
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Melatonin dose: testicular and testosterone response in Border Leicester rams during spring	5
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Effects of endophyte-infected tall fescue on performance of genotyped pregnant beef cows supplemented with rumen-protected niacin	4
Body weight prediction in crossbred pigs from digital images using computer vision	4
Identification of target genes and pathways related to heat tolerance in Chinese Holstein cows	4
A case study on the cost-benefit perspective on the influence of high-protein Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (HP-DDGS) pricing and inclusion levels on economic sustainability in pig production	4
Effect of water supplementation with Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) root extract on growth performance, carcass characteristics, antioxidant responses, and gene expression in brown and white Japane	4
Dietary nutritional density, calcium pidolate, and lysine source on performance, occurence of myopathies and other carcass quality properties in broilers	4
Dietary supplementation with fermented wheat bran improves the inflammatory state and intestinal health in pigs	4
Embryo yield and quality in superovulated Simmental donor cows following oral supplementation with different sources of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids	4
Models for estimating digestible amino acid concentrations based on crude protein in soybean ingredients for pigs	4
Single-step genome-wide association study and candidate genes networks affecting reproductive traits in Iranian Holstein cattle	4
Environmental enrichment for primiparous and multiparous pregnant sows and its effect on cortisol and behavior at farrowing and production parameters at weaning	4
Conservation of local Red cattle breeds by collaboration with a mainstream Red dairy cattle breed	4
Modulating cecal microbiome and in silico amino acid metabolism of sanguinarine-based isoquinoline alkaloids supplements in natural heat stress broiler	4
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Whole-genome sequencing of Ganzi horse reveals the genetic diversity and provides unique insights into its plateau adaptation	4
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Effects of probiotics on blood metabolites, enterocytes, growth, and carcass characteristics of broilers challenged with Salmonella Serovar Heidelberg	4
Chitosan oligosaccharides in the diet of broiler chickens under cold stress had anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and improved hematological and biochemical indices, cardiac index, and growth	4
Genomic-enhanced breeding values for heat stress tolerance in Girolando cattle in Brazil	4
A comparison of three nutritional models for estimating total metabolisable energy requirements for a ewe, beef breeding cow, lamb, and a calf/yearling in New Zealand’s pasture-only system	4
Soybean oil and selenium yeast levels in the diet of rabbits on performance, fatty acid profile, enzyme activity and oxidative stability of meat	4
Genetic associations between mastitis, milk electrical conductivity, and milk flow rate in temperate dairy cows in tropics	4
Intensive vs. environmentally sustainable: The livestock dilemma	4
Behavioural changes to moderate heat load in grazing dairy cows under on-farm conditions	4
Exposure to natural stray currents of low voltage affects the behaviour and some stress biomarkers of weaned piglets	4
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Asparagopsis meal reduces enteric methane emissions of feedlot beef cattle without impact on productivity or meat and carcass quality	4
Choice of metrics matters—Future scenarios on milk and beef production in Norway using an LCA approach	4
Effects of dietary supplementation with saccharicterpenin alleviates diarrhea of piglets	4
Using lupins and the ram effect to improve reproductive performance in Merino ewes in southern Australia	4
Effects of male to female Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) interactions on female´s plumage and skin condition	4
Biochemical and gene expression differences associated with higher fat deposition in Krškopolje pigs in comparison with lean hybrid pigs	4
Bioeconomic assessment of three ages at weaning in cow-calf systems	4