Animal Production Science

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Sheep performance and forage quality in grass-legume pastures with different canopy heights	38
Post-weaning performance of Nellore calves subject to different weaning methods	24
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	23
A conceptual framework for modelling the role of livestock systems in sustainable diets and a sustainable planet	22
Early end of embryonic diapause and overall reproductive activity in roe deer populations from Bavaria	19
Additivity and associative effects of metabolisable energy and ileal amino acid digestibility in broiler diets combining sorghum with different protein sources	17
Milk yield and pasture nutrient availability associated with milking order in commercial dairy herds	16
Advances in prebiotics for poultry: role of the caeca and oligosaccharides	13
Commercial equine production in New Zealand 4: welfare implications of the New Zealand production systems	13
Regional differences in beef cattle trade and movements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	13
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	13
Immediate prepartum supplementation accelerates progesterone decline, boosting passive immunity transfer in tropically adapted beef cattle	12
The effect of ammoniated maize stover inclusion in diets on growth performance, physiological characteristics and meat quality in lambs	12
Cassava wastewater can be safely used in the diet of feedlot lambs	12
A review of some aspects of goat meat quality: future research recommendations	11
An investigation of pathways for rebuilding Australia’s sheep flock	11
Effects of different rearing systems on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and serum biochemical parameters in Gaoyou ducks	11
Preparation process optimisation, structural characterisation and stability analysis of sika deer blood–selenium chelate	10
Optimal sheep stocking rates for broad-acre farm businesses in Western Australia: a review	10
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Effects of the organic selenium sources with/without probiotics on broiler chicken growth, meat quality and meat selenium content	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	10
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Detection of heat-shock protein 70 in cow’s milk using ELISA	9
Geographic distribution of a missense mutation in the KRT38 gene in Chinese indigenous cattle breeds	9

Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 5. Factors influencing risk of non-pregnancy	9
Milk composition and health status of quarters adjacent to an on-farm protocol-treated clinical-mastitis gland	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
Balancing future food security and greenhouse-gas emissions from animal-sourced protein foods in Southeast Asia	9
Physicochemical, volatile compounds, oxidative and sensory profiles of the Longissimus muscle of six South African sheep breeds	9
Haemato-biochemical responses, worm burdens and Haemonchus contortus ultrastructural changes in lambs fed diets containing graded inclusion levels of sericea lespedeza	8
Technical and economic analysis, and benchmarking associated with dairy farms in Minas Geraiz, Brazil	8
The relationship between milk oestradiol concentrations and oestrus activity in lactating Holstein–Friesian cows	8
Dentition can predict maturity in young Merino sheep	8
Meat acceptability of crossbred bulls fed a high-grain feedlot diet with antimicrobials and a blend of organic trace minerals and yeast	8
Genetic relationships among yearling fertility, body composition and weight traits in tropically adapted composite cattle	8
Effects of ambient temperature and humidity on body temperature and activity of heifers, and a novel idea of heat stress monitoring	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
Phenotypic causal networks between boar taint compounds measured in biopsies and carcasses	7
Evaluating the performance and profitability of varied combinations of brewery by-products for fattening pigs	7
Breed and diet influence the ruminal bacterial community of sheep	7
Xylanase and phytase supplementation of Moringa oleifera diets: effects on the performance, egg quality and blood profile of laying hens	7
Lipid microspheres containing urea for slow release of non-protein N in ruminant diets	7
Aquaculture nutrition in Australia: challenges and trends	7
Reaction-norm analysis of neonatal lamb mortality suggests heritability varies with cold-stress: an example in the Elsenburg Merino selection lines	7
Diversity and population structure of indigenous chicken in Congo, using MHC-linked microsatellite LEI0258	7
Metagenomic comparison of the microbial load colonizing lucerne hay and gum astralagus (Astragalus glycyphyllos) in ruminants	7
Exploring the impact of replacement rates on carbon footprint in south-east Australian dairy herds	7
Effects of water-quality management mitigations on greenhouse-gas emissions from deer farms	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
Optimisation of branched-chain amino acid requirements for 15–21-day-old broiler chickens by using the Taguchi method	7
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Folate metabolism and application of folic acid in ruminant production	7
SNP associations and genetic-parameter estimation for nose and hoof pigmentation in Corriedale sheep	7
Determinants of women small ruminant farmers’ perceptions of climate change impact in Northern Benin	7
Genetic parameters, genetic trends and selection response for gestation length and traits used as selection criteria in Angus breed in Brazil	7
Anti-inflammatory effects of hard antler button extract on inflammation in vitro and prostatitis in vivo in mice	6
Development, implementation and evaluation of a hub and spoke multi-institutional national model to tertiary education in sheep and wool science	6
Physiological and behavioural responses of sheep grazing in a tropical silvopastoral system	6
Factors affecting length of productive life of Brazilian Holstein cows assessed using survival analysis	6
Genetic parameters for milk yield, casein percentage, subclinical mastitis incidence and sexual precocity using Bayesian linear and threshold models	6
Carcass traits and meat lipid profile of cull cows fed palm kernel cake	6
Physical treatment and protease or probiotic supplementation and feather meal digestibility by broilers	6
Selection for growth rate at pasture in Angus cattle results in heavier cattle that eat more in the feedlot	6
A semi-extensive management system reduces plasma testosterone concentrations, sexual behaviour and sperm production in male goats from subtropical latitudes	6
Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 6. Risk factors associated with reproductive losses between confirmed pregnancy and weaning	6
Optimum inclusion rate of barley in diets of meat chickens: an incremental and practical program	6
Strain differences in effects of dietary supplementation with	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
Animal husbandry and animal production activities in village institutes, an important educational institution for social and economic development in Türkiye	6
Effects of germination on the energy value of cereal grains for livestock	6
Cattle welfare aspects of production systems in the tropics	6

Dietary leucine deficiency alters performance, body composition, intestine microbiota, and immune response of female Cobb broilers	5
Growth, body composition and body wrinkle are favourably correlated with reproductive performance in 2-8-year-old Merino sheep	5
Mechanical analysis of bovid horns and cervid antlers: a possible ultimate cause for antler casting	5
Indicators of functional integrity in production animals	5
Lessons for animal nutrition and production science from the Australian Academy of Science Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition	5
Comparison of microbial diversity in rumen and small intestine of Xinong Saanen dairy goats using 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing	5
Management tools for genetic diversity in an isolated population of the honeybee (	5
Managing predators on livestock producing properties in South Africa and Western Australia – producer perspectives	5
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Effects of residual feed intake on the growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and serum biochemical parameters of Cherry Valley ducks	5
Optimisation of antioxidant, antimicrobial and metal-chelating properties of bioactive peptides from blood wastes by enzymatic hydrolysis	5
Strategies to minimise the impact of climate change and weather variability on the welfare of dairy cattle in New Zealand and Australia	5
Frequencies of β-casein variants and their influence on genetic merit for production traits in Holstein cows	5
A review of extended lactation in dairy cows managed in high-input and pasture-based farming systems	5
Metabolic costs related to protein turnover, fat turnover, and rate of gain determine the energetically optimal size of growing sheep	5
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
Can a return to small ruminants increase profitability and drought resilience in the semiarid rangelands of northern Australia?	5
Revisiting tropical pasture intake: what has changed in 50 years?	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
Economic analysis of benefits from grazing unharvested standing lupin crops in a mixed farm enterprise in south-west Western Australia	5
Strengthening the role of innovation brokers in the livestock advisory services system of Pakistan	5
Corrigendum to: Feeding behaviour of beef cattle in intensive finishing on pasture and supplemented with different additives	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
Livestock guardian dog protection of free-range poultry from the red fox	5
Partial replacement of maize with cassava root–moringa leaf and vegetable oil concentrates in broiler finisher diets	5
Selection strategies for beef cow size and condition	5
Effect of a probiotic (	5
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
Nutritional strategies to support performance of commercial Pekin ducks exposed to a high-temperature thermal challenge over 29–41 days of age	5
Sensor-based detection of parturition in beef cattle grazing in an extensive landscape: a case study using a commercial GNSS collar	5
Role of plant bioactive compounds in improving ruminant resilience to heat stress challenge	5
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Sustainable animal agriculture for developing countries – a brief history	5
Integrating climate-change adaptation and greenhouse-gas mitigation in the livestock industry: a review	4
Shelter and shade for grazing sheep: implications for animal welfare and production and for landscape health	4
An industry survey on litter management and re-use practices of Australian meat chicken growers	4
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia: people and circumstances shaping this symposium’s successful first 50 years	4
Frequency of narasin intake affects ruminal metabolism and growth of lambs	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
Climate-smart approaches for enhancing livestock productivity, human nutrition, and livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries	4
Increasing the proportion of Leucaena leucocephala in hay-fed beef steers reduces methane yield	4
A perspective on animal welfare of grazing ruminants and its relationship with sustainability	4
The genetic and phenotypic associations between lamb survival outcomes and other traits recorded at lambing	4
Thermal response in Boer goats differing in coat colour	4
Dual-purpose cropping: the opportunity for a step change in production in the temperate region of Australia	4
Fermented bed flooring systems enhance profitability in smallholder native pig production	4
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	4
Selection for yearling growth rate in Angus cattle results in bigger cows that eat more	4
Genetic parameters of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment	4
Proximity sensors provide an accurate alternative for measuring maternal pedigree of lambs in Australian sheep flocks under commercial conditions	4
Effects of melatonin implants on reproductive performance in sheep: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Calcium and magnesium supplementation of ewes grazing pasture did not improve lamb survival	4
The Sustainability Index: a new tool to breed for reduced greenhouse-gas emissions intensity in Australian dairy cattle	4
Multi-residue analysis of eight veterinary drugs in buffalo milk using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry†	4
Evaluation of	4
Comparison of two software programs for fitting one- and two-compartment age-dependent non-linear digestion models for ruminants: empirical data	4
Dietary supplementation with tryptophan increases the plasma concentrations of tryptophan, kynurenine, and melatonin in Yili mares	4
Benchmarking smallholder goat enterprises and practices in central Lao PDR and farmer response to a research and development program	4
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Effects of transport stress on gene expression and biomarkers in broilers with and without an anti-stress supplement	4
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	4
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production	4
The effects of feeding nitrate on the development of methaemoglobinaemia in sedentary	4
Nutritional characteristics estimated by faecal protein in cattle fed with heterogeneous natural grassland	4
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Effect of animal and diet parameters on methane emissions for pasture-fed cattle	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
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
Condition for reuse and sharing	4
Early-life cold stress and broiler breeder age: effects on metabolism and performance in broiler chicks	4
Lemongrass essential oil reduces Mombasa grass silage gas losses, fibre content and pH after aerobic exposure	4
Utilization of oocytes from closely related domestic species for interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer in gaur embryo production	4
Organic side streams (bioproducts) as substrate for black soldier fly (	4
Preliminary material	4
Dietary energy level and β2-adrenergic agonist supplementation on growth performance, dietary energy, carcass traits, and visceral mass of hairy lambs	3
Meat production traits of Angora goats. 2. Meat quality characteristics and fatty acid composition of meat from intact and castrated kids	3
Induction of hypocalcaemia and evaluation of reticuloruminal motility using a three-axis accelerometer	3
Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 7. Risk factors affecting mortality rates of pregnant cows	3
Competence to thrive: resilience as an indicator of positive health and positive welfare in animals	3
The influence of genetic and environmental factors on performance of Brahman heifers grazing pastures in northern Australia	3

Platforms to accelerate biomanufacturing of enzyme and probiotic animal feed supplements: discovery considerations and manufacturing implications	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
Cow age, resilience and productivity of cow–calf systems	3
Energy intake and nutritional balance of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in special Bavarian landscapes in southern Germany	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
Meta-analysis of prevalence and associated risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle across tropical Asian nations	3
Human resource management practices on Irish dairy farms: an exploratory study	3
A simplified approach for producing Tier 2 enteric-methane emission factors based on East African smallholder farm data	3
Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon mitigation methods in probiotic-fed broiler production	3
The role of black soldier fly larval protein and fat in companion-animal nutrition: challenges and opportunities from an industry perspective	3
Improving accuracy and stability of genetic predictions for dairy cow survival	3
The role of goat production in smallholder systems in Lao PDR: implications for improving productivity and scaling up production	3
Interactions of diet and circadian rhythm to achieve precision nutrition of poultry	3
Effects of montmorillonite on the growth performance, immunity, intestinal morphology and caecal microflora of broilers	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
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
Replacing bacitracin zinc antibiotic with symbiotic additive in pullet diet	3
Animal and plant-sourced nutrition: complementary not competitive	3
Trends in the environmental impacts of the Australian pork industry	3
Growth and reproductive performance of broiler breeders reared to puberty under the open-sided housing in a tropical environment	3
Importance of circadian rhythms in dairy nutrition	3
Effects of feeding fodder beet or kale in winter to dams and their heifer offspring on the heifer growth and production	3
Duration and sex-dependent effect of betaine supplementation on growth performance and carcass backfat of finisher pigs	3
Dietary microbial 6-phytase concentration effects broiler growth, short-chain fatty acid profile, and intestinal histomorphology	3
Abstracts from the Proceedings of the 34th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences	3
Effects of maternal dietary selenium sources on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant status and the immune response of broiler progeny	3
Success rate, genetic improvement and economic analysis of artificial insemination delivery models for smallholder pig production systems	3
Semen quality, testosterone values, and testicular and accessory gland parameters in rams receiving sustained stimulation with low doses of buserelin	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
Insights into the pathogenesis of catastrophic spontaneous humeral fractures in first-lactation dairy cows	3
Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production	3
Associations of digestibility with phenotypic and genetic variation in methane production in Angus cattle	3
Genetic parameters for milk production and body-conformation traits in Dairy Gir cattle	3
Greenhouse-gas abatement on Australian dairy farms: what are the options?	3
How much soil do cattle ingest? A review	3
Meta-analysis of garlic in small ruminant nutrition: dry matter intake, rumen fermentability, nutrient digestibility, and blood biochemical indices	3
Growth rate of male Bali cattle (Bos javanicus) fed leucaena and rice straw diets with increasing levels of cassava	3
A novel 22-bp InDel in the intron 1 of the IGF1 gene is associated with slaughtering performance of Chinese Jiaji duck	3
Validation of body condition score based on subcutaneous fat thickness measurements in primiparous Gyr cows	3
Effects of micronised bamboo powder on growth performance, intestinal development, caecal chyme microflora and metabolic pathway of broilers aged 24–45 days	3
Liveweight gain and metabolisable energy requirements of young entire male Australian Rangeland goats in response to supplementation	2
Possible relationships between the physical conditions of cattle and the occurrence of structural modifications of their coat hair	2
Genetic evaluation of lactation persistency in the Gyr breed by using a two-trait random regression model	2
Multienzyme complex in rations containing whole rice bran for newly weaned piglets	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
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Grazing beef cows identified as efficient using a nutrition model partition more energy to lactation	2
On the value of adding commercial data into the reference population of the Angus SteerSELECT genomic tool	2
Regional heat stress maps for grazing dairy cows in New Zealand under climate change	2
Disease as a constraint on goat production in Lao PDR and trade to neighbouring countries: a review	2
Comparison of equations to predict the metabolisable energy content as applied to the vertical strata and plant parts of forage sorghum (	2
Genomic analysis of purebred and crossbred Angus cattle demonstrates opportunity for multi-breed evaluation	2
A method for implementing methane breeding values in Australian dairy cattle	2
Corrigendum to: Analysing the effects of feeding black soldier fly on broiler growth performance: a meta-analysis	2
Relationship between carcase traits of Bos taurus genotypes and ultrasound measurements across six stages of growth from weaning through to long-feedlot finishing	2
Estimating potential farm economic benefits of advanced microbiological diagnostics in veterinary medicine	2
Dermatophilosis (lumpy wool) in sheep: a review of pathogenesis, aetiology, resistance and vaccines	2
ImmuneDEX: updated genomic estimates of genetic parameters and breeding values for Australian Angus cattle	2
Construction of the miRNA–mRNA regulatory networks for both the cartilage formation and remodel zones in the antler tip in sika deer (	2
Incubation temperature affects growth and efficacy of white-rot fungi to improve the nutritive value of rice straw	2
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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
Mobilisation and replenishment of phosphorus reserves in Bos indicus cows. 2. Mature lactating cows fed diets deficient or adequate in phosphorus	2
Effects of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on the vitrification of bovine metaphase II oocytes	2
A model of flystrike pesticide resistance management on sheep: use of pesticide rotations	2
Effect of early gut microbiota intervention using pre-designed poultry microbiota substitute on broiler health and performance	2
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<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
Energy sources in diets for lambs in confinement	2
Productive and reproductive consequences of crossbreeding Dohne Merino with Corriedale in Uruguayan sheep production systems	2
Can measurements of foraging behaviour predict variation in weight gains of free-ranging cattle?	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
Microbiome engineering to combat antimicrobial resistance and upsurge productivity of food animals: a systematic review	2
Variations in growth performance, meat quality and consumer preferences influenced by difference of breed in buffalo bulls (	2
Parameters influencing the maturation of bovine oocyte: a review	2
The effects of parasitism on ewes for prime lamb production in western Victoria	2
Succinate dehydrogenase participation in porcine gamete function	2
Biological additives improved qualities,	2
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Legume grain-based supplements in dairy sheep diet: effects on milk yield, composition and fatty acid profile	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
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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
Motivations for Swiss veal farmers to adopt calf health management strategies that enable reduction in antibiotic use	2
Perspectives on progression of transboundary disease, one health and ecosystem health management in the Greater Mekong Subregion and beyond	2
Average daily gain in lambs grazing mixed annual forage species compared with single species and relationship to feed on offer	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
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Impact of feeding volumes on performance and bone characteristics of Embrapa 051 laying hens housed in a cage-free system	2
Extended Abstracts of Short Presentations at Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia 2021	2
Cold stress changes the composition and function of microbiota in the content and mucosa of the ileum and colon in piglets	2
Nutrients digestibility, microbial protein synthesis and rumen and blood parameters in sheep feeding grape pomace treated with Neurospora sitophila	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
Effects of photoperiod on thyroid gland development and function in growing chicks: a biochemical and morphometric study	2