Animal Science Journal

Occurrence of conjugated linoleic acid in ruminant products and its physiological functions
pp. 291-303(13)
Author: TANAKA, Keiichi

Goat meat acceptance in Japan: Current situation and future prospects
pp. 305-312(8)
Authors: OZAWA, Takeyuki; NISHITANI, Jiro; ODAKE, Sachiko; LOPEZ-VILLALOBOS, Nicolas; BLAIR, Hugh T.

Morphometric and histochemical study of involution in the rat uterus after parturition
pp. 313-323(11)
Authors: ELKHALIL, Ayat Omer; MAEJIMA, Yuko; AOYAMA, Masato; TANAKA, Hideyuki; SUGITA, Shoei

Effects of calcium intake and parity on plasma minerals and bone turnover around parturition
pp. 325-330(6)
Authors: KAMIYA, Yuko; KAMIYA, Mitsuru; TANAKA, Masahito; SHIOYA, Shigeru

Effects of supplementary corn silage on the feed intake and milk production of time-restricted grazing dairy cows
pp. 331-337(7)
Authors: MITANI, Tomohiro; TAKAHASHI, Makoto; UEDA, Koichiro; NAKATSUJI, Hiroki; KONDO, Seiji; OKUBO, Masahiko

Expression of mRNA for sodium-glucose transporter 1 and fatty acid translocase in the ruminant gastrointestinal tract before and after weaning
pp. 339-344(6)
Authors: HAYASHI, Hideaki; YONEZAWA, Tomo; KANETANI, Takeshi; TERADA, Fuminori; KATOH, Kazuo; OBARA, Yoshiaki

Ability to utilize lactate and related enzymes of a ruminal bacterium, Selenomonas ruminantium
pp. 345-352(8)
Authors: ASANUMA, Narito; HINO, Tsuneo

Effect of crushing unhulled rice and the addition of fermented juice of epiphytic lactic acid bacteria on the fermentation quality of whole crop rice silage, and its digestibility and rumen fermentation status in sheep
pp. 353-358(6)
Authors: TAKAHASHI, Toshiyoshi; HORIGUCHI, Ken-ichi; GOTO, Masakazu

Apparent digestibilities of diets based on timothy and Italian ryegrass hay harvested in different regions in Japan fed to exercising Thoroughbreds
pp. 359-365(7)
Authors: MATSUI, Akira; INOUE, Yoshinobu; ASAI, Yo

Effects of fasting and refeeding on plasma concentrations of leptin, ghrelin, insulin, growth hormone and metabolites in swine
pp. 367-374(8)
Authors: INOUE, Hiroaki; WATANUKI, Masashi; MYINT, Hnin Thidar; ITO, Tetsuya; KUWAYAMA, Hideto; HIDARI, Hisashi

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor- coactivator 1 (PGC-1 ) expression and the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibers in porcine and bovine skeletal muscles
pp. 375-380(6)
Authors: CHIKUNI, Koichi; NAKAJIMA, Ikuyo; OE, Mika; MUROYA, Susumu

Inhibition of growth hormone secretagogue receptor antagonist, [D-Lys-3]-GHRP-6, in adipogenesis of ovine and rat adipocytes
pp. 381-386(6)
Authors: ROH, Sang-gun; HONG, Yeon-hee; HISHIKAWA, Daisuke; TSUZUKI, Hiroaki; MIYAHARA, Hisae; NISHIMURA, Yukihiko; GOTO, Chizu; SUZUKI, Yasuki; CHOI, Ki-choon; LEE, Hong-gu; SASAKI, Shinichi

Effect of the last diet on the selective feeding behavior of heifers
pp. 387-390(4)
Authors: FUKASAWA, Michiru; TSUKADA, Hideharu; KOSAKO, Takami; KOHARI, Daisuke

Dairy farming financial structures in Hokkaido, Japan and New Zealand
pp. 391-400(10)
Authors: OZAWA, Takeyuki; LOPEZ-VILLALOBOS, Nicolas; BLAIR, Hugh T.