Animal Science Journal

Polymorphism of insulin-like growth factor 1 gene is associated with breast muscle yields in chickens
pp. 1-6(6)
Authors: SATO, Shinichi; OHTAKE, Tsuyoshi; UEMOTO, Yoshinobu; OKUMURA, Yumi; KOBAYASHI, Eiji

Identification of divergently selected regions between Japanese Black and Holstein cattle using bovine 50k SNP array
pp. 7-13(7)
Authors: HOSOKAWA, Daisuke; ISHII, Atsushi; YAMAJI, Keita; SASAZAKI, Shinji; OYAMA, Kenji; MANNEN, Hideyuki

Population structure of pigs determined by single nucleotide polymorphisms observed in assembled expressed sequence tags
pp. 14-22(9)
Authors: MATSUMOTO, Toshimi; OKUMURA, Naohiko; UENISHI, Hirohide; HAYASHI, Takeshi; HAMASIMA, Noriyuki; AWATA, Takashi

Association of toll-like receptor 2 polymorphisms with somatic cell score in Xinjiang Brown cattle
pp. 23-30(8)
Authors: BAI, Jie; LIN, Jiapeng; LI, Wenrong; LIU, Mingjun

Addition of erythrocytes to <i>in vitro</i> culture medium attenuates the detrimental effects of reactive oxygen species on bovine preimplantation embryo development
pp. 31-35(5)
Authors: IDETA, Atsushi; TSUCHIYA, Kanami; AOYAGI, Yoshito

Effects of a combination of hinokitiol (β-thujaplicin) and an organic acid mixture on ruminal fermentation in heifers fed a high-grain diet
pp. 36-42(7)
Authors: ISHII, Junichiro; OMURA, Hiroshi; MITSUI, Tadao; EGUCHI, Norichika; UENO, Takashi; GOTO, Hisaya; ITO, Hiroshi

Bean husks as a supplemental fiber for ruminants: Potential use for activation of fibrolytic rumen bacteria to improve main forage digestion
pp. 43-49(7)
Authors: NGWE, Tin; NUKUI, Yoko; OYAIZU, Shinya; TAKAMOTO, Genki; KOIKE, Satoshi; UEDA, Koichiro; NAKATSUJI, Hiroki; KONDO, Seiji; KOBAYASHI, Yasuo

Effects of plane of nutrition on growth, feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance in Murrah graded male buffalo (<i>Bubalus bubalis</i>) calves in Nepal
pp. 50-54(5)
Authors: KUMAGAI, Hajime; BARAL, Bodh R.; SHIINO, Tatsu; DEVKOTA, Naba R.; OISHI, Kazato; HIROOKA, Hiroyuki; KOLACHHAPATI, Mana R.; TIWARI, Ishwor C. P.

Effects of fermented mushroom (<i>Flammulina velutipes</i>) by-product diets on growth performance and carcass traits in growing-fattening Berkshire pigs
pp. 55-62(8)
Authors: CHU, Gyo Moon; YANG, Jeong Mo; KIM, Hoi Yun; KIM, Chung Hui; SONG, Young Min

Bromocriptine inhibits salsolinol-induced prolactin release in male goats
pp. 63-67(5)
Authors: HASHIZUME, Tsutomu; SAWADA, Tatsuru; NAKAJIMA, Yuka; YAEGASHI, Tomoyoshi; SAITO, Hayato; GOTO, Yuki; JIN, Jin; FÜLÖP, Ferenc; NAGY, György Miklos

Immunomodulatory effects of <i>Allium</i>s and <i>Ipomoea batata</i> extracts on lymphocytes and macrophages functions in White Leghorn chickens: <i>In vitro</i> study
pp. 68-76(9)
Authors: HANIEH, Hamza; NARABARA, Kiyoaki; TANAKA, Yuji; GU, Zhigang; ABE, Asaki; KONDO, Yasuhiro

Effects at early stage of life of elevated milk replacer feeding on growth rate, plasma IGF-I concentration and intestinal nutrient transporter expression in Holstein bull calves
pp. 77-82(6)
Authors: ORIHASHI, Takenori; MASHIKO, Takanori; SERA, Kenji; ROH, Sang-Gun; KATOH, Kazuo; OBARA, Yoshiaki

The W- and Z-linked EE0.6 sequences used for molecular sexing of captive Japanese crested ibis on Sado Island
pp. 83-87(5)
Authors: KASUGA, Kaori; HIGASHI, Maho; YAMADA, Takahisa; SUGIYAMA, Toshie; TANIGUCHI, Yukio; IWAISAKI, Hiroaki; HOMMA, Kosuke; WAJIKI, Yuuichi; KANEKO, Yoshinori; YAMAGISHI, Satoshi

Expression analysis of an α-1, 3-galactosyltransferase, an enzyme that creates xenotransplantation-related α-Gal epitope, in pig preimplantation embryos
pp. 88-93(6)
Authors: CHI, Haiying; SATO, Masahiro; YOSHIDA, Mitsutoshi; MIYOSHI, Kazuchika