SA Journal of Animal Science

Issue: 1

2 010, Volume 40, Issue 1
Title	Page		Author(s)
Introduction to volume 40, issue 1			South African Society for Animal Science
Broiler performance and bone strength minimally affected by either a simulated dusk or night-interruption photoperiod	1 -	5	P.D. Lewis, R.M. Gous and E. Tumova
The effect of oestradiol-17β on the motility, viability and the acrosomal status of bull sperm	6 -	13	H.B. Çiftci and U. Zülkadir
Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall products: The effects on gut morphology and performance of broiler chickens	14 -	21	M. Brümmer, C. Jansen van Rensburg and C.A. Moran
Potential use of high-temperature and low-temperature steam treatment, sodium hydroxide and an enzyme mixture for improving the	22 -	32	M. Chaji, A.A. Naserian, R. Valizadeh, T. Mohammadabadi and Kh. Mirzadeh
Polymorphism of the VEGF gene and its association with growth traits in four goat breeds	33 -	40	Q.J. Jin, X.T. Fang, C.L. Zhang, L. Yang, J.J. Sun, D.X. Chen, X.Y. Shi, Y. Du, X.Y. Lan and H. Chen
Influence of body weight, age and management system on reproduction of South African Angora goat does	41 -	53	M.A. Snyman
Factors affecting pre-weaning kid mortality in South African Angora goats	54 -	64	M.A. Snyman
The effect of embryo donor age and parity on the superovulatory response in Boer goat does	65 -	69	K.C. Lehloenya and J.P.C. Greyling
Determination and comparison of digestion kinetics of two fibre sources in geese (Anseris)	70 -	77	Yu-Jie Lou, Hong-Liang Liu, Jun Wang and Zhen-Jun Sun

Issue: 2

2 010, Volume 40, Issue 2
Title	Page		Author(s)
Ruminal acidosis: A review with detailed reference to the controlling agent Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 41125 (Review)	79 -	100	H.H. Meissner, P.H. Henning, C.H. Horn, K-J. Leeuw, F.M. Hagg and G. Fouché
The effect of a direct fed microbial (Megasphaera elsdenii) on the productivity and health of Holstein cows	101 -	112	F.M. Hagg, L.J. Erasmus, P.H. Henning and R.J. Coertze
Association of polymorphism of the alpha 1-antitrypsin gene with milk production traits in Chinese Holstein	113 -	120	Qiu-ling Li, Zheng-feng Zhang, Chang-fa Wang, Hai Yang, Hong-mei Wang, Jian-bin Li, Jin-ming Huang and Ji-feng Zhong
Microsatellite-based characterization of Southern African domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domestica)	121 -	132	H. Swart, A. Kotze, P.A.S. Olivier and J.P. Grobler
Effects of dietary replacement of maize grain with popcorn waste products on nutrient digestibility and performance by lambs	133 -	139	B.D. Nkosi, R. Meeske, H.J. van der Merwe, O. Acheampong-Boateng and T. Langa
Genetic parameters for cow weight at calving and at calf weaning in South African Simmental cattle (Short communication)	140 -	144	B.J. Crook, F.W.C. Neser and M.J. Bradfield
Effect of dietary olive leaves and rosemary on microbial growth and lipid oxidation of turkey breast during refrigerated storage	145 -	155	A. Govaris, E. Botsoglou, A. Moulas and N. Botsoglou
Calving interval genetic parameters and trends for dairy breeds in South Africa	156 -	162	B.E. Mostert, R.R. van der Westhuizen and H.E. Theron

Issue: 3

2 010, Volume 40, Issue 3
Title	Page		Author(s)
Relationship between production characteristics and breeding potential of 25-month old extensively managed Bonsmara bulls	163 -	172	S.M. Scheepers, C.H. Annandale and E.C. Webb
Performance and carcass characteristics of Japanese quail as affected by sex or mannan oligosaccharides and calcium propionate	173 -	184	E.M. Bonos, E.V. Christaki and P.C. Florou-Paneri
Interactive effect of dietary protein level and zilpaterol hydrochloride on feedlot performance and meat quality of steers	185 -	189	H.A. O’Neill, N.H. Casey and E.C. Webb
Variation in nutrient composition and structure of high-moisture maize dried at different temperatures	190 -	197	M.M. Bhuiyan, A.F. Islam and P.A. Iji
Characteristic of slaughter value and meat quality of three synthetic pig lines	198 -	203	W. Przybylski, D. Jaworska, E. Olczak, I. Namysław, K. Kajak-Siemaszko, V. Santé-Lhoutellier and S. Niemyjski
Effects of ratios of non-fibre carbohydrates to rumen degradable protein in diets of Holstein cows: 1. Feed intake, digestibilit	204 -	212	A. Afzalzadeh, H. Rafiee, A.A. Khadem and A. Asadi
Effects of ratios of non-fibre carbohydrates to rumen degradable protein in diets of Holstein cows: 2. Rumen and plasma paramete	213 -	220	A. Afzalzadeh, H. Rafiee, A.A. Khadem and A. Asadi
Chemical characteristics of red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama) meat	221 -	228	L.C. Hoffman, K. Smit and N. Muller
Effects of whey and molasses as silage additives on potato hash silage quality and growth performance of lambs	229 -	237	B.D. Nkosi and R. Meeske
Effects of glycine and glutamic acid supplementation to low protein diets on performance, thyroid function and fat deposition in	238 -	244	N.F. Namroud, M. Shivazad, M. Zaghari and A. Zare Shahneh
Effects of cladode age on biomass yield and nutritional value of intensively produced spineless cactus for ruminants	245 -	250	J.M. Pinos-Rodríguez, J.C. Velázquez, S.S. González, J.R. Aguirre, J.C. García, G. Álvarez and Y. Jasso
Frozen rumen fluid as microbial inoculum in the two-stage in vitro digestibility assay of ruminant feeds	251 -	256	N. Denek, A. Can and M. Avci
Effects of dietary boron on performance, egg production, egg quality and some bone parameters in layer hens	257 -	264	C. Mızrak, E. Yenice, M. Can, U. Yıldırım and Z. Atik
CuZnSOD gene expression and its relationship with anti-oxidative capacity and pork quality	265 -	272	Jinfang Du, Yongqing Zeng, Hui Wang, Yuan Qian, Hua Li, Qimei Chen, Wei Chen and Jingxiang Cui

Issue: 4

2 010, Volume 40, Issue 4
Title	Page		Author(s)
Random regression test-day model for the analysis of dairy cattle production data in South Africa: Creating the framework (Revie	273 -	284	E.F. Dzomba, K.A. Nephawe, A.N. Maiwashe, S.W.P. Cloete, M. Chimonyo, C.B. Banga, C.J.C. Muller and K. Dzama
Nutritive value and physical characteristics of Xaraes palisadegrass as affected by grazing strategy	285 -	293	R.L.G. Nave, C.G.S. Pedreira and B.C. Pedreira
Influence of supplemental aminooligosaccharides on in vitro disappearance of diets for dairy cattle and its effects on milk yiel	294 -	300	J.A. Sánchez, J.M. Pinos-Rodríguez, S.S. González, J.R. Barcena and J.C. García
Effect of bromine and iodine in drinking water on production parameters of broilers	301 -	310	J. du Toit and N.H. Casey
Effect of extruded cotton and canola seed on unsaturated fatty acid composition in the plasma, erythrocytes and livers of lambs	311 -	318	A. Sheikh Ahmadi, A. Golian, A. Akbarian, M.H. Ghaffari, H. Shirzadi and M. Mirzaee
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of six Sudanese camel breeds	319 -	326	I.A. Ishag, M. Reissmann, K.J. Peters, L.M-A. Musa and M-K.A. Ahmed
Efficacy of lactobacilli to normalize production of corticosterone induced by unpleasant handling of broilers	327 -	333	A. Meimandipour, A. Soleimanifarjam, M. Hair-Bejo, M. Shuhaimi, K. Azhar, L. Nateghi, B. Rasti and A.M. Yazid
Influence of growth stage at harvest on fermentative characteristics of Panicum maximum silage	334 -	341	W.A. van Niekerk, Abubeker Hassen and F.M. Bechaz
Estimation of genetic parameters for carcass traits in Japanese quail using Bayesian methods (Short communication)	342 -	347	D. Narinc, E. Karaman and T. Aksoy
Response of broiler chickens to diets containing artificially dried high-moisture maize supplemented with microbial enzymes	348 -	362	M.M. Bhuiyan, A.F. Islam and P.A. Iji
Effects of kefir as a probiotic source on the performance of goat kids	363 -	370	C. Atasoglu, H.I. Akbag, C. Tölü, G. Das, T. Savas and I.Y. Yurtman
Effect of dietary supplementation of licorice extract and a prebiotic on performance and blood metabolites of broilers	371 -	380	M. Sedghi, A. Golian, H. Kermanshahi and H. Ahmadi
Discriminant analysis of morphometric differentiation in the West African Dwarf and Red Sokoto goats	381 -	387	A. Yakubu, A.E. Salako, I.G. Imumorin, A.O. Ige and M.O. Akinyemi

Issue: 5

2 010, Volume 40, Issue 5 SASAS Congress 2009
Title	Page		Author(s)
Introduction	399 -	399	T.J. Dugmore
Scientific research: the planning process (Invited paper)	400 -	401	R.M. Gous
Environmental-genotype responses in livestock to global warming: A southern African perspective (Invited paper)	408 -	413	M.M. Scholtz, D. Furstenburg, A. Maiwashe, M.L. Makgahlela, H.E. Theron and J. van der Westhuizen
Effect of environmental factors on the digestibility and voluntary feed intake of kikuyu	414 -	417	T.J. Dugmore and I.V. Nsahlai
Effect of herbage composition on the digestibility and voluntary feed intake of kikuyu	418 -	421	T.J. Dugmore and I.V. Nsahlai
The economic viability of finishing Nguni weaners on natural veld and permanent pastures	422 -	423	C.B. Nowers and J. Welgemoed
Effect of two levels of supplementary feeding and two stocking rates of grazing ostriches on irrigated lucerne dry matter intake	424 -	428	M. Strydom, J.M. van Heerden, T.S. Brand and B.B. Aucamp
Preliminary results on the description of body composition change in ostriches (Struthio camelus) under optimal feeding conditio	429 -	433	W.J. Kritzinger, T.S. Brand, R.M. Gous, L.C. Hoffman and F.D. Mellett
The response in food intake and reproductive parameters of breeding ostriches to increasing dietary energy	434 -	437	T.S. Brand, T.R. Olivier and R.M. Gous
Between male variation in semen characteristics and preliminary results on the dilution of semen in the ostrich	438 -	441	M. Bonato, P.K. Rybnik , I.A. Malecki, C.K. Cornwallis and S.W.P. Cloete
Dietary manipulation of oil production in commercial emu	442 -	445	P. Matlhoko, E.C. Webb and P. Chamunorwa
Embryo transfer using cryopreserved Boer goat blastocysts	446 -	450	K.C. Lehloenya and J.P.C. Greyling
Reproductive performance of semi-intensively kept Döhne Merino ewes fed with different protein supplements	451 -	454	E.C. Webb, W.A. van Niekerk, K. Lee and W.J. Marais
Genetic trends in South African terminal sire sheep breeds	455 -	458	O.T. Zishiri, S.W.P. Cloete, J.J. Olivier and K. Dzama
The effect of age and gender on the fat distribution in Merino lambs	459 -	461	E.J. van der Westhuizen, T.S. Brand, L.C. Hoffman and B.B. Aucamp
A comparison of genetic diversity between South African conserved and field chicken populations using microsatellite markers	462 -	466	B.J. Mtileni, F.C. Muchadeyi, S. Weigend, A. Maiwashe, E. Groeneveld L.F., Groeneveld, M. Chimonyo and K. Dzama
An evaluation of ratios as a measure of carcass traits using mature indigenous chickens in Limpopo Province of South Africa	467 -	470	N.J. Tshovhote, A.E. Nesamvuni, K.A. Nephawe and I. Groenewald
Boar effects and their relations to fertility and litter size in sows	471 -	475	D.O. Umesiobi
The assessment of crystals derived from Aloe spp. for potential use as an herbal anthelmintic thereby indirectly controlling blo	476 -	479	A.J. Scholtz, S.W.P. Cloete, J.B. van Wyk and T.C.deK. van der Linde
Nutritionally-related blood metabolites and faecal egg counts in indigenous Nguni goats of South Africa	480 -	483	F. Rumosa Gwaze, M. Chimonyo and K. Dzama
Effect of sun drying on microbes in non-conventional agricultural by-products	484 -	487	T.E. Bhila, M.M. Ratsaka, A. Kanengoni and F.K. Siebrits
Evaluation of potato hash silage from two bacterial inoculants and their effects on the growth performance of grower pigs	488 -	490	R. Thomas, B.D. Nkosi, D.O. Umesiobi, R. Meeske, A.T. Kanengoni and T. Langa
Effects of sun-dried Opuntia ficus-indica on feed and water intake and excretion of urine and faeces by Dorper sheep	491 -	494	C.M.D. da C. Menezes, L.M.J. Schwalbach, W.J. Combrinck, M.D. Fair and H.O. de Waal
Palatibility of Opuntia varieties available in South Africa for dryland sheep	495 -	498	S.M. Grobler, K. Dearlove and M.M. Scholtz
Growth performance of feedlot weaners cattle fed diet containing different levels of cold press soya bean oilcake	499 -	501	M.J. Chipa, F.K. Siebrits, M.M. Ratsaka, K-J. Leeuw and B.D. Nkosi
The conversion of dopamine to epinephrine and nor-epinephrine is breed dependent	502 -	504	H.A. O’Neill, E.C. Webb, L. Frylinck and P. Strydom
Movements of adult Culicoides midges around stables in KwaZulu-Natal	505 -	509	A.B. Jenkins and M.B. Young
Breeding sites of Culicoides midges in KwaZulu-Natal	510 -	513	A.B. Jenkins and M.B. Young
Investigation of Culicoides spp. preference for light colour and source using light emitting diodes and fluorescent light	514 -	518	A.B. Jenkins and M.B. Young

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