Contents

Environment and Behavior 1: Recent Advances in Assessment and Management of Heat Stress in Domestic Animals
 Assessing Swine Thermal Comfort by Image Analysis of Postural Behaviors. H. Xin ...1 Abstract

 Dynamic Responses of Cattle to Thermal Heat Loads. G. L. Hahn ...10 Abstract

 Nutritional Strategies for Managing the Heat-Stressed Dairy Cow. J. W. West ...21 Abstract

 Strategies for Managing Reproduction in the Heat-Stressed Dairy Cow. P. J. Hansen and C. F. Aréchiga ...36 Abstract

Extension 1: The Future of Concentrated Livestock Operations

 Livestock Nutrient Management Concerns: Regulatory and Legislative Overview. D. Meyer and D. D. Mullinax ...51 Abstract

 Nutrient Balance on Nebraska Livestock Confinement Systems. R. Koelsch and G. Lesoing ...63 Abstract

Joint Symposium: Ruminant Nutrition 1/Pastures and Forages 1/Production and Management 1: Nutritional Factors Impacting the Nutrient Balance of Beef and Dairy Operations

 Animal Grouping Strategies, Sources of Variation, and Economic Factors Affecting Nutrient Balance on Dairy Farms. N. R. St-Pierre and C. S. Thraen ...72 Abstract

 An Approach to Nutrient Management on Dairy Farms. A. Kuipers, F. Mandersloot, and R.L.G. Zom ...84 Abstract

 Managing Nutrients Across Regions of the United States. C. J. Nelson ...90 Abstract

Animal Health 2: Inflammation and Animal Health

 Inflammation in the Bovine Female Reproductive Tract. R. H. BonDurant ...101 Abstract

Breeding and Genetics 3: Implications of Cloning for Breed Improvement Strategies

 Implications of Cloning for Breed Improvement Strategies: Are Traditional Methods of Animal Improvement Obsolete? L. D. Van Vleck ...111 Abstract

Roche/ASAS Foundation Beef Cattle Nutrition Symposium: Forage Supplementation and Grazing

 Effects of Supplementation on Voluntary Forage Intake, Diet Digestibility, and Animal Performance. J. E. Moore, M. H. Brant, W. E. Kunkle, and D. I. Hopkins ...122 Abstract

 Effects of Previous Grazing Nutrition and Management on Feedlot Performance of Cattle. J. S. Drouillard and G. L. Kuhl ...136 Abstract

Breeding and Genetics 5: Survival Analysis/Threshold Models

 Applications in Survival Analysis. S. D. Kachman ...147 Abstract

Contemporary Issues 2: Contemporary Issues in the Classroom

 An Appropriate Role for Ethics in Teaching Contemporary Issues. K. K. Schillo ...154 Abstract

 Team Approach to Teaching Participatory Group Process Involving Natural Resources and Agriculture. R. D. William, S. L. Davis, L. A. Cramer, K. Stephens, R. Gresswell, G. Stephenson, and P. E. Corcoran ...163 Abstract

Nonruminant Nutrition 6: Nutrient Management and Odor

 Odor Control for Livestock Systems. W. J. Powers ...169 Abstract

Ruminant Nutrition 6: Assessment of Feeding Management Practices for Beef and Dairy Cattle

 Interpretation and Design of Nonregulatory On-Farm Feeding Trials. N. R. St-Pierre and L. R. Jones ...177 Abstract

Nonruminant Nutrition 8: Skeletal Tissue: Applications from a Physiology/Endocrine Functional Perspective

 The Regulation of Growth Plate Cartilage Turnover. M. W. Orth ...183Abstract

 Bone: More Than a Stick. N. Loveridge ...190 Abstract

Dairy Symposium: Nutritionally Improved Corn Grain Hybrids: Influence on the Feed Industry and the Feeding of Dairy and Beef Cattle

 Nutritional Benefits of Specialty Corn Grain Hybrids in Dairy Diets. R. G. Dado ...197 Abstract

 Nutritional Benefits of Specialty Grain Hybrids in Beef Feedlot Diets. R. A. Stock ...208 Abstract

Physiology and Milk Synthesis 12: Male Reproduction

 The Beltsville Sperm Sexing Technology: High-Speed Sperm Sorting Gives Improved Sperm Output for In Vitro Fertilization and AI. L. A. Johnson, G. R. Welch, and W. Rens ...213 Abstract

Sheep Symposium: The Callipyge Phenomenon: Challenges and Opportunities

 The Callipyge Phenomenon: Evidence for Unusual Genetic Inheritance. N. E. Cockett, S. P. Jackson, G. D. Snowder, T. L. Shay, S. Berghmans, J. E. Beever, C. Carpenter, and M. Georges ...221 Abstract

 Basics of Gametic Imprinting. A. Ruvinsky ...228 Abstract

 The Callipyge Phenomenon: Tenderness Intervention Methods. M. B. Solomon ...238 Abstract

 Economics of Callipyge Lamb Production. J. R. Busboom, T. I. Wahl, and G. D. Snowder ...243 Abstract

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