Journal of Animal Science

Table of Contents

Volume 80, Electronic Supplement 1, 2002
Peer-reviewed papers from the 2001 ASAS Sectional Meetings

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2001 Midwestern Section

Symposium: Livestock Cognition: Implications on Production and Well-Being

Can farm animal welfare be understood without taking into account the issues of emotion and cognition?
R. Dantzer... E1

Cognition studies with pigs: Livestock cognition and its implication for production.
S. Held, M. Mendl, K. Laughlin, and R. W. Byrne... E10

 

Symposium: Beta-Agonists in Food Animals

Beta-Adrenergic receptor agonist modulation of skeletal muscle growth.
D. H. Beermann... E18

Beta-Adrenergic receptor modulation of adipocyte metabolism and growth.
H. J. Mersmann... E24

Implications of feedback regulation of beta-adrenergic signaling.
S. E. Mills...E30

 

Symposium: Some Possible Ways to Increase Litter Size in Swine

Control of ovulation rate in swine.
H. Cardenas and W. F. Pope...E36

Increasing fertilization rate of boars: Influence of number and quality of spermatozoa inseminated.
W. L. Flowers...E47

Early embryonic survival in the pig: Can it be improved?
R. D. Geisert and R. A. M. Schmitt...E54

Uterine capacity in the pig reflects a combination of uterine environment and conceptus genotype effects.
S. P. Ford, K. A. Vonnahme, and M. E. Wilson...E66

Preweaning survival in swine.
Lay, Jr., D. C., R. L. Matteri, J. A. Carroll, T. J. Fangman, and T. J. Safranski...E74

 

2001 Western Section

Symposium: Using Science and Marketing in Producing and Delivering Value-Added Products in the New Economy

Communicating value to cattle producers: Issues, opportunities, and looking ahead.
W. D. Purcell...E87

Using genetic tools to meet market targets without sacrificing maternal performance.
M. W. Tess...E94

The following paper from this symposium was not peer-reviewed:

The Changing Market Structure for the American Beef Industry.
H. Hughes