1. Genotypes of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from South American countries determined by two methods based on genomic repetitive sequences

   • Jorge Arturo Fernández-Silva
   • Amir Abdulmawjood
   • Michael Bülte

   Brief Communication 02 February 2012 Pages: 1123 - 1126

2. Seroprevalence of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection in dairy cattle in Isfahan Province, Iran

   • Hassan Morovati
   • Edris Shirvani
   • Davoud Sakhaei

   Brief Communication 31 December 2011 Pages: 1127 - 1129

3. Limitations and potentials of dual-purpose cow herds in Central Coastal Veracruz, Mexico

   • Victor Antonio Absalón-Medina
   • Robert W. Blake
   • Bertha L. Rueda-Maldonado

   Original Research Open access 27 December 2011 Pages: 1131 - 1142

   

4. Economic analysis of alternative nutritional management of dual-purpose cow herds in central coastal Veracruz, Mexico

   • Victor Antonio Absalón-Medina
   • Charles F. Nicholson
   • Bertha L. Rueda-Maldonado

   Original Research Open access 23 December 2011 Pages: 1143 - 1150

   

5. Comparison of conventional and non-conventional techniques for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in Sudan

   • Amel Abdalla
   • Mohamed E. Hamid

   Original Research 27 December 2011 Pages: 1151 - 1155

6. A description of local pig feeding systems in village smallholder farms of Western Kenya

   • Florence Kanini Mutua
   • Catherine Dewey
   • Esther Schelling

   Original Research 05 January 2012 Pages: 1157 - 1162

7. Determinants of farmers’ choice for veterinary service providers in Nepal Mountains

   • Dirga Kumar Lamichhane
   • Sabina Shrestha

   Original Research 28 December 2011 Pages: 1163 - 1168

8. In vitro antimicrobial activity of Combretum molle (Combretaceae) against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from crossbred dairy cows with clinical mastitis

   • Fekadu Regassa
   • Mengistu Araya

   Original Research 30 December 2011 Pages: 1169 - 1173

   

9. Major causes of mastitis and associated risk factors in smallholder dairy farms in and around Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia

   • Mesele Abera
   • Tadios Habte
   • Desie Sheferaw

   Original Research 10 January 2012 Pages: 1175 - 1179

10. Effects of level of concentrate supplementation on growth performance of Arsi-Bale and Boer × Arsi-Bale male goats consuming low-quality grass hay

    • Seid Mohammed
    • Mengistu Urge
    • Arthur Louis Goetsch

    Original Research 10 January 2012 Pages: 1181 - 1189

11. Effect of estrus synchronization protocols on plasma progesterone profile and fertility in postpartum anestrous Kankrej cows

    • Haresh Laljibhai Bhoraniya
    • Arjunbhai J. Dhami
    • Nareshbhai P. Sarvaiya

    Original Research 10 January 2012 Pages: 1191 - 1197

    

12. Farm and socio-economic characteristics of smallholder milk producers and their influence on technology adoption in Central Mexico

    • Carlos Galdino Martínez García
    • Peter Dorward
    • Tahir Rehman

    Original Research 02 February 2012 Pages: 1199 - 1211

13. Genetic parameter estimates for growth traits and prolificacy in Raeini Cashmere goats

    • Hossein Mohammadi
    • Mohammad Moradi Shahrebabak
    • Hossein Moradi Shahrebabak

    Original Research 03 January 2012 Pages: 1213 - 1220

14. Challenges and opportunities for smallholder livestock production in post-conflict South Kivu, eastern DR Congo

    • Brigitte L. Maass
    • Dieudonné Katunga Musale
    • Michael Peters

    Original Research Open access 29 January 2012 Pages: 1221 - 1232

    

15. Performance evaluation of two serological tests for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) detection in an enzootic area using a Bayesian framework

    • Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé
    • Vladimir Grosbois
    • François Roger

    Original Research 12 April 2012 Pages: 1233 - 1238

16. Molecular characterization of Ethiopian indigenous goat populations

    • Halima Hassen
    • Samer Lababidi
    • Markos Tibbo

    Original Research 12 January 2012 Pages: 1239 - 1246

    

17. Application of principal component and discriminant analyses to morpho-structural indices of indigenous and exotic chickens raised under intensive management system

    • Oyeyemi Olugbenga Ajayi
    • Matthew Adekunle Adeleke
    • Olufunmilayo Ayoka Adebambo

    Original Research 13 January 2012 Pages: 1247 - 1254

    

18. Sweet blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) seed as a substitute for concentrate mix supplement in the diets of yearling washera rams fed on natural pasture hay as basal diet in Ethiopia

    • Likawent Yeheyis
    • Claudia Kijora
    • Kurt J. Peters

    Original Research 08 January 2012 Pages: 1255 - 1261

    

19. Prevalence of mange among West African Dwarf sheep and goats and associated haematological and biochemical parameters

    • Alex I. Ogundiyi
    • Martha Nchang Bemji
    • Olusegun A. Osinowo

    Original Research 13 January 2012 Pages: 1263 - 1269

20. Preliminary evaluation of growth and conformation traits of local goats and Nubians upgraded by a black Boer line in Taiwan

    • An-Kuo Su
    • Shen-Suan Yang
    • Jean-Paul Poivey

    Original Research 15 January 2012 Pages: 1271 - 1278

21. Application of risk-rated profit model functions in estimation of economic values for indigenous chicken breeding

    • Tobias O. Okeno
    • Thomas M. Magothe
    • Kurt J. Peters

    Original Research 15 January 2012 Pages: 1279 - 1287

22. Integrating banana and ruminant production in the French West Indies

    • Harry Archimède
    • Jean Luc Gourdine
    • Eliel González-García

    Original Research 19 January 2012 Pages: 1289 - 1296

    

23. Effect of management on reproductive performances of the Achai cattle in the Hindu Kush (Northern Pakistan)

    • Muhammad Saleem
    • Inam-ur Rahim
    • Sher Muhammad

    Original Research 01 February 2012 Pages: 1297 - 1302

    

24. Voluntary intake and milk production in F1 Holstein × zebu cows in confinement

    • Stefanie Alvarenga Santos
    • Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho
    • Danielle da Silva Menchaca Vega

    Original Research 14 January 2012 Pages: 1303 - 1310

    

25. GnRH-1 mRNA, LH surges, steroid hormones, egg production, and intersequence pause days alter in birds exposed to longer wavelength of light in the later stages of production in Gallus gallus domesticus

    • Ippala Janardhan Reddy
    • Corbon Godfrey David
    • Gorti Ravi Kiran

    Original Research 25 April 2012 Pages: 1311 - 1317