1. Influence of drinking water salinity on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Santa Inês lambs

   • Daniela P. V. Castro
   • Sandra M. Yamamoto
   • José H. A. Moura

   Regular Articles 10 May 2017 Pages: 1095 - 1100

2. Assessment of antibiotic use in farm animals in Rwanda

   • Rosine Manishimwe
   • Kizito Nishimwe
   • Lonzy Ojok

   Regular Articles 19 May 2017 Pages: 1101 - 1106

3. Evaluation of rumen-protected choline additive to diet on productive performance of male Zaraibi growing goats during hot summer season in Egypt

   • A. A. M. Habeeb
   • A. E. Gad
   • M. A. M. Abdel-Hafez

   Regular Articles 12 May 2017 Pages: 1107 - 1115

4. Seroprevalence of economically important viral pathogens in swine populations of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

   • Jamie R. V. Sookhoo
   • Arianne Brown-Jordan
   • Christopher A. L. Oura

   Regular Articles 18 May 2017 Pages: 1117 - 1124

   

5. Concentrate supplementations of grazing pregnant Kalahari Red goats: Effects on pregnancy variables, reproductive performance, birth types and weight of kids

   • O. A. Oderinwale
   • B. O. Oluwatosin
   • G. O. Sanusi

   Regular Articles 09 June 2017 Pages: 1125 - 1133

6. Identification of candidate genes for paratuberculosis resistance in the native Italian Garfagnina goat breed

   • Francesca Cecchi
   • Claudia Russo
   • Carlo Cantile

   Regular Articles 19 May 2017 Pages: 1135 - 1142

   

7. Colostrum quality, IgG absorption and daily weight gain of calves in small-scale dairy production systems in Southern Vietnam

   • Bui Phan Thu Hang
   • Johan Dicksved
   • Ewa Wredle

   Regular Articles 25 May 2017 Pages: 1143 - 1147

8. First report on serological evidence of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection in farmed and free ranging mithuns (Bos frontalis)

   • Vidya Singh
   • Niranjan Mishra
   • V. P. Singh

   Regular Articles 14 May 2017 Pages: 1149 - 1156

   

9. Artificial insemination of Holstein heifers with sex-sorted semen during the hot season in a subtropical region

   • Lian-Ben Chang
   • Chih-Jen Chou
   • Shinn-Chih Wu

   Regular Articles Open access 20 May 2017 Pages: 1157 - 1162

   

10. Impact of black soldier fly larval meal on growth performance, apparent digestibility, haematological and blood chemistry indices of guinea fowl starter keets under tropical conditions

    • P. A. Wallace
    • J. K. Nyameasem
    • P. -O. Maquart

    Regular Articles 26 May 2017 Pages: 1163 - 1169

    

11. Dairy farm demographics and management factors that played a role in the re-emergence of brucellosis on dairy cattle farms in Fiji

    • Andrew Tukana
    • B. Gummow

    Regular Articles 20 May 2017 Pages: 1171 - 1178

    

12. Effects of calving season on the voluntary waiting period and reproductive performance of Holstein cows in the tropical savannah

    • Thiago Vilar Silva
    • Benner Geraldo Alves
    • Maria Lucia Gambarini

    Regular Articles 18 May 2017 Pages: 1179 - 1185

    

13. Assessing the diversity of preferences of suburban smallholder sheep keepers for breeding rams in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

    • K. Tindano
    • N. Moula
    • N. Antoine-Moussiaux

    Regular Articles 07 June 2017 Pages: 1187 - 1193

    

14. Comparison of rapid diagnostic tests to detect Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis disseminated infection in bovine liver

    • Mehdi Zarei
    • Masoud Ghorbanpour
    • Nader Mosavari

    Regular Articles 27 May 2017 Pages: 1195 - 1200

15. Genetic parameters for tick counts across months for different tick species and anatomical locations in South African Nguni cattle

    • N.O Mapholi
    • A. Maiwashe
    • K. Dzama

    Regular Articles Open access 08 July 2017 Pages: 1201 - 1210

    

16. Serological survey for Brucella antibodies in donkeys of north-eastern Nigeria

    • A. O. Tijjani
    • A. U. Junaidu
    • I. U. Hambali

    Regular Articles 14 June 2017 Pages: 1211 - 1216

    

17. Apparent metabolizable energy value of whole date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and its possible use as a feedstuff for aged laying hens

    • Mohamad Hamed Salajegheh
    • Mostafa Yousef Elahi
    • Akbar Yaghobfar

    Regular Articles 09 June 2017 Pages: 1217 - 1226

18. Sow efficiency and early piglet mortality in two local pig breeds on smallholder farms in northern Vietnam—a longitudinal study

    • Philipp C. Muth
    • Le T. T. Huyen
    • Anne Valle Zárate

    Regular Articles 01 June 2017 Pages: 1227 - 1234

    

19. Evaluation of the feeding value of Dichrostachys cinerea pods for fattening pigs in Cuba

    • N. Martín-Casas
    • M. Reinoso-Pérez
    • M.O. Nielsen

    Regular Articles 13 June 2017 Pages: 1235 - 1242

    

20. Diurnal thermoregulatory responses in pregnant Yankasa ewes to the dry season in a tropical Savannah

    • Lukuman Surakat Yaqub
    • Joseph Olusegun Ayo
    • Peter Ibrahim Rekwot

    Regular Articles 01 June 2017 Pages: 1243 - 1252

    

21. Comparative diagnostic evaluation of OMP31 gene based TaqMan® real-time PCR assay with visual LAMP assay and indirect ELISA for caprine brucellosis

    • Suman Saini
    • V. K. Gupta
    • T. K. Goswami

    Regular Articles 21 June 2017 Pages: 1253 - 1264

    

22. A survey analysis of indigenous goat production in communal farming systems of Botswana

    • P. I. Monau
    • C. Visser
    • E. Van Marle-Köster

    Regular Articles 17 June 2017 Pages: 1265 - 1271

    

23. Effects of l-glutamine on rectal temperature and some markers of oxidative stress in Red Sokoto goats during the hot-dry season

    • Ohiemi Benjamin Ocheja
    • Joseph Olusegun Ayo
    • Ndazo Salka Minka

    Regular Articles 12 June 2017 Pages: 1273 - 1280

    

24. Efficacy of dietary supplementation of fatty acid compound on performance and production in finishing pigs

    • Santi Devi Upadhaya
    • Hyeok Min Yun
    • In Ho Kim

    Regular Articles 08 June 2017 Pages: 1281 - 1288

25. Effect of the genetic group, production system and sex on the meat quality and sensory traits of beef from crossbred animals

    • R. T. Nassu
    • R. R. Tullio
    • M. M. Alencar

    Regular Articles 10 June 2017 Pages: 1289 - 1294

    

26. Infectious bursal disease: outbreak investigation, molecular characterization, and vaccine immunogenicity trial in Ethiopia

    • Aregitu Mekuriaw
    • Molalegne Bitew
    • Gelagay Ayelet

    Regular Articles 15 June 2017 Pages: 1295 - 1302

    

27. Effect of reproductive methods and GnRH administration on long-term protocol in Santa Ines ewes

    • Marcos V Biehl
    • Marcos V C Ferraz Junior
    • Alexandre V Pires

    Regular Articles 12 June 2017 Pages: 1303 - 1308

    

28. Replacement of alfalfa hay (Medicago sativa L.) with subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) leaf meal in diets of Najdi goats: effect on digestion activity of rumen microorganisms

    • Tahereh Mohammadabadi
    • Alireza Jolazadeh

    Regular Articles 12 June 2017 Pages: 1309 - 1316

29. Effect of protection against hot climate on growth performance, physiological response and endocrine profile of growing lambs under semi-arid tropical environment

    • Kalyan De
    • Davendra Kumar
    • Syed Mohammed Khursheed Naqvi

    Short Communications 13 May 2017 Pages: 1317 - 1323

30. Detection and genetic characterization of Pasteurella multocida from alpaca (Vicugna pacos) pneumonia cases

    • Rocío Rímac
    • Luis Luna
    • Lenin Maturrano

    Short Communications 18 May 2017 Pages: 1325 - 1328