1. Increasing levels of supplementation for crossbred steers on pasture during the dry period of the year

   • Daniele Soares Barroso Neves
   • Robério Rodrigues Silva
   • Venício Macedo Carvalho

   Regular Articles 22 March 2018 Pages: 1411 - 1416

2. Influence of distance to urban markets on smallholder dairy farming systems in Kenya

   • S. A. Migose
   • B. O. Bebe
   • S. J. Oosting

   Regular Articles Open access 28 March 2018 Pages: 1417 - 1426

3. Effect of dietary inclusion of date seed (Phoenix dactylifera L.) on intake, digestibility, milk production, and milk fatty acid profile of Holstein dairy cows

   • A. Rezaeenia
   • A. A. Naserian
   • A. Mokhtarpour

   Regular Articles 26 March 2018 Pages: 1427 - 1433

4. Effect of replacing concentrate feed with leaves of Oldman saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) on feed intake, weight gain, and carcass parameters of highland sheep fed on wheat straw in northern Ethiopia

   • Kidane Hintsa
   • Amanuel Berhe
   • Kidane Berhe

   Regular Articles Open access 25 March 2018 Pages: 1435 - 1440

5. The effects of PPR on the reproductive health of Black Bengal goats and the possible role played by oxidative stress

   • Pankaj Kumar
   • Amitava Dey
   • Manish Kumar

   Regular Articles 28 March 2018 Pages: 1441 - 1447

6. Possibility of modifying the growth trajectory in Raeini Cashmere goat

   • Heydar Ghiasi
   • M. S. Mokhtari

   Regular Articles 27 March 2018 Pages: 1449 - 1454

   

7. Utilization of Mucuna pruriens whole pods to feed lactating hair ewes

   • Irina Nadieska Peniche-Gonzalez
   • Luis Armando Sarmiento-Franco
   • Ronald Herve Santos-Ricalde

   Regular Articles 27 March 2018 Pages: 1455 - 1461

8. Genetic evaluation of growth in farmers’ flocks of Madras Red sheep under long-term selection in a group breeding scheme

   • V. Arthy
   • R. Venkataramanan
   • D. Balasubramanyam

   Regular Articles 11 April 2018 Pages: 1463 - 1471

   

9. Comparison of silage and hay of dwarf Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) fed to Thai native beef bulls

   • Chaowarit Mapato
   • Metha Wanapat

   Regular Articles 23 March 2018 Pages: 1473 - 1477

10. Comparative performance of dairy cows in low-input smallholder and high-input production systems in South Africa

    • S. Abin
    • C. Visser
    • C. B. Banga

    Regular Articles 28 March 2018 Pages: 1479 - 1484

    

11. Growth performance, economic benefits and sensory characteristics of meat from broilers finished on Acacia anguistissima leaf meal-based diets

    • James Madzimure
    • Rumbidzai Motsi
    • Milton Zimondi

    Regular Articles 14 April 2018 Pages: 1485 - 1491

12. Environmental factors that influence milk production of Pantaneiro ewes and the weight gain of their lambs during the pre-weaning period

    • M. L. Longo
    • F. M. Vargas Junior
    • L. O. Seno

    Regular Articles 14 April 2018 Pages: 1493 - 1497

    

13. Effects of replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larval meal in the diets of grower-finishing guinea fowls reared under tropical conditions

    • P. A. Wallace
    • J. K. Nyameasem
    • V. Clottey

    Regular Articles 14 April 2018 Pages: 1499 - 1507

    

14. Efficacy of a type 2 PRRSV modified live vaccine (PrimePac™ PRRS) against a Thai HP-PRRSV challenge

    • Chaitawat Sirisereewan
    • Yonlayong Woonwong
    • Komkrich Teankum

    Regular Articles 26 April 2018 Pages: 1509 - 1518

    

15. A comparison of economic performance between high-yielding temperate breeds and zebu-crossbreds on smallholder dairy farms in Southern Malawi with particular focus on reproductive performance

    • Christian Gazzarin
    • M. C. Banda
    • M. Lips

    Regular Articles 23 April 2018 Pages: 1519 - 1527

    

16. Assessment of biosecurity level in small-scale broiler farms in the Western highlands of Cameroon (Central Africa)

    • Marc K. Kouam
    • Manjeli Jacouba
    • Alexis Teguia

    Regular Articles 23 April 2018 Pages: 1529 - 1538

    

17. Strategic supplementation of cassava top silage to enhance rumen fermentation and milk production in lactating dairy cows in the tropics

    • Metha Wanapat
    • Kampanat Phesatcha
    • Sungchhang Kang

    Regular Articles 19 April 2018 Pages: 1539 - 1546

18. The impact of national policies on animal disease reporting within selected Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs)

    • Andrew Tukana
    • Robert Hedlefs
    • Bruce Gummow

    Regular Articles 20 April 2018 Pages: 1547 - 1558

    

19. Efficacy of different methods for detecting the onset of ovarian cyclicity in post-partum Murrah buffaloes

    • K. K. Choudhary
    • A. Bharadwaj
    • K. M. Kavya

    Regular Articles 18 April 2018 Pages: 1559 - 1564

20. Antibiotic resistance and molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from backyard-raised pigs and pig workers

    • Asabe Halimat Momoh
    • Jacob K. P. Kwaga
    • Anders Rhod Larsen

    Regular Articles 19 April 2018 Pages: 1565 - 1571

    

21. Prevalence and risk factors associated with bovine brucellosis in herds under extensive production system in southwestern Nigeria

    • Akwoba Joseph Ogugua
    • Victor Oluwatoyin Akinseye
    • Simeon I. B. Cadmus

    Regular Articles 22 April 2018 Pages: 1573 - 1582

    

22. Seroprevalence of brucellosis and Q fever (Coxiellosis) in cattle herds in Maigana and Birnin Gwari agro-ecological zone of Kaduna State, Nigeria

    • S. G. Adamu
    • J. Kabir
    • M. A. Raji

    Regular Articles 19 April 2018 Pages: 1583 - 1589

    

23. Molecular epidemiology of bovine anaplasmosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    • Shahid Hussain Farooqi
    • Muhammad Ijaz
    • Hui Zhang

    Regular Articles 08 May 2018 Pages: 1591 - 1598

    

24. Cross-sectional prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in cattle in Lira District, Uganda

    • Gabriel Atwoki Kagenda
    • Harriet Angwech

    Regular Articles 27 April 2018 Pages: 1599 - 1604

25. Herd characteristics and management practices associated with bulk tank milk quality of dairy herds in southeastern Brazil

    • Cristina Simões Cortinhas
    • Bruno Garcia Botaro
    • Marcos Veiga dos Santos

    Regular Articles 30 April 2018 Pages: 1605 - 1610

26. Risk factors for clinical ketosis and association with milk production and reproduction variables in dairy cows in a hot environment

    • M. Mellado
    • A. Dávila
    • E. García

    Regular Articles 02 May 2018 Pages: 1611 - 1616

27. Farmer perceptions on factors influencing water scarcity for goats in resource-limited communal farming environments

    • Zwelethu Mfanafuthi Mdletshe
    • Sithembile Zenith Ndlela
    • Michael Chimonyo

    Regular Articles 09 May 2018 Pages: 1617 - 1623

28. Leptospirosis is strongly associated to estrus repetition on cattle

    • H. A. Libonati
    • G. B. Santos
    • W. Lilenbaum

    Regular Articles 02 May 2018 Pages: 1625 - 1629

29. Association between bovine digital dermatitis and annual periods of lower pluviometric precipitation in Central Brazil

    • D. C. Silva
    • P. J. B. Queiroz
    • L. A. F. Silva

    Regular Articles 27 April 2018 Pages: 1631 - 1636

    

30. Effects of supplementing Barodon, Bacillus subtilis, and Ampbio on growth performance, biochemical metabolites, and hormone levels in Korean native heifers

    • Tae-Il Kim
    • Dong-Hyun Lim
    • Vijayakumar Mayakrishnan

    Regular Articles 02 May 2018 Pages: 1637 - 1643

31. Comparison of protection and viral shedding following vaccination with Newcastle disease virus strains of different genotypes used in vaccine formulation

    • Abdul Wajid
    • Asma Basharat
    • Shafqat Fatima Rehmani

    Regular Articles 04 May 2018 Pages: 1645 - 1651

    

32. Seasonal variations in the availability of fodder resources and practices of dairy cattle feeding among the smallholder farmers in Western Usambara Highlands, Tanzania

    • David Maleko
    • Wai-Tim Ng
    • Kelvin Mtei

    Regular Articles 08 May 2018 Pages: 1653 - 1664

    

33. Appraisal of interpretation criteria for the single intra-dermal comparative cervical tuberculin test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in dromedary camels in Ethiopia

    • Yasmin Jibril
    • Gezahegne Mamo
    • Gobena Ameni

    Regular Articles Open access 02 May 2018 Pages: 1665 - 1670

    

34. Effect of lactating sows’ diet supplemented with cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) on feed intake and reproductive and productive post-weaning performances

    • Gerardo Ordaz-Ochoa
    • Aureliano Juarez-Caratachea
    • Ruy Ortiz-Rodríguez

    Regular Articles Open access 09 May 2018 Pages: 1671 - 1682

    

35. The use of antibiotics in cattle in North-East Benin: pharmaceutical inventory and risk practices of cattle breeders

    • S. R. Dognon
    • N. Antoine-Moussiaux
    • A. K. I. Youssao

    Regular Articles 07 May 2018 Pages: 1683 - 1699

    

36. Analysis of pastoralists’ perception on challenges and opportunities for sheep and goat production in Northern Kenya

    • Mohamed Haji Abdilatif
    • Joshua Orungo Onono
    • Florence Kanini Mutua

    Regular Articles 16 May 2018 Pages: 1701 - 1710

    

37. Limitations and prospects of improving beef cattle production in the smallholder sector: a case of Limpopo Province, South Africa

    • O. Mapiye
    • G. Makombe
    • K. Dzama

    Regular Articles 07 June 2018 Pages: 1711 - 1725