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Contents of animal reproduction science volume 40
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE ELSEVIER
Animal Reproduction Science 40 (1995) 355-357
Contents of Animal Reproduction Science Volume 40
VOL. 40 NOS. 1, 2
OCTOBER 1995
Effect of once-daily suckling on postpartum reproduction in zebu-cross cows in the tropics R.O.L. Rodrlguez and C.V.M. Segura (Yucatan, Mexico) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assessment of fertility by monitoring changes in plasma concentrations of progesterone, oestradiol-17/3, androgens and oestrone sulphate in suboestrous buffalo cows treated with prostaglandin F 2 ct M.S. E1-Belely, H.M. Eissa, H.E. Omaima and I.M. Ghoneim (Giza, Egypt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effects of progesterone and estradiol on prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase in ovine endometrial tissue R.E. Raw, W.J. Silvia and T.E. Curry, Jr. (Lexington, KY, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semen characteristics and production of germ cells in male sheep-goat chimeras G.B. Anderson, D.L. Anderson, R.H. BonDurant, J.M. Cash, L.A. MacLaren, A.L. Moyer and M.C.T. Penedo (Davis, CA, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitochondrial injury to ram sperm during procedures associated with artificial insemination or frozen storage D.P. Windsor and I.G. White (Sydney, N.S.W., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonal variations in testicular morphology in Uruguayan Corriedale rams T. Gastel (Montevideo, Uruguay), A. Bielli (Montevideo, Uruguay; Uppsala, Sweden), R. Perez, A. Lopez (Montevideo, Uruguay), A. Castrillejo (Uppsala, Sweden), R. Tagle, J. Franco, D. Laborde (Montevideo, Uruguay), M. Forsberg and H. Rodriguez-Martinez (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . Aspiration of the dominant follicle in mares and its effect on subsequent follicular development K,D. Dippert, B.S. Ray and E.L. Squires (Fort Collins, CO, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foetal mortality at different stages of gestation in alpacas (Lama pacos) and the associated changes in progesterone concentrations T.W. Knight, M. Ridland (Bulls, New Zealand), I. Scott (Mosgiel, New Zealand), A.F. Death and T.K. Wyeth (Bulls, New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of pregnancy and estimation of litter size in gilts based on concentration of estrone glucuronide and estradiol glucuronide in plasma S.-W. Chen, Z.Y. Chen and P.J. Dziuk (Urbana, IL, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altered ovarian follicle function in ACTH-treated gilts M.M. Viveiros and R.M. Liptrap (Guelph, Ont., Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of chronic treatment with a GnRH agonist (Goserelin) on LH secretion and early pregnancy in gilts O.A.T. Peltoniemi, B.G. Easton, R.J. Love, C. Klupiec and G. Evans (Sydney, N.S.W., Australia) . The effects of daily exposure to oestrous or anoestrous gilts and sows on the attainment of puberty in the gilt A.J. Peacock and P.E. Hughes (Parkville, Vic., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The effects of contact frequency and season on the efficacy of the boar effect G. Philip and P.E. Hughes (Parkville, Vic., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone release in vitro from the stalk median eminence of cyclic and ovariectomized gilts in response to naloxone or morphine S. Okrasa, H. Kalamarz and A.J. Ziecik (Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oestrous symptoms in primiparous sows. 2. Factors influencing the duration and intensity of external oestrous symptoms M. Sterning (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VOL. 40 NO. 3
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165
NOVEMBER 1995
Effects of infusion of GnRH pulses and level of body condition on ovarian function in postpartum beef COWS
L. Pinto Andrade, S.M. Rhind, I.A. Wright, S.R. McMillen, P.J. Goddard (Aberdeen, UK) and T.A. Bramley (Edinburgh, UK) . . . . . . . . ................................ Effect of intrauterine infusion of recombinant bovine interferon cql on luteal phase duration and oxytocin-induced release of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2~ in postpartum beef cows B.E. Salfen, D.H. Keisler, M.F. Smith, W.G. Zollers Jr., K.R. Keiborz-Loos and H.A. Garverick (Columbia, MO, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alterations in plasma luteinising hormone and testosterone concentrations and responses to injection of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone in sheep infected with Trypanosoma congolense B.M. Mutayoba, P.D. Eckersall, I.A. Jeffcoate, V. Cestuik, P.H. Holmes and S.W.J. Reid (Glasgow, UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superovulation and recovery of zygotes suitable for microinjection in different breeds of sheep A. Guzik and H. Niemann (Neustadt, Germany) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dietary protein or energy restriction influences age and weight at puberty in ewe lambs B. Boulanouar, M. Ahmed, T. Klopfenstein, D. Brink and J. Kinder (Lincoln, NE, USA) . . . . . . Anti-relaxin and relaxin on prolactin and gonadotropin secretion in vitro from porcine pituitary cells A.I. Musah, B.D. Barsness and G.D. Schrank (St. Cloud, MN, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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D E C E M B E R 1995
Heifers sired by bulls with either high or low expected progeny differences (EPDs) for marbling do not differ in age at puberty E.G.M. Bergfeld, R.J. Rasby, M.K. Nielsen and J.E. Kinder (Lincoln, NB, USA) . . . . . . . . . . Influence of low plasma progesterone concentrations on the release of prostaglandin F2~ during luteolysis and oestrus in heifers M. Duchens, H. Kindahl, M. Forsberg (Uppsala, Sweden), H. Gustafsson (Eskilstuna, Sweden) and H. Rodriguez-Martlnez (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donor and recipient ewe factors affecting in vitro development and post-transfer survival of cultured sheep embryos J.G. Thompson, A.C.S. Bell, W.H. McMillan, A.J. Peterson and H.R. Tervit (Hamilton, New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attenuation of the estradiol-induced surge release of luteinizing hormone by antihistamine in ovariectomized ewes B.M. Alexander, W.J. Murdoch, E.A. Van Kirk and G.E. Moss (Laramie, WY, USA) . . . . . . . . Oestradiol and the preovulatory surges of luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone in ewes during the breeding season and transition into anoestrus I.B.J.K. Joseph, J.P. Ravindra and N.C. Rawlings (Saskatoon, Sask., Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . The induction of ovulation in anovulatory goats by oestrous females B.J. Restall, H. Restall (Wollongbar, N.S.W., Australia)and S.W. Walkden-Brown (Nedlands, W.A., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Endogenous prostaglandin secretion during cloprostenol-induced abortion in mares P.F. Daels, H. Mohammed (Ithaca, NY, USA), S.M.E. Montavon, G.H. Stabenfeldt, J.P. Hughes (Davis, CA, USA), K. Odensvik and H. Kindahl (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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305
CoHents of Volume 40
357
Author Index, Volumes 27-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
373
Subject Index, Volumes37-40
335
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Animal Reproduction Science 40 (1995) 355-357
Contents of Animal Reproduction Science Volume 40
VOL. 40 NOS. 1, 2
OCTOBER 1995
Effect of once-daily suckling on postpartum reproduction in zebu-cross cows in the tropics R.O.L. Rodrlguez and C.V.M. Segura (Yucatan, Mexico) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assessment of fertility by monitoring changes in plasma concentrations of progesterone, oestradiol-17/3, androgens and oestrone sulphate in suboestrous buffalo cows treated with prostaglandin F 2 ct M.S. E1-Belely, H.M. Eissa, H.E. Omaima and I.M. Ghoneim (Giza, Egypt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effects of progesterone and estradiol on prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase in ovine endometrial tissue R.E. Raw, W.J. Silvia and T.E. Curry, Jr. (Lexington, KY, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semen characteristics and production of germ cells in male sheep-goat chimeras G.B. Anderson, D.L. Anderson, R.H. BonDurant, J.M. Cash, L.A. MacLaren, A.L. Moyer and M.C.T. Penedo (Davis, CA, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitochondrial injury to ram sperm during procedures associated with artificial insemination or frozen storage D.P. Windsor and I.G. White (Sydney, N.S.W., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonal variations in testicular morphology in Uruguayan Corriedale rams T. Gastel (Montevideo, Uruguay), A. Bielli (Montevideo, Uruguay; Uppsala, Sweden), R. Perez, A. Lopez (Montevideo, Uruguay), A. Castrillejo (Uppsala, Sweden), R. Tagle, J. Franco, D. Laborde (Montevideo, Uruguay), M. Forsberg and H. Rodriguez-Martinez (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . Aspiration of the dominant follicle in mares and its effect on subsequent follicular development K,D. Dippert, B.S. Ray and E.L. Squires (Fort Collins, CO, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foetal mortality at different stages of gestation in alpacas (Lama pacos) and the associated changes in progesterone concentrations T.W. Knight, M. Ridland (Bulls, New Zealand), I. Scott (Mosgiel, New Zealand), A.F. Death and T.K. Wyeth (Bulls, New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of pregnancy and estimation of litter size in gilts based on concentration of estrone glucuronide and estradiol glucuronide in plasma S.-W. Chen, Z.Y. Chen and P.J. Dziuk (Urbana, IL, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altered ovarian follicle function in ACTH-treated gilts M.M. Viveiros and R.M. Liptrap (Guelph, Ont., Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of chronic treatment with a GnRH agonist (Goserelin) on LH secretion and early pregnancy in gilts O.A.T. Peltoniemi, B.G. Easton, R.J. Love, C. Klupiec and G. Evans (Sydney, N.S.W., Australia) . The effects of daily exposure to oestrous or anoestrous gilts and sows on the attainment of puberty in the gilt A.J. Peacock and P.E. Hughes (Parkville, Vic., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The effects of contact frequency and season on the efficacy of the boar effect G. Philip and P.E. Hughes (Parkville, Vic., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
7
17
31
43
59 77
89
99 107
121
135 143
Contents of Volume 40
356
Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone release in vitro from the stalk median eminence of cyclic and ovariectomized gilts in response to naloxone or morphine S. Okrasa, H. Kalamarz and A.J. Ziecik (Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oestrous symptoms in primiparous sows. 2. Factors influencing the duration and intensity of external oestrous symptoms M. Sterning (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VOL. 40 NO. 3
151
165
NOVEMBER 1995
Effects of infusion of GnRH pulses and level of body condition on ovarian function in postpartum beef COWS
L. Pinto Andrade, S.M. Rhind, I.A. Wright, S.R. McMillen, P.J. Goddard (Aberdeen, UK) and T.A. Bramley (Edinburgh, UK) . . . . . . . . ................................ Effect of intrauterine infusion of recombinant bovine interferon cql on luteal phase duration and oxytocin-induced release of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2~ in postpartum beef cows B.E. Salfen, D.H. Keisler, M.F. Smith, W.G. Zollers Jr., K.R. Keiborz-Loos and H.A. Garverick (Columbia, MO, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alterations in plasma luteinising hormone and testosterone concentrations and responses to injection of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone in sheep infected with Trypanosoma congolense B.M. Mutayoba, P.D. Eckersall, I.A. Jeffcoate, V. Cestuik, P.H. Holmes and S.W.J. Reid (Glasgow, UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superovulation and recovery of zygotes suitable for microinjection in different breeds of sheep A. Guzik and H. Niemann (Neustadt, Germany) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dietary protein or energy restriction influences age and weight at puberty in ewe lambs B. Boulanouar, M. Ahmed, T. Klopfenstein, D. Brink and J. Kinder (Lincoln, NE, USA) . . . . . . Anti-relaxin and relaxin on prolactin and gonadotropin secretion in vitro from porcine pituitary cells A.I. Musah, B.D. Barsness and G.D. Schrank (St. Cloud, MN, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
239
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
249
VOL. 40 NO. 4
177
193
203 215 229
D E C E M B E R 1995
Heifers sired by bulls with either high or low expected progeny differences (EPDs) for marbling do not differ in age at puberty E.G.M. Bergfeld, R.J. Rasby, M.K. Nielsen and J.E. Kinder (Lincoln, NB, USA) . . . . . . . . . . Influence of low plasma progesterone concentrations on the release of prostaglandin F2~ during luteolysis and oestrus in heifers M. Duchens, H. Kindahl, M. Forsberg (Uppsala, Sweden), H. Gustafsson (Eskilstuna, Sweden) and H. Rodriguez-Martlnez (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donor and recipient ewe factors affecting in vitro development and post-transfer survival of cultured sheep embryos J.G. Thompson, A.C.S. Bell, W.H. McMillan, A.J. Peterson and H.R. Tervit (Hamilton, New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attenuation of the estradiol-induced surge release of luteinizing hormone by antihistamine in ovariectomized ewes B.M. Alexander, W.J. Murdoch, E.A. Van Kirk and G.E. Moss (Laramie, WY, USA) . . . . . . . . Oestradiol and the preovulatory surges of luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone in ewes during the breeding season and transition into anoestrus I.B.J.K. Joseph, J.P. Ravindra and N.C. Rawlings (Saskatoon, Sask., Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . The induction of ovulation in anovulatory goats by oestrous females B.J. Restall, H. Restall (Wollongbar, N.S.W., Australia)and S.W. Walkden-Brown (Nedlands, W.A., Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Endogenous prostaglandin secretion during cloprostenol-induced abortion in mares P.F. Daels, H. Mohammed (Ithaca, NY, USA), S.M.E. Montavon, G.H. Stabenfeldt, J.P. Hughes (Davis, CA, USA), K. Odensvik and H. Kindahl (Uppsala, Sweden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
253
261
269
281
291
299
305
CoHents of Volume 40
357
Author Index, Volumes 27-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
373
Subject Index, Volumes37-40
335
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