Vol.21,No.

CONTENTS

Duszewska A.M., . Rpaa, P. Trzeciak, S. Dbrowski and A. Piliszek Obtaining farm

animals embryos in vitro .................................................................................................

2012
217

Ruminants
Krizsan S.J., M. Hetta, .T. Randby and P. Huhtanen Gas production kinetics in predictions
of voluntary intake of grass silage by cattle .....................................................................

234

Ptak E., P. Brzozowski and J. Bieniek Genetic parameters for lactose percentage in the milk
of Polish Holstein-Friesians .............................................................................................

251

Gorgulu M., M.A. Akyol, M. Boga and S. Goncu The effects of choice feeding and season on
the feeding behaviour and growth performance of calves ..............................................

263

Grochowska S., W. Nowak, R. Mikua and M. Kasprowicz-Potocka The effect of

Saccharomyces cerevisiae on ruminal fermentation in sheep fed high- or low- NDF
rations ..............................................................................................................................

276

Krajewska K.A., A.J. Rozbicka-Wieczorek, J. Kowalczyk and M. Czauderna Dietary linseed

oil and selenate affect the concentration of fatty acids and selenium in the spleen, pancreas,
and kidneys of lambs ...................................................................................................

285

Monogastrics
Xu C.L., Y.F. Zhao, X.Y. Shang and W.N. Niu The effects of supplementing diets with
Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz rhizomes on growth performance and immune function
in piglets ...........................................................................................................................

302

Chronowska E. and T. Kott Quantitative analysis of oestrogen receptor and gene

expression during prolonged culture of pig granulosa cells ...........................................

313

Rutkowski A., S. Kaczmarek, A. Szczyrkowska and D. Jzefiak The effect of particle size of
full-fat rapeseed and multi-carbohydrase enzyme supplementation on nutrient digestibility
and performance in broilers ..........................................................................................

324

Safaeikatouli M., F. Boldaji, B. Dastar and S. Hassan Growth response and tibia bone
characteristics in broilers fed diets containing kaolin, bentonite and zeolite ..................

334

Lasek O., J. Barteczko , F. Borowiec, S. Smulikowska and R. Augustyn The nutritive value
of maize cultivars for broiler chickens ............................................................................

345

Qi R.L., C. Sun, H.L. Yang, X. Zhao and Z. Tao Molecular mechanism of fat accumulation
changes in Black-Bone chickens with different energy intakes .......................................

361

Wang M.Z., L.Y. Ding, J.F. Wang, L.H. Yu and H.R. Wang Dietary effects of n-6:n-3
polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios on antioxidant status of the liver in goslings ..............

372

Wang M.Z., Ding L.Y., Wang J.F., Yu L.H and H.R. Wang The effects of n-6:n-3
polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios on serum protein and immunoglobulins in the Yangzhou
goose ................................................................................................................................

383

Editorial news and events .......

392

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Mehrez Mehrez A.Z., rskov E.R., 1977. A study of the artificial fibre bag technique for determining the
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Symposium on Protein Requirements for Cattle. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, pp. 265-279
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