Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research Volume 44, No 2 2005

Contents

• Cow factors affecting the risk of clinical mastitis
  D.P. Berry and W.J. Meaney
  
  
• Effect of suckler cow genotype on energy requirements and performance in winter and subsequently at pasture
  M. McGee, M.J. Drennan and P.J. Caffrey
  
  
• Effect of suckler cow genotype on cow serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels, colostrum yield, composition and Ig concentration and subsequent immune status of their progeny
  M. McGee, M.J. Drennan and P.J. Caffrey
  
  
• Effect of suckler cow genotype on milk yield and pre-weaning calf performance
  M. McGee, M.J. Drennan, and P.J. Caffrey
  
  
• Post-weaning performance and carcass characteristics of steer progeny from different suckler cow breed types
  M.J. Drennan, M. McGee and M.G. Keane
  
  
• Cow serum and colostrum immunoglobulin (IgG11) concentration of five suckler cow breed types and subsequent immune status of their calves
  B.M. Murphy, M.J. Drennan, F.P. O’Mara and B. Earley
  
  
• Production and carcass traits of high dairy genetic merit Holstein, standard dairy genetic merit Friesian and Charolais × Holstein-Friesian male cattle
  M. McGee, M.G. Keane, R. Neilan, A.P. Moloney and P.J. Caffrey
  
  
• The application of low crude protein wheat-soyabean diets to growing and finishing pigs
  1. The effect on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of boars and gilts
  A.B.G. Leek, J.J. Callan, R.W. Henry and J.V. O’Doherty
  
  
• The application of low crude protein wheat-soyabean diets to growing and finishing pigs
  2. The effects on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen excretion, faecal volatile fatty acid concentration and ammonia emission from boars
  A.B.G. Leek, J.J. Callan, R.W. Henry and J.V. O’Doherty
  
  
• Environmental aspects of soil phosphorus testing
  K. Daly and A. Casey
  
  
• The phosphorus requirements for silage production on high fertility soils
  V. Power, H. Tunney and D.W. Jeffrey
  
  
• A laboratory study of the effects of water dissolved gypsum application on hydraulic conductivity of saline-sodic soil under intermittent ponding conditions
  U. Sahin and O. Anapali