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ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Animal Feed Science and Technology 96 (2002) 249-250 www.elsevier.com/locate/anifeedsci Contents of Animal Feed Science and Technology, Volume 96 VOL. 96 NOS. 1-2 29 MARCH 2002 Laboratory procedure to determine protein digestibility of heat-treated feedstuffs for dairy cattle M.A. McNiven (Charlottetown, Canada), E. Prestl¢kken, L.T. Mydland (As, Norway) and Ai; DR Ge, SIND iio hoo 5S eh OU dh Re ARE ees | Supplementation of Acacia cyanophylla Lindl. foliage-based diets with barley or shrubs from arid areas (Opuntia ficus-indica f. inermis and Atriplex nummularia L.) on growth and digestibility in lambs H. Ben Salem, A. Nefzaoui (Ariana, Tunisia) and L. Ben Salem (Tunis, Tunisia).......... 15 Value for animal production (VAP): a new criterion for tropical forage evaluation G. Zemmelink and L. ’t Mannetje (Wageningen, The Netherlands)................... 3] Assessment of the nutritive value of whole crop peas and intercropped pea—wheat bi-crop forages harvested at different maturity stages for ruminants M.B. Salawu, A.T. Adesogan, M.D. Fraser, R. Fychan and R. Jones (Aberystwyth, UK) ..... 43 Comparison of organic matter degradation in several feedstuffs in the rumen as determined with the nylon bag and gas production techniques J.W. Cone, A.H. van Gelder, H. Bachmann and V.A. Hindle (Lelystad, The Netherlands).... . 55 Increasing the digestible undegraded protein intake of lactating dairy cows by feeding fishmeal or a rumen protected vegetable protein blend R.D. Allison and P.C. Garnsworthy (Loughborough, UK) ...................00005. 69 Intrinsic buffering capacity of feedstuffs S. Giger-Reverdin, C. Duvaux-Ponter, D. Sauvant, O. Martin, I. Nunes do Prado and ie SR I ca i da hk Sa 0 a *-0 RR a ele Fb Od foe eb ls a P OO 83 Short communication Replacement of soybean meal and barley grain by chickpeas in lamb and kid fattening diets a Pere ee ae ae as Cee Tee eee ee 103 er we OSS aera wn hd. en <0 ye ee omen a ae Glee a 40.4 ye 111 Announcements 48th ICoMST — International Congress of Meast Science and Technology................. 113 International Symposiun on Applications of Gene-based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Teath im Developing Counties... 8. ie te ee he cc tee wees 115 PII: S0377-8401(02)00044-5 250 Contents VOL. 96 NOS. 3-4 30 APRIL 2002 Effects of summer management and fall harvest date on ruminal in situ degradation of crude protein in stockpiled bermudagrass D.A. Scarbrough, W.K. Coblentz, K.P. Coffey, J.E. Turner (Fayetteville, AR, USA), G.V. Davis (Little Rock, AR, USA), D.W. Kellogg and D.H. Hellwig (Fayetteville, AR, USA) Effect of creatine monohydrate on finishing pig growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality B.W. James, R.D. Goodband, J.A. Unruh, M.D. Tokach, J.L. Nelssen, S.S. Dritz, P.R. O’Quinn and B.S. Andrews (Manhattan, KS, USA) The effect of sodium chloride supplementation on the milk production of grazing Holstein Friesian cows during summer and autumn in a humid sub-tropical environment B.C. Granzin (Wollongbar, Australia) and J.B. Gaughan (Gatton, Australia) The effect on voluntary feed intake, in vivo digestibility and nitrogen balance in sheep of feeding grass silage or pea—wheat intercrops differing in pea to wheat ratio and maturity A.T. Adesogan, M.B. Salawu (Aberystwyth, UK) and E.R. Deaville (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK) . Utilisation of tropical dry season grass by ruminants is increased by feeding fallen leaf of siris (Albizia lebbeck) P.M. Kennedy (Rockhampton, Australia), J. Brian Lowry (Indooroopilly, Australia), D.B. Coates (Townsville, Australia) and J. Oerlemans (Wageningen, The Netherlands). ..... . Pellet and block supplements for grazing ewes N. Taylor, P.G. Hatfield, B.F. Sowell, J.G.P. Bowman, J.S. Drouillard and D.V. Dhuyvetter (Bozeman, MT, USA) Quantitation of the flow of soluble non-ammonia nitrogen entering the omasal canal of dairy cows fed grass silage based diets C.W. Choi, S. Ahvenjarvi, A. Vanhatalo, V. Toivonen and P. Huhtanen (Jokioinen, Finland) . . . Short communications Effects of processed corn silage on its digestibility and production of growing beef replacement heifers D.R. ZoBell, K.C. Olson, R.D. Wiedmeier (Logan, UT, USA), D. Sass (Jerome, ID, USA), K.J. Shinners (Madison, WI, USA) and T.A. McAllister (Lethbridge, Canada) Effect of feeding whole wheat on performance of broiler chickens I. Plavnik (Bet-Dagan, Israel), B. Macovsky (MP Evtach, Israel) and D. Sklan (Rehovot, Israel) Influence of dehulling of rape seeds on chemical composition of meal K. Minkowski (Warsaw, Poland) Book reviews