ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Animal Feed Science and Technology 95 (2002) 229-230 www.elsevier.com/locate/anifeedsci Contents of Animal Feed Science and Technology, Volume 95 VOL. 95 NOS. 1-2 14 JANUARY 2002 In vitro microbial fermentation and protein utilisation of tropical forage legumes grown during the dry season M. Fondevila (Zaragoza, Spain), J.C.M. Nogueira-Filho (Pirassununga, Brazil) and A, Bartics-Lndeneta (ilaraceie, VORGEMRIR) «ow. kc le eee cere cee tenwet l Interaction of dietary zinc and growth implants on weight gain, carcass traits and zinc in tissues of growing beef steers and heifers M. Huerta, R.L. Kincaid, J.D. Cronrath, J. Busboom (Pullman, WA, USA), A.B. Johnson and CR. Des. Cy TG, es NS x 6 ee hw a ee phe ee Baws oem 4 15 Purine derivative excretion and ruminal microbial yield in growing lambs fed raw and dry roasted legume seeds as protein supplements P. Yu (Saskatoon, Canada), A.R. Egan, L. Boon-ek and B.J. Leury (Parkville, Australia) ..... 33 In vitro rumen degradability of crude protein in seeds from four Sesbania spp. and the effects of treatments designed to reduce the levels of antinutrients in the seeds M.A. Hossain and K. Becker (Stuttgart, Germany) . 0... 0 5 cc beccba ee e ens 49 Bioavailability of phosphorus in corn gluten feed derived from conventional and low-phytate maize CM. Peter ond DB. Dal (UO, a CAD soon io ee ha Ms AES he WEARS 63 Influence of micronization temperature and pre-conditioning on performance and digestibility in piglets fed barley-based diets eric en GD 2, PE CM ROMER, 5a osc oo De weo rcs So 0 hie maw 8 eS 73 Effect of hydrolytic lignin on formation of protein—lignin complexes and protein degradation by rumen microbes M. Zahedifar (Aberdeen, UK), F.B. Castro (Campinas, Brazil) and E.R. rskov (Aberdeen, UK) . 83 Partitioning of energy and degradability of browse plants in vitro and the implications of blocking the effects of tannin by the addition of polyethylene glycol A.S.H. Baba (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), F.B. Castro (Campinas, Brazil) and E.R. rskov ie ER Ma IS ee Oe i ee ae MEET Oe OF Se te, A gE ee ee Py 93 ae es ae ee re ee Ye ee re ee es eres 105 EE a Ona ae ee re Te ees he eae att OE erA ee) 107 VOL. 95 NOS. 3—4 25 FEBRUARY 2002 Processing of barley and enzyme supplementation in diets for young pigs P. Medel (Madrid, Spain), F. Baucells (Barcelona, Spain), M.I. Gracia, C. de Blas and oe ee EE Ss 370s hk a ss Be ee ow Nake a OA Rk a Blas Pil: S0377-8401(02)00004-4 230 Contents Effects of micronization of flaxseed on nutrient disappearance in the gastrointestinal tract of steers A.F. Mustafa (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada), J.J. McKinnon, D.A. Christensen and T. He (Saskatoon, Canada) Digestion kinetic parameters from an in vitro gas production method as predictors of voluntary intake of forage by mature ewes M.A.M. Rodrigues (Vila Real, Portugal), A.J.M. Fonseca (Vairao, Portugal), C.A. Sequeira and A.A. Dias-da-Silva (Vila Real, Portugal) Dairy slurry effects on forage quality of orchardgrass, reed canarygrass and alfalfa-grass mixtures D.H. Min (Chatham, MI, USA), L.R. Vough (College Park, MD, USA) and J.B. Reeves III (Beltsville, MD, USA) Chemical composition of four parasitic plants harvested over a period of 6 months from two sites in Botswana O.R. Madibela, M. Letso, W.S. Boitumelo, M. Masedi and K. Alton (Gaborone, Botswana) .. . Effects of dietary lecithin and fat unsaturation on nutrient utilisation in weaned piglets M. Soares and C.J. Lopez-Bote (Madrid, Spain) The effect of shrimp shell waste on ruminal bacteria and performance of lambs M.A. Cobos, L.E. Garcia, S.S. Gonzalez, J.R. Barcena, D.S. Hernandez and M. Pérez-Sato (Texcoco, Mexico) Effect of dietary monounsaturated/saturated fatty acid ratio on fatty acid composition and oxidative stability of tissues in broilers H.-F. Hsieh, S.-H. Chiang (Taichung, Taiwan) and M.-Y. Lu (Chiayi, Taiwan) Short communications Estimation of neutral detergent fibre degradation in pigs by an in vitro method N.N.X. Dung (Cantho, Viet Nam) and P. Udén (Uppsala, Sweden) Condensed tannin content of several shrub species from a mountain area in northern Spain, and its relationship to various indicators of nutritive value P. Frutos, G. Hervas, G. Ramos, F.J. Giraldez and A.R. Mantecon (Leon, Spain) Book reviews