Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal
Official refereed journal of the Latin American Association of Animal Production
ISSN 1022-1301 / Depósito legal pp. 196702ZU1024

April-June 2006

Vol. 14. Nº 2

Content

Papers

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Acceptance of larvae from different genetic groups of Apis mellifera in the queen production
Verónica Noemí Albarracín, Sílvia Regina Funari, Elvira Maria Arauco, Ricardo de Oliveira Orsi

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Growth performance of pigs feed sugar cane juice (Saccharum officinarum) and mulberry leaf meal (Morus alba).
D. González, C. González, A. Ojeda, W. Machado, y J. Ly

42

Performance and indicators of thermal stress in heifer calves fed a milk replacer with or without a probiotic in a semi-arid region of Brazil
P. O. Lima, A. A. Moura, e Magda M. Guilhermino

49

Using zilpaterol in an intensive feeding system for steers in Yucatán, México
A.F. Castellanos-Ruelas, J.G. Rosado-Rubio, L.A. Chel-Guerrero, D.A. Betancur-Ancona

56

The effect of calving season on milk production in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
G. Bufano, D. Carnicella, P. De Palo, V. Laudadio, G.Celano, C. Dario

60

Effect of proteolysis index on texture of dry-cured ham
J. Ruiz-Ramírez, X. Serra, P. Gou, J. Arnau

62

Invited papers

Contribution of improved pastures to animal productivity in dual purpose systems
Pedro J. Argel

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