Vol. 6 No. 4 (2008)

Agricultural economics

• The diversity of sheep production systems in Aragón (Spain): characterisation and typification of meat sheep farms

  L. Pardos, M.T. Maza Rubio, E. Fantova

  497-507

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Agricultural engineering

• Numerical simulation of framed joints in sawn-timber roof trusses

  J.R. Villar, M. Guaita, P. Vidal

  508-520

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Animal health and welfare

• Biological characterization of a recombinant pseudorabies virus

  E. Álvarez, E. Álvarez, C. Prieto, F.J. Martínez-Lobo, J.M. Castro

  521-530

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• Comparison of control methods for coccidiosis in native Spanish "Castellana Negra" chickens

  J.A. Miguel, B. Asenjo, J. Ciria, E. del Cacho, J.L. Calvo

  531-536

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Animal Nutrition

• Nutritional value of raw and extruded chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) for growing chickens

  A. Brenes, A. Viveros, C. Centeno, I. Arija, F. Marzo

  537-545

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Animal production

• Intrabreed variability and relationships for 41 carcass and meat traits in Pirenaica cattle

  B. Panea, P. Albertí, J.L. Olleta, M.M. Campo, G. Ripoll, J. Altarriba, C. Sañudo Astiz

  546-558

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• Effect of floor type on the growth performance and health status of growing-finishing pigs

  M.A. Garcimartín, I. Ovejero, J. Vázquez Minguela, A. Daza

  559-565

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Apiculture

• Palynological and physicochemical characteristics of three unifloral honey types from central Argentina

  O.A. Naab, M.A. Tamame, M.A. Caccavari

  566-575

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• Statistical models to describe the fruit growth pattern in sweet orange "Valencia late"

  M.M. Avanza, S.J. Bramardi, S.M. Mazza

  577-585

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Biodiversity and genetic resources

• Agronomic, leaf anatomy, morphology, endophyte presence and ploidy characterization of accessions of Festuca group rubra collected in northern Spain

  J. A. Oliveira, M. I. Gutiérrez-Villarias, M. A. Fernández-Casado, L. Costal-Andrade, E. González-Arráez, S. S. Bughrara, E. Afif

  586-598

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• Genetic variation for glutenin and gliadins associated with quality in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. turgidum) landraces from Spain

  E. Aguiriano, M. Ruiz, R. Fité, J.M. Carrillo

  599-609

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• Short communication. Evaluation of presumptive caudal fin blastema cells as candidate donors in intraspecies zebrafish (Danio rerio) chimaeras

  M. Perez Camps, M.F. Simao, J. Cardona Costa, F. García-Ximénez

  610-614

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Breeding and genetics

• Clinical mastitis in Spanish dairy cows: incidence and costs

  M.A. Pérez-Cabal, S. Yaici, R. Alenda

  615-622

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• Short communication. Inheritance of yield, yield components and resistance to major diseases in Sesamum indicum L.

  M.A.S. El-Bramawy, W.I. Shaban

  623-628

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• Short communication. Evaluation of castor (Ricinus communis L.) induced mutants for possible selection in the improvement of seed yield

  G. Sarwar, M.B. Chaudhry

  629-634

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Food science and technology

• Optical rotation measurements in process control and engineering research in foods

  J. Huertas-Ruelas, D. López-Echevarria, P. Mendoza-Sánchez, T. Kongraksawech, G. Velazquez, J.A. Torres

  635-644

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• Wine absorption by cork stoppers

  J.R. González-Adrados, F. González-Hernández, J.L. García de Ceca, M.J. Cáceres-Esteban, M.C. García-Vallejo

  645-649

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Plant health and protection of crops

• Identification and characterization of fungi associated with esca in vineyards of the Comunidad Valenciana (Spain)

  P. Sánchez-Torres, R. Hinarejos, V. González, J.J. Tuset

  650-660

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• Weed harrowing in winter cereal under semi-arid conditions

  G. Pardo, A. Cirujeda, J. Aibar, J. Cavero, C. Zaragoza

  661-670

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Plant production (Field and horticultural crops)

• Fruit quality parameters of some southern highbush blueberries (Vaccinium xcorymbosum L.) grown in Andalusia (Spain)

  J.M. Molina, D. Calvo, J.J. Medina, C. Barrau, F. Romero

  671-676

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• Effects of N fertilizer on root growth in Zea mays L. seedlings

  Wang Zheng-rui, Rui Yu-kui, Shen Jian-bo, Zhang Fu-suo

  677-682

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• Evaluation of casing materials made from spent mushroom substrate and coconut fibre pith for use in production of Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach

  A. Pardo Giménez, J.E. Pardo-González

  683-690

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Soils, fertilization, irrigation and watering

• Soil chemical properties and maize yield after application of organic and inorganic amendments to an acidic soil in Southwestern Nigeria

  M.A. Busari, F.K. Salako, M.T. Adetunji

  691-699

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• Comparison between land suitability and actual crop distribution in an irrigation district of the Ebro valley (Spain)

  J.A. Martínez-Casasnovas, A. Klaasse, J. Nogués, M.C. Ramos

  700-713

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• Short communication. Effect of deficit irrigation on curly lettuce grown under semiarid conditions

  Y. Kuslu, A. Dursun, U. Sahin, F.M. Kiziloglu, M. Turan

  714-719

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Editorial Board

• Editorial Board

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