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Can wild ungulate carcasses provide enough biomass to maintain avian scavenger populations? An empirical assessment using a bio-inspired computational model
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011)Background: The reduction in the amount of food available for European avian scavengers as a consequence of restrictive public health policies is a concern for managers and conservationists. Since 2002, the application of ... -
Caracteres morfoestructurales de una raza caprina
(Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, 2015-06-08)Quantitative characters based on 19 morphostructural variables from 23 adult females of the newly recovered «Cabra Catalana» goat were studied. The sample corresponded to animals located in the same foundational herd in ... -
Características de la lana en las ovejas autóctonas Ibicenca Merino, Merino de Grazalema (España) y Merico Socorro (México)
(Red CONBIAND, 2011-01-03)As a part of broader program aiming to characterize wool in autochthonous Iberoamerican sheep breeds, this study had the objective of contrasting staple and wool fibre characteristics is Spanish breeds Ibicenca, Spanish ... -
Carcass lean-yield effects on the fatty acid and amino acid composition of Duroc pork and its technological quality after vacuum-aging
(CSIRO Publishing, 2018)Eighty purebred Duroc castrated male pigs slaughtered at 210 days of age were used to evaluate the effect of lean yield (European Union carcass grading based on lean content; or R, O and P classes) on the fatty acid and ... -
Carotenoid intake and SCD genotype exert complementary effects over fat content and fatty acid composition in Duroc pigs
(American Society of Animal Science, 2017)Nutritional and genetic strategies are needed to enhance intramuscular fat (IMF) and MUFA content without altering carcass leanness. Dietary vitamin A restriction has been suggested to specifically promote IMF, whereas ... -
Carotenoid-enriched transgenic corn delivers bioavailable carotenoids to poultry and protects them against coccidiosis
(John Wiley & SonsWiley-Blackwell, 2015)Carotenoids are health-promoting organic molecules that act as antioxidants and essential nutrients. We show that chickens raised on a diet enriched with an engineered corn variety containing very high levels of four key ... -
Carotenoid-enriched Transgenid Corn in Poultry Nutrition
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2015-05-01)Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most important micronutrient deficiencies globally. It is prevalent throughout the world, but it is particularly severe in Africa and South-East Asia. The main underlying cause of ... -
Carrion ecology modelling for vulture conservation : are vulture restaurants needed to sustain the densest breeding population of the African white-backed vulture?
(Wiley, 2015)As obligate scavengers, vultures are entirely dependent on carrion resources. In this study we model the carrion ecology of an ecosystem in Swaziland which is home to the densest breeding population of the African White-backed ... -
Caudal epididymal sperm morphology and body measurements relationships of the Gwembe dwarf bucks
(Journal Issues, 2014-10-07)Although the Gwembe Dwarf (GD) is the most populous goat-breed in Zambia, not much reproductive information is available. In order to investigate sperm morphological characteristics, and their relationship to body and ... -
Cellular innate immunity against PRRSV and swine influenza viruses
(MDPI, 2019-03-11)Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) is a polymicrobial syndrome that results from a combination of infectious agents, such as environmental stressors, population size, management strategies, age, and genetics. PRDC ... -
Cephalic conformation in young Pyrenean Catalan horses shows no differences between sexes
(OMICS International, 2018-06-05)'Sexual dimorphism' defnes differences in dimensions and proportions between males and females and in case it appears, researches must be done to see if they are the result of ontogenetic scaling, heterochronic processes ... -
Cephalic heterochronies in domestic rabbits: a first study
(Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, 2020-06-24)Heterochrony is defined as the evolutionary changes in the timing of development, presenting a unified view of neoteny, recapitulation, paedogenesis, retardation, progenesis, etc. In order to detect processes of heterochrony ... -
Changes in the rumen microbiota of cows in response to dietary supplementation with nitrate, linseed, and saponin alone or in combination
(American Society for Microbiology, 2019-02-06)Dietary supplementation with linseed, saponins, and nitrate is a promising methane mitigation strategy in ruminant production. Here, we aimed to assess the effects of these additives on the rumen microbiota in order to ... -
Characterisation of the faecal bacterial community in adult and elderly horses fed a high fibre, high oil or high starch diet using 454 pyrosequencing
(Public Library of Science, 2014-02-04)Faecal samples were collected from seventeen animals, each fed three different diets (high fibre, high fibre with a starch rich supplement and high fibre with an oil rich supplement). DNA was extracted and the V1-V2 regions ... -
Chronic Neospora caninum infection and repeat abortion in dairy cows: a 3-year study
(Elsevier, 2007)The serological status of Neospora was monitored in animals older than 6 months in a dairy herd with a 3-year history of prevalent N. caninum and N. caninum-associated abortions. The numbers of animals in the herd tested ... -
Ciliate protozoa of the forestomach of llamas (Lama glama) from locations at different altitude in Argentina
(Magnolia Press, 2016-01-20)This study describes the diversity and concentration of the protozoal population from the forestomach of llamas in Argentina at three altitudinal locations. Protozoal diversity was studied in samples from eight llamas from ... -
Circulating non-esterified fatty acids as biomarkers for fat content and composition in pigs
(MDPI, 2021-02-03)Circulating non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) can reflect the composition of dietary fat or adipose tissues depending on the fasting conditions. Therefore, circulating NEFA may be valuable as biomarkers for meat quality ... -
Classical Fourier analysis applied to a simple out-line: the bovine obturator foramen
(African Association of Veterinary Anatomists, 2012)The purpose of this article it to pre-sent a procedure of shape charac-terisation using the classical Fourier analysis combined with image tech-niques. It was applied to the outline of the obturator foramen of the bo-vine ... -
Climate factors affecting conception rate of high producing dairy cows in northeastern Spain
(Elsevier, 2007)Summer heat stress is a main factor related to low conception rate in high producing dairy herds in warm areas worldwide. We assessed the impact of several climate variables on conception rate in high producing dairy cows ... -
Clinical anatomy of the head region of Gwembe valley dwarf goat in Zambia
(Nnamdi Azikiwe University.Faculty of Agriculture, 2014-06-30)In this study, a total of 30 skulls of the Gwembe Valley Dwarf (GVD) goat were used. Clinical anatomical measurements for 12 parts of the skull were made. Additionally, the data obtained have been compared with those carried ...