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A Bayesian analysis of the effect of selection for growth rate on growth curves in rabbits
(BioMed Central, 2003)Gompertz growth curves were tted to the data of 137 rabbits from control (C) and selected (S) lines. The animals came from a synthetic rabbit line selected for an increased growth rate. The embryos from generations 3 ... -
A bivalent dendrimeric peptide bearing a T-cell epitope from foot-and-mouth disease virus protein 3A improves humoral response against classical swine fever virus
(Elsevier, 2017)Three dendrimeric peptides were synthesized in order to evaluate their immunogenicity and their potential protection against classical swine fever virus (CSFV) in domestic pigs. Construct 1, an optimized version of a ... -
A classification of feline skulls by means of geometric morphometric techniques
(World Science and Research Publishing, 2014-10-25)Geometric morphometrics is a powerful tool for the study of morphological variation that possesses numerous advantages over more traditional approaches based on linear measurements. Here, the skull morphologies of 42 adult ... -
A common copy-number variant within SIRPB1 correlates with human Out-of-Africa migration after genetic drift correction
(Public Library of Science, 2018)Previous reports have proposed that personality may have played a role on human Out-Of- Africa migration, pinpointing some genetic variants that were positively selected in the migrating populations. In this work, we ... -
A comparison of processed sorghum grain using different digestion techniques
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study compares in situ, in vitro (DaisyII and gas production) and in vivo techniques to estimate the degradation of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), and N of sorghum grain. We used whole dried sorghum (WDS), ... -
A comparison of traditional and geometric morphometric techniques for the study of basicranial morphology in horses: a case study of the Araucanian horse from Colombia
(MDPI, 2020-01-10)Skull size and shape have been widely used to study domestic animal populations and breeds. Although several techniques have been proposed to quantify cranial form, few attempts have been made to compare the results obtained ... -
A computational model approach to assess the effect of climate change on the growth and development of tadpoles
(Elsevier, 2021)All of the environmental conditions in nature act on an organism simultaneously. However, in experimental studies of the factors influencing metamorphosis, each factor needs to be examined individually in order to disentangle ... -
A cow-calf farming system fully adapted to elevation and harsh conditions in Andorra (Europe)
(MDPI, 2021)The use of natural resources is an important topic to optimize the efficiency of cattle production. The purpose of this work is to describe the project of the Bruna d'Andorra; a local cow breed under an extensive cow-calf ... -
A cryopreservation procedure for the rumen protozoon Entodinium caudatum: estimation of its viability by fluorescence microscopy
(Blackwell Science, 2004)Aims: To study the viability of a culture of the rumen protozoon Entodinium caudatum after a cryopreservation procedure by a fluorescence microscopy staining method. Methods and Results: Fluorescence method is based on ... -
A functional variant in the Stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter enhances fatty acid desaturation in pork
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014)There is growing public concern about reducing saturated fat intake. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is the lipogenic enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of oleic acid (18:1) by desaturating stearic acid (18:0). Here we ... -
A genome-wide association analysis for porcine serum lipid traits reveals the existence of age-specific genetic determinants
(BioMed Central, 2014-09-10)Background: The genetic determinism of blood lipid concentrations, the main risk factor for atherosclerosis, is practically unknown in species other than human and mouse. Even in model organisms, little is known about how ... -
A genomewide association study in divergently selected lines in rabbits reveals novel genomic regions associated with litter size traits
(Blackwell Verlag GmbH, 2019)Uterine capacity (UC), defined as the total number of kits from unilaterally ovariectomized does at birth, has a high genetic correlation with litter size. The aim of our research was to identify genomic regions associated ... -
A limit for antler length in captive Marals
(Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía, 2014)The main aim of this study was to estimate phenotypic correlations among live weight, withers height, rump height, chest depth, chest width, thoracic girth, body length, hip widths (between iliac tuberosities and between ... -
A limit for horn length in White of Rasquera Goat
(Labome, 2014)Well-preserved adult skulls (twenty-two male and 27 female) from White of Rasquera Goat breed were studied. The greatest length of the skull has been used to estimate head size. Horn length was measured with a tape along ... -
A method for allocating low-coverage sequencing resources by targeting haplotypes rather than individuals
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2017-10-25)Background: This paper describes a heuristic method for allocating low-coverage sequencing resources by target- ing haplotypes rather than individuals. Low-coverage sequencing assembles high-coverage sequence information ... -
A method for the allocation of sequencing resources in genotyped livestock populations
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2017-05-18)Background: This paper describes a method, called AlphaSeqOpt, for the allocation of sequencing resources in livestock populations with existing phased genomic data to maximise the ability to phase and impute sequenced ... -
A Methodology to Quantify Resilience in Growing Pigs
(MDPI, 2021-10-15)There is a growing concern about the genetic determinism of resilience and its possible implementation in breeding programs. The objective of our study was to elaborate novel resilience indicators in growing pigs based on ... -
A model for the study of the growth of body area in beef cattle
(Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, 2018-08-31)Estimation formulas have been established for the establishment of body surface area (BSA), using live weight (LW) and body length for calculation. The objective of this work was to compare four estimation formulas of the ... -
A new method of computing the vertebral heart scale by means of direct standardisation
(British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2012-10-01)OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe and compare a simplified vertebral heart scale computation method (Objective VHS) with the original Buchanan method (Buchanan VHS). METHODS: The Objective VHS was compared ... -
A polymorphism in the fatty acid desaturase-2 gene is associated with the arachidonic acid metabolism in pigs
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-09-25)Arachidonic acid (C20:4) is related to a wide range of biological effects including lipid homeostasis. The fatty acid desaturase-2 (FADS2) gene encodes for the delta-6-desaturase, which is involved in the biosynthesis of ...