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Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search
(Oxford University Press, 2019-10-29)Document recommendation systems for locating relevant literature have mostly relied on methods developed a decade ago. This is largely due to the lack of a large offline gold-standard benchmark of relevant documents that ... -
Presence of sexual dimorphism between Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata) in the backyard of three communities in Guatemala
(Centro Universitario de Sur-Oriente. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, 2019-12-31)In this study, we investigated the sexual dimorphism between males and females of Muscovy ducks freely bred in three different communities in Guatemala. The analysis was based on 14 important morphological features: wing ... -
Marked directional skull asymmetry in the Araucan horse
(Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2020-03-14)Deviations from the perfect symmetry of normally bilateral symmetrical characters occur during individual development due to the influence of multiple factors. Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is the random developmental variation ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Cranial size and shape sexual dimorphism in the Kangal dog from Turkey
(Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 2020-01-28)This study has so far been the first attempt to characterize and quantify skull sexual variation in Kangal dog, by means of geometric morphometric techniques. A sample of 16 adult Kangal crania has been analyzed with this ... -
A probabilistic Poisson-based model to detect PRRSV recirculation using sow production records
(Elsevier, 2020-03-07)Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a viral disease associated with a decrease in the number of born alive piglets (NBA) and an increase in the number of lost piglets (NLP) per farrowing. Under practical ... -
Co-expression network analysis predicts a key role of microRNAs in the adaptation of the porcine skeletal muscle to nutrient supply
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-01-17)Background The role of non-coding RNAs in the porcine muscle metabolism is poorly understood, with few studies investigating their expression patterns in response to nutrient supply. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the ... -
Improved embryo survival following follicular drainage of subordinate follicles for twin pregnancy prevention in bi-ovular dairy cows
(Society for Reproduction and Development, 2020-02-14)To prevent twin pregnancies in cattle, a simple transvaginal device can be used for follicular drainage. This study examines embryo survival following follicular drainage of the smaller pre-ovulatory follicle at timed ... -
Variation over time of length–weight relationships and condition factors for four exotic fish species from a restored shallow lake in NE Iberian Peninsula
(MDPI, 2020-02-04)Length–weight relationships (LWRs), condition factors, and their variation over time were analyzed for four exotic freshwater fish (bleak, common carp, pikeperch, and roach) in the Estany d’Ivars i Vila-sana shallow lake ... -
Salmonella infection in mesenteric lymph nodes of breeding sows
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2019-12-06)Salmonellosis is one of the main foodborne diseases worldwide. Breeding sows asymptomatically infected with Salmonella can transmit the pathogen to piglets and humans. The isolation of Salmonella from mesenteric lymph nodes ... -
Effect of dietary crude protein on productive efficiency, nutrient digestibility, blood metabolites and gastrointestinal immune markers in light lambs
(MDPI, 2020-02-19)This study hypothesized that reducing the level of crude protein (CP) in lambs′ feed may improve nutrient utilization and did not negatively affect their productive efficiency, blood metabolites, oxidative status (OS) or ... -
Near real-time monitoring of clinical events detected in swine herds in Northeastern Spain
(Frontiers Media, 2020)Novel techniques of data mining and time series analyses allow the development of new methods to analyze information relating to the health status of the swine population in near real-time. A swine health monitoring system ... -
Diagnóstico anatomopatológico en procesos respiratorios porcinos
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A strategy to exploit surrogate sire technology in livestock breeding programs
(Genetics Society of America, 2019-01-09)In this work, we performed simulations to develop and test a strategy for exploiting surrogate sire technology in animal breeding programs. Surrogate sire technology allows the creation of males that lack their own germline ... -
Mejora del contenido de grasa intramuscular y ácido oleico en porcino
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Relationship between gilt behavior and meat quality using principal component analysis
(Elsevier, 2014)Pig on-farm behavior has important repercussions on pig welfare and performance, but generally its relation- ship with meat quality is not well understood. We used principal component analysis to determine the rela- tionship ... -
On the compositional analysis of fatty acids in pork
(International Biometric Society, 2014-03-01)Fatty acid (FA) composition of pork is an important issue for the pig industry and consumers. Fatty acid composition is commonly described as the percentages of a set of FA relative to total FA and therefore should be ... -
Expected genetic response for oleic acid content in pork
(American Society of Animal Science, 2012-12)Intramuscular fat (IMF) and oleic acid (C18:1) content in pork are important issues for the pig industry and consumers. Data from a purebred Duroc line were used to i) estimate the genetic parameters of IMF and C18:1 and ... -
Response to selection for decreased backfat thickness at restrained intramuscular fat content in Duroc pigs
(American Society of Animal Science, 2013)Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is a relevant trait for the pig industry and consumers. However, selection for IMF has the undesired correlated effect of decreasing lean growth. A selection experiment was performed to ...