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Genetic markers associated with field PRRSV-induced abortion rates
(MDPI, 2019-07-30)In gilts and sows, the more severe clinical manifestation of PRRSV occurs in late gestation and can result in up to 40% of abortion incidence. Despite the known genetic component in the resilience to PRRSV, there is scarce ... -
Skull dorsal asymmetries between three different rabbit types signals stress in paedomorpic animals
(World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS), 2019-09-01)Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is frequently considered a consequence of developmental instability (DI), defined as the inability of an organism to adjust its development to an ideal pattern. The underlying hypothesis is that, ... -
Nanopartículas de plata como aditivo en dietas para lechones en transición
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The genetic ancestry of American Creole cattle inferred from uniparental and autosomal genetic markers
(Springer Nature Publishing AG, 2019-08-07)Cattle imported from the Iberian Peninsula spread throughout America in the early years of discovery and colonization to originate Creole breeds, which adapted to a wide diversity of environments and later received influences ... -
Non-allometric variation in the Brown-Thorated sloth Bradypus variegatus (Schinz, 1825) skull (Mammalia, Pilosa, Bradypodidade)
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2019-08-21)Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus (Schinz, 1825) is a monomorphic mammal, and its skull ontogeny is poorly known. Here, we present a study of the ontogenetic allometric relationship between skull size and shape in ... -
Not all saponins have a greater antiprotozoal activity than their related sapogenins
(Oxford University Press, 2019-07-04)The antiprotozoal effect of saponins varies according to both the structure of the sapogenin and the composition and linkage of the sugar moieties to the sapogenin. The effect of saponins on protozoa has been considered ... -
Identification of resilient sows in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-infected farms
(American Society of Animal Science, 2019-06-06)The identification of resilient sows can improve reproductive performance in farms exposed to multiple challenges. A common challenge is the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). A key issue to deal ... -
Improving the management procedures in farms infected with the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus using PDP models
(Springer Nature Publishing AG, 2019)Pig meat production need to be built up in the future due to the increase of the human population worldwide. To address this challenge, there is plenty of room for improvement in terms of pig production efficiency that ... -
The extent to which genetics and lean grade affect fatty acid profiles and volatile compounds in organic pork
(PeerJ, Inc, 2019-07-17)Niche production is intended to produce premium pork, but several husbandry factors may affect the meat fatty acid composition and aroma. Fatty acid profile (by GC-FID) of raw meat and volatile compounds (by SPME-GC-MS) ... -
Genetic but not lean grade impact on growth, carcass traits and pork quality under organic husbandry
(Elsevier B.V., 2019-07-10)Organic pig production may be conducted with different genetic types and the carcass outcome can differ in fatness content, however, the contribution of each effect to meat quality characteristics is not well established. ... -
Skull asymmetries in wild boar (Sus scrofa LINNAEUS, 1758)
(Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2019-07-03)Organisms can develop different kinds of asymmetry when deviations from expected perfect symmetry occur. Among others are fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and directional asymmetry (DA). FA represents small random differences ... -
El ingeniero agrónomo y el bienestar de los animales ganaderos
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Sobre races i etnologia animal a Catalunya
(Institució Catalana d'Estudis Agraris, 2019-06-14)This paper makes a review of the key moments in the study of Catalan local breeds, shedding light on the bias that most previous studies have shown by being more ethnographic than ethnological in character, if 'ethnography' ... -
Body surface area in young cattle is well correlated with body length
(Ommega Publishers, 2019-02-25)Measurements of Body Surface Area (BSA) in animals have important applications in numerous felds including zootechnics, clinical medicine, and also the leather industry. In current conditions, BSA is estimated from formulas ... -
Skull asymmetry in sheep is dominated by right side
(OMICS International, 2019-05-01)Random deviations from the perfect symmetry of normally bilaterally symmetrical characters for an individual with a given genotype occur during individual development due to the influence of multiple environmental factors. ... -
Comparison of the immunoperoxidase monolayer assay and three commercial ELISAs for detection of antibodies against porcine circovirus type 2
(Elsevier, 2014)The aim of this study was to compare and correlate antibody titres against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in porcine sera (n = 1270) obtained by immunoperoxidase monolayer assay (IPMA) with the results of three commercial ... -
Colostrum and milk pasteurization improve health status and decrease mortality in neonatal calves receiving appropriate colostrum ingestion
(American Dairy Science Association, 2016)The objective of the study was to evaluate if on-farm heat treatment of colostrum and bulk tank milk can improve calf health status and morbidity and mortality rates during the first 21 d of life in neonatal Holstein calves ... -
Association study highlights the influence of ELOVL fatty acid elongase 6 gene region on backfat fatty acid composition in Large White pig breed
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-03-27)Dietary fatty acid (FA) composition has an impact on human health. There is an increasing request from consumers for healthier food and pork industry must respond to it without worsening performance and the technological ... -
Treatment with etamsylate reduces haemolactia in lactating dairy cows
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)This Research Communication describes the efficacy of etamsylate to reduce haemolactia in dairy cows. A dairy cow with haemolactia produces milk that is reddish or pinkish due to the presence of blood. Haemolactia causes ... -
The effects of a single or double GnRH dose on pregnancy survival in high producing dairy cows carrying singletons or twins
(Society for Reproduction and Development, 2018-09-17)Pregnancy loss during the late embryonic and early fetal periods influences dairy herd economy. The objectives of this study were to (1) investigate the effects of a single or double GnRH dose administered at the time of ...