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Virulence-associated trimeric autotransporters of Haemophilus parasuis are antigenic proteins expressed in vivo
(Veterinary Research, 2009-12-10)Glässer’s disease is a re-emerging swine disease characterized by a severe septicaemia. Vaccination has been widely used to control the disease, although there is a lack of extended crossprotection. ... -
A bi-dimensional genome scan for prolificacy traits in pigs shows the existence of multiple epistatic QTL
(BMC Genomics, 2009-12-29)Background: Prolificacy is the most important trait influencing the reproductive efficiency of pig production systems. The low heritability and sex-limited expression of prolificacy have hindered ... -
Spray Dried Animal Plasma as an Alternative to Antibiotics in Weanling Pigs
(Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2010-01-01)Piglet health at weaning is compromised due to several stress factors. Following the ban of antibiotic growth promoters new alternatives are required to control these problems. This paper reviews the ... -
Repeatability of lameness, fear and slipping scores to assess animal welfare upon arrival in pig slaughterhouses
(Animal, 2010-02-02)The EU project Welfare Quality R proposes an overall assessment system for animal welfare based on animal outcomes. The objective of this study was to test inter-observer reliability (IOR) when assessing ... -
The zebrafish genome encodes the largest vertebrate repertoire of functional aquaporins with dual paralogy and substrate specificities similar to mammals
(BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010-02-11)Background: Aquaporins are integral membrane proteins that facilitate the transport of water and small solutes across cell membranes. These proteins are vital for maintaining water homeostasis in living ... -
Evaluation of oviposition substrates for Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera, Anthocoridae)
(Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2010-03-01)Evaluation of oviposition substrates for Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera, Anthocoridae). Females of O. insidiosus deposit their eggs in the plant tissue. This study aimed to evaluate oviposition ... -
Isolation and Identification of Black Yeasts by Enrichment on Atmospheres of Monoaromatic Hydrocarbons
(Microbial Ecology, 2010-03-24)Black yeast members of the Herpotrichiellaceae present a complex ecological behavior: They are often isolated from rather extreme environments polluted with aromatic hydrocarbons, while they are also ... -
Haptoglobin serum concentration is a suitable biomarker to assess the efficacy of a feed additive in pigs
(Animal, 2010-04-01)Levels of haptoglobin and Pig-major acute phase protein (MAP) were analysed in animals from a commercial herd receiving or not a diet enriched with an additive. The group receiving the additive exhibited ... -
Generation of a BAC-based physical map of the melon genome
(BMC Genomics, 2010-05-28)Background: Cucumis melo (melon) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, whose economic importance among horticulture crops is second only to Solanaceae. Melon has high intra-specific genetic variation, ... -
Muscle transcriptomic profiles in pigs with divergent phenotypes for fatness traits
(BMC Genomics, 2010-06-11)Background: Selection for increasing intramuscular fat content would definitively improve the palatability and juiciness of pig meat as well as the sensorial and organoleptic properties of cured products. ... -
Update on Methodologies Available for Ciguatoxin Determination: Perspectives to Confront the Onset of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Europe
(Marine Drugs, 2010-06-14)Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) occurs mainly when humans ingest finfish contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs). The complexity and variability of such toxins have made it difficult to develop reliable ... -
Pseudo-nitzschia species on the Catalan coast: characterization and contribution to the current knowledge of the distribution of this genus in the Mediterranean Sea
(Scientia Marina, 2010-06-30)Proliferations of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia recur along the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean) throughout the year. The establishment of 58 clonal cultures facilitated morphological studies with scanning ... -
Genetic variation, population structure and linkage disequilibrium in peach commercial varieties
(BMC Genetics, 2010-07-20)Background: Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] is one of the most economically important fruit crops that, due to its genetic and biological characteristics (small genome size, taxonomic proximity to ... -
Seasonal and annual trends in field populations of Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, in Mediterranean citrus groves: comparison of two geographic areas in eastern Spain
(Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010-09-01)Seasonal and annual trends in Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations were analyzed to determine the factors that influence population fluctuations in the field. Adult flies ... -
Evaluation of production performance and carcass quality characteristics of boars immunised against gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) compared with physically castrated male, entire male and female pigs
(Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010-09-01)The objectives of this study were to assess the performance and carcass quality characteristics of boars immunised against gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH (IM) compared with physically castrated ... -
Seasonal changes of whole root system conductance by a drought-tolerant grape root system
(Journal of Experimental Botany, 2010-09-17)The role of root systems in drought tolerance is a subject of very limited information compared with above-ground responses. Adjustments to the ability of roots to supply water relative to shoot ... -
Construction of an almond linkage map in an Australian population Nonpareil × Lauranne
(BMC Genomics, 2010-10-09)Background: Despite a high genetic similarity to peach, almonds (Prunus dulcis) have a fleshless fruit and edible kernel, produced as a crop for human consumption. While the release of peach genome ... -
Copy number variation in the porcine genome inferred from a 60 k SNP BeadChip
(BMC Genomics, 2010-10-22)Background: Recent studies in pigs have detected copy number variants (CNVs) using the Comparative Genomic Hybridization technique in arrays designed to cover specific porcine chromosomes. The goal of ... -
Genome-wide BAC-end sequencing of Cucumis melo using two BAC libraries
(BMC Genomics, 2010-11-05)Background: Although melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an economically important fruit crop, no genome-wide sequence information is openly available at the current time. We therefore sequenced BAC-ends ... -
Sequencing of 6.7 Mb of the melon genome using a BAC pooling strategy
(BMC Plant Biology, 2010-11-12)Background: Cucumis melo (melon) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, whose economic importance among horticulture crops is second only to Solanaceae. Melon has a high intra-specific genetic variation, ...