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New trends in rabbit feeding: influence of nutrition on intestinal health
(Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2008-02-01)The role of gut barrier against pathogens and its interaction with dietary factors in weaned rabbits affected with digestive disorders, especially epizootic rabbit enteropathy is reviewed. This interaction ... -
Empirical Bayes factor analyses of quantitative trait loci for gestation length in Iberian x Meishan F2 sows
(Animal, 2008-02-01)The aim of this study was to investigate chromosomal regions affecting gestation length in sows. An experimental F2 cross between Iberian and Meishan pig breeds was used for this purpose and we genotyped ... -
Dietary Polyunsaturated Fat Reduces Skin Fat as Well as Abdominal Fat in Broiler Chickens
(Poultry Science, 2008-03-01)The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different dietary fatty acid profiles on the main fat depots of broiler chickens: skin including s.c. fat (SK) and abdominal fat pad (AF). One ... -
Competing risk analyses of longevity in Duroc sows with a special emphasis on leg conformation
(Animal, 2009-01-01)A competing risk approach was used to evaluate the influence of several factors on culling risk for 587 Duroc sows. Three different analyses were performed according to whether sow failure was due to ... -
Dietary fat source affects metabolism of fatty acids in pigs as evaluated by altered expression of lipogenic genes in liver and adipose tissues
(Animal, 2009-01-01)Little is known about pig gene expressions related to dietary fatty acids (FAs) and most work have been conducted in rodents. The aim of this study was to investigate how dietary fats regulate fat ... -
Genomic selection of purebreds for crossbred performance
(Genetics Selection Evolution, 2009-01-15)Background: One of the main limitations of many livestock breeding programs is that selection is in pure breeds housed in high-health environments but the aim is to improve crossbred performance under ... -
Impact of bioactive substances on the gastrointestinal tract and performance of weaned piglets: a review
(Animal, 2009-02-10)The EU ban on in-feed antibiotics has stimulated research on weaning diets as a way of reducing post-weaning gut disorders and growth check in pigs. Many bioactive components have been investigated but ... -
Use of yeast cell walls; β-1, 3/1, 6-glucans; and mannoproteins in broiler chicken diets
(Poultry Science, 2009-03-01)Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of dietary addition of yeast cell wall (YCW); β-1, 3/1, 6-glucan (BG); and mannoprotein complex (MP) purified fractions in broilers. In experiment ... -
Reduction of Salmonella enterica var. Enteritidis colonization and invasion by Bacillus cereus var. toyoi inclusion in poultry feeds
(Animal, 2009-05-01)The effect of continuously feeding the probiotic microorganism Toyocerin to birds inoculated with Salmonella Enteritidis field-isolated strains on Salmonella Enteritidis prevalence, and performance ... -
Practice on castration of piglets in Europe
(Animal, 2009-05-12)PIGCAS (Attitudes, practices and state of the art regarding piglet castration in Europe) is to our knowledge the first project that has focused on castration practice across European countries (European ... -
Fat metabolism is regulated by altered gene expression of lipogenic enzymes and regulatory factors in liver and adipose tissue but not in semimembranosus muscle of pigs during the fattening period
(Animal, 2009-07-10)It has been shown previously that lipid metabolism is regulated by fatty acids (FA) and that thyroid hormones are important regulators of energy metabolism. The effects of weight, dietary fat level and ... -
A set of EST-SNPs for map saturation and cultivar identification in melon
(BMC Plant Biology, 2009-07-15)Background: There are few genomic tools available in melon (Cucumis melo L.), a member of the Cucurbitaceae, despite its importance as a crop. Among these tools, genetic maps have been constructed ... -
Enzyme complex containing carbohydrases and phytase improves growth performance and bone mineralization of broilers fed reduced nutrient corn-soybean-based diets
(Poultry Science, 2009-09-01)One experiment was conducted to investigate the benefits of a multi-enzyme complex, containing carbohydrases (from Penicillium funiculosum) and phytase (bacterial 6-phytase) activities, on the performance ... -
New insights into molecular pathways associated with flatfish ovarian development and atresia revealed by transcriptional analysis
(BMC Genomics, 2009-09-15)Background: The Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) is a marine flatfish of increasing commercial interest. However, the reproduction of this species in captivity is not yet controlled mainly because ... -
An oligo-based microarray offers novel transcriptomic approaches for the analysis of pathogen resistance and fruit quality traits in melon (Cucumis melo L.)
(BMC Genomics, 2009-10-12)Background: Melon (Cucumis melo) is a horticultural specie of significant nutritional value, which belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, whose economic importance is second only to the Solanaceae. Its ... -
Functional and association studies on the pig HMGCR gene, a cholesterol-synthesis limiting enzyme
(Animal, 2009-10-23)The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. We have studied the role of the HMGCR gene in pig lipid metabolism by means of ... -
Development and bin mapping of a Rosaceae Conserved Ortholog Set (COS) of markers
(BMC Genomics, 2009-11-29)Background: Detailed comparative genome analyses within the economically important Rosaceae family have not been conducted. This is largely due to the lack of conserved gene-based molecular markers ... -
Screening culture filtrates of fungi for activity against Tylenchulus semipenetrans
(Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2009-12-01)Culture filtrates of 20 fungi isolated from citrus soils were screened for their activity against Tylenchulus semipenetrans in both in vitro and greenhouse tests. The filtrates of Talaromyces cyanescens ... -
Post-larval development and sexual dimorphism of the spider crab Maja brachydactyla (Brachyura: Majidae)
(Scientia Marina, 2009-12-01)the post-larval development of the majid crab Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922 was studied using laboratoryreared larvae obtained from adult individuals collected in the ne atlantic. the morphology of the ...