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Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: development of a market conformity tool for pork products based on technological quality traits
(Elsevier, 2014-09-08)
A market conformity tool, based on technological meat quality parameters, was developed within the Q-PorkChains project, to be included in a global sustainability evaluation of pig farming systems. The ...
Past, present, and future of epigenetics applied to livestock breeding
(Frontiers Media, 2015-09-28)
This article reviews the concept of Lamarckian inheritance and the use of the term epigenetics in the field of animal genetics. Epigenetics was first coined by Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), who ...
Serum haptoglobin dynamics in pigs vaccinated or not vaccinated against porcine circovirus type 2
(BMC, 2015-04-16)
The present work describes the serum haptoglobin (Hp) dynamics in piglets vaccinated and non-vaccinated with a commercial porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccine at 3 weeks of age, and its relationship ...
Echinococcus multilocularis infection in animals
(Wiley, 2015-12-22)
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was required to support the European Commission in
preparing the review of Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011. In Europe, red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the main
definitive ...
Scientific Opinion on the assessment of dairy cow welfare in small-scale farming systems
(Wiley, 2015-06-09)
This opinion reviews information on small-scale dairy cow farming systems in Europe, including the impact of production diseases on welfare of cows, and proposes a methodology for welfare assessment in ...
Killing for purposes other than slaughter: poultry
(Wiley, 2019-11-13)
Poultry of different ages may have to be killed on-farm for purposes other than slaughter (in which
slaughtering is defined as being for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale ...
Arachidonic Acid and Eicosapentaenoic Acid Metabolism in Juvenile Atlantic Salmon as Affected by Water Temperature
(Public Library of Science, 2015-11-24)
Salmons raised in aquaculture farms around the world are increasingly subjected to suboptimal environmental conditions, such as high water temperatures during summer seasons. Aerobic scope increases and ...
Souffle/Spastizin Controls Secretory Vesicle Maturation during Zebrafish Oogenesis
(Public Library of Science, 2014-06-26)
During oogenesis, the egg prepares for fertilization and early embryogenesis. As a consequence, vesicle transport is very active during vitellogenesis, and oocytes are an outstanding system to study ...
A genome-wide association analysis for porcine serum lipid traits reveals the existence of age-specific genetic determinants
(BMC, 2014-09-04)
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 ...
Confirmation of Pinnatoxins and Spirolides in Shellfish and Passive Samplers from Catalonia (Spain) by Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Triple Quadrupole and High-Resolution Hybrid Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(MDPI, 2014-06-23)
Cyclic imines are lipophilic marine toxins that bioaccumulate in seafood. Their structure comprises a cyclic-imino moiety, responsible for acute neurotoxicity in mice. Cyclic imines have not been linked ...