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Effect of breed on growth performance and carcass composition of Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, Hereford and Simmental bulls

open access: yes, 2018
Breed effects on live weight gain, slaughter characteristics and carcass composition were compared in Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, Hereford and Simmental bulls. The experiment extended over 2 years and involved totally 96 animals. The target slaughter live
L. Bartoň   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Candidate lethal haplotypes and causal mutations in Angus cattle

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2017
If unmanaged, high rates of inbreeding in livestock populations adversely impact their reproductive fitness. In beef cattle, historical selection strategies have increased the frequency of several segregating fatal autosomal recessive polymorphisms ...
J. Hoff   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cost‐utility analysis of nusinersen–risdiplam switch in patients with spinal muscular atrophy in Croatia: A discrete event simulation model

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction In recent years, the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare disease, has significantly progressed, improving patients' survival and overall quality of life. However, current SMA treatments are expensive, and some (nusinersen) are very inconvenient for patients.
Andrej Belančić   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importance of Foot and Leg Structure for Beef Cattle in Forage-Based Production Systems

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Understanding the relationship of foot angle and claw set to beef cattle structural soundness will be critical to the selection of animals that fit forage-based production systems.
Taylre Sitz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functionalizing Conductive Diamond: Recent Advance in Fabrication, Modifications, and Applications

open access: yesCarbon Energy, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advancements in the synthesis, modification, and electrochemical applications of conductive diamond, particularly boron‐doped diamond (BDD). It emphasizes progress in fabrication methods, including CVD and HPHT, and explores modifications such as doping, surface terminations, and composite design, enabling significant ...
Ning Linghu, Xin Jiang, Jing Xu
wiley   +1 more source

When Corporations Nudge for Good: Examining the Effectiveness of Corporate Social Marketing Initiatives in Influencing Intention to Change

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms invest heavily in corporate social initiatives (CSIs), yet evidence of behaviour change remains limited. This study examines whether corporate social marketing (CSM) elicits stronger behavioural intentions to change than other CSI formats, such as philanthropy and cause‐related marketing (CRM), and identifies the psychological mechanisms
Paul Blaise Issock Issock
wiley   +1 more source

Interpretación y uso correcto de las diferencias esperadas entre progenie (DEP´s) como herramienta de selección para la calidad de carne: Segunda parte Interpretation and use of Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) as a selection tool for beef quality: Part two

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2007
Con el objetivo de mejorar las características de interés económico relacionadas no solo con la eficiencia reproductiva y el potencial de crecimiento sino también con la calidad de carne, la Asociación Argentina de Angus lleva adelante programas de ...
Horacio R Guitou   +3 more
doaj  

Performance of crossbred steers post-weaned in an integrated crop-livestock system and finished in a feedlot [PDF]

open access: yesPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2017
: The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of crossbred steers post-weaned in an integrated crop-livestock system (ICL) and finished in a feedlot, fed either a high-level concentrate diet or whole corn with no roughage. Weaned calves of
Patrícia Monteiro Costa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatty acid profile, mineral content, and palatability of beef from a multibreed Angus-Brahman population.

open access: yesJournal of Animal Science, 2018
Consumers demand meat that is both healthy and palatable, 2 attributes of meat that are affected by lipid content. Many cattle in the southern United States are Bos indicus influenced, as this improves the ability to survive and thrive in these ...
S. Flowers   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sensemaking and CSR Character in Multinational Corporations: A Comparative Study of Headquarters and Subsidiary Practices in the UAE

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship assumes that organizational consistency signals effectiveness, there remains a knowledge gap about how MNCs navigate competing institutional logics between headquarters and subsidiaries. This study investigates how managerial sensemaking mediates the effects of institutional pressures on ...
Charles Antony Diab, Wendy Stubbs
wiley   +1 more source

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