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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott, Julia A. Gamble, Caleb Marshall Brown, Kirstin S. Brink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptome-wide association studies identify candidate genes for carcass and meat traits in meat rabbits

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Meat rabbits are a small herbivorous livestock and have been popularly raised in China for producing high-quality meat. Therefore, it is economically important to genetically improve both carcass performance and meat quality in meat rabbits.
Hua He, Xinyang Tian, Zhe Kang, Guozhi Wang, Xianbo Jia, Wenqiang Sun, Song-Jia Lai, Shi-Yi Chen   +7 more
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Carcass traits of baby beef Simmental cattle

Meso : prvi hrvatski časopis o mesu, 2006
The objective of this investigation was to determine the distribution within EUROP classes and carcass traits (weight and measurements, dressing percentage, shares of separated fat and dissected muscle, fat, bone and tendon tissues) of young Simmental bulls (n=13) and heifers (n=13), which were produced as Croatian baby beef designed for export.
Karolyi, Danijel, Đikić, Marija, Salajpal, Krešimir, Čubrić Čurik, Vlatka, Jurić, Ivan   +4 more
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Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alpine ungulates adjust diel activity to the natural return of wolves amid anthropogenic pressures

Ecography, EarlyView.
As wolves recolonise their historical range across Europe, ungulates face predation once more – but in landscapes profoundly altered by human activity. This shift raises crucial questions about their capacity to express adaptive antipredator behaviours.
Charlotte Vanderlocht, Valerio Donini, Andrea Corradini, Simone Dal Farra, Benjamin Robira, Andrea Gazzola, Giorgia Galeotti, Laura Limonciello, Noemi Squillaci, Maël Van Dam, Giada Zeni, Marta Gandolfi, Elisa Iacona, Lucrezia Lorenzetti, Matteo Nava, Federico Ossi, Heidi C. Hauffe, Francesco Ferretti, Luca Corlatti, Luca Pedrotti, Francesca Cagnacci   +20 more
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Relationship between the Porcine Stress Syndrome gene and carcass and performance traits in F2 pigs resulting from divergent crosses

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2005
The PSS genotypes of 596 F2 pigs produced by initial mating of Brazilian native boars commercial sows and were characterized by PCR-RFLP and their carcass and performance traits were evaluated.
Guilherme de Oliveira Band, Simone Eliza Facioni Guimarães, Paulo Sávio Lopes, Jane de Oliveira Peixoto, Danielle Assis Faria, Aldrin Vieira Pires, Frederico de Castro Figueiredo, Carlos Souza do Nascimento, Lúcio Alberto de Miranda Gomide   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Carcass Traits on Carcass Price in Mature Hanwoo Cow [PDF]

Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 2010
We investigated the influence of carcass traits on carcass price for Hanwoo cow using multiple regression and path analyses. Data for carcass traits and price were collected on mature Hanwoo cow raised in private farms in Kangwon province that were slaughtered in 2008.
Dae-Jung Kim, Chang-Woo Lee, Chae-Young Lee, Jong-Bok Kim   +3 more
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Molecular Investigations on Angiogenesis and Oxidative Stress in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Bucks' Testes Throughout the Reproductive Cycle

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Animals with seasonal reproductive cycles, as the Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), have developed mechanisms to synchronize reproduction with the environmental cycle in order to optimize reproductive success through melatonin. Angiogenesis and oxidative stress are key processes in spermatogenesis, contributing to testicular remodeling and ...
Ilaria Troisio, Domenico Ventrella, Bálint Lóránt Hausz, Mattia Cesauri, Niccolò Ian Vannetti, Maria Laura Bacci, Alberto Elmi, Augusta Zannoni   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide identification of quantitative trait loci and candidate genes for seven carcass traits in a four-way intercross porcine population

BMC Genomics
Background Carcass traits are essential economic traits in the commercial pig industry. However, the genetic mechanism of carcass traits is still unclear.
Huiyu Wang, Xiaoyi Wang, Yongli Yang, Yixuan Zhu, Shuyan Wang, Qiang Chen, Dawei Yan, Xinxing Dong, Mingli Li, Shaoxiong Lu   +9 more
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Effect of calcium chloride injection and freezing prior to wet aging on the meat quality of cull cows

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND In Brazil, the slaughter of female cattle, particularly older animals, has increased substantially. However, meat from this category presents limitations in terms of quality, mainly because of its toughness resulting from a high concentration of cross‐links between collagen fibers.
Juliano CC Belmonte, Taynara S Santana, Micheline F Castro, Rosileide V Rohod, Marcelo Vedovatto, Aylpy RD Santos, Henrique J Fernandes, Dalton M Oliveira   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source