Niacin for dairy cattle: a review [PDF]
British Journal of Nutrition, 2008 Due to the incorporation of niacin into the coenzymes NAD and NADP, niacin is of great importance for the metabolism of man and animals. Apart from niacin in feed and endogenous formation, microbial niacin synthesis in the rumen is an important source for dairy cows.
Inka-Donata, Niehoff +2 more
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Genetic polymorphisms within exon 3 of heat shock protein 90AA1 gene and its association with heat tolerance traits in Sahiwal cows [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The present study was undertaken to identify novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in Exon 3 of HSP90AA1 gene and to analyze their association with respiration rate (RR) and rectal temperature (RT) in Sahiwal cows.
Rakesh Kumar +4 more
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Plasma hormones and milk production performances in early lactation buffaloes supplemented with a mixture of prilled fat, sweetener and toxin binder [PDF]
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 2016 The effect of combined feed supplements (prilled fat, sweetener and toxin binder) was studied on 24 apparently healthy early lactating rural and urban maintained Murrah buffaloes. The feeding of combined feed supplement was carried out for a period of 90
Shabab Khan +4 more
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Expression of heat-shock protein 72 mRNA in relation to heart rate variability of Sahiwal and Karan-Fries in different temperature-humidity indices [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2016 Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature-humidity index (THI) on the expression pattern of heat-shock protein 72 (HSP72) mRNA of Sahiwal and Karan-Fries (KF) cattle in different THIs.
Prava Mayengbam +2 more
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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Male Ruminant Reproduction — A Review [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2017 Fatty acids such as n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are critical nutrients, used to improve male reproductive performance through modification of fatty acid profile and maintenance of sperm membrane integrity, especially under cold shock ...
Len Van Tran +3 more
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Veterinary Medicine International, 2011 Twelve healthy lactating Murrah buffaloes of similar parity (3rd) between 90 and 120 days of lactation, selected from the herd of National Dairy Research Institute (Karnal, India) and maintained at managemental practices as followed at the Institute they
Joydip Mukherjee +3 more
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Optimizing age of bull at first use in relation to fertility of Murrah breeding bulls [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The aim of the present investigation was to optimize the age at first use (AAFU) of semen of Murrah breeding bulls, which will help in early selection of bulls under progeny testing program for improving the reproductive performance in the herd ...
M. A. Mir +6 more
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Genetic and environmental causes of variation in gestation length of Jersey crossbred cattle [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2016 Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of genetic and non-genetic factors and estimate the genetic parameter for gestation length (GL) of Jersey crossbred cattle.
Anshuman Kumar +3 more
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Genome-editing opportunities to enhance cattle productivity in the tropics
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022 The livestock performance in tropical regions has been limited by environmental conditions that causes heat stress and favors the development of parasites and diseases, impairing animal health.
Luiz Sergio de Almeida Camargo +1 more
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