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Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs [PDF]

, 2017
The objective of the study was to compare growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of the adipose tissue of group-penned barrows, immunocastrated boars and entire males.
Ampuero Kragten, S., Bee, G., O'Doherty, J. V., Pauly, C., Spring, P.   +4 more
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Nutritional Effects on Boar Taint in Entire Male Pigs: A Review [PDF]

Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica, 2016
Abstract Boar taint is one of topical problems in fattening pigs. It is caused by two main compounds — androstenone and skatole. Androstenone is a steroid feromone, which is synthesized and metabolized in liver and testes. Skatole is produced by intestinal bacteria by metabolization of trypthophan.
D. Urbanová, R. Stupka, M. Okrouhlá, J. Čítek, K. Vehovský, K Zadinová   +5 more
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Auditory–Tactile Congruence for Synthesis of Adaptive Pain Expressions in RoboPatients

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this work, we explore auditory–tactile congruence for synthesizing adaptive vocal pain expressions in robopatients. Using a robopatient platform that integrates vocal pain sounds with palpation forces, we conducted 7680 trials across 20 participants.
Saitarun Nadipineni, Chapa Sirithunge, Yue Xie, Fumiya Iida, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feeding driet chicory root to pigs decrease androstenone accumulation in fat by increasing hepatic 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression [PDF]

, 2012
The present study investigated the in vivo effect of chicory root on testicular steroid concentrations and androstenone metabolizing enzymes in entire male pigs.
Brunius, Carl, Ekstrand, Bo, Rasmussen, Martin Krøyer, Zamaratskaia, Galia   +3 more
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Piezo2 Mediates a Vicious Cycle of “Mechanical Homeostasis Imbalance—Inflammation” in Sensory Nerves and the Cartilage Endplate

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In a lumbar spine instability model, dorsal root ganglion cells mediate the perception of relevant mechanical stresses through Piezo2 and subsequently release CGRP. CGRP activates the NF‐κB signaling pathway in cartilage endplate cells through the receptor RAMP1.
Hanpeng Xu, Wen Geng, Zhi Du, Yifan Du, Di Wu, Bide Tong, Huaizhen Liang, Xingyu Zhou, Zixuan Ou, Junyu Wei, Kun Wang, Yu Song, Wenbin Hua, Yan Xu, Wencan Ke, Bingjin Wang, Cao Yang   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olfactory evaluation of boar taint: effect of factors measured at slaughter and link with boar taint compounds

Animal, 2017
There is a commitment by the European pig sector to ban surgical castration of male piglets in the European Union in 2018. One alternative to castration is to raise entire male pigs, with an increased risk of boar taint.
E. Heyrman, S. Millet, F.A.M. Tuyttens, B. Ampe, S. Janssens, N. Buys, J. Wauters, L. Vanhaecke, M. Aluwé   +8 more
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The infectiousness of tuberculosis patients coinfected with HIV [PDF]

, 2008
The current understanding of airborne tuberculosis (TB) transmission is based on classic 1950s studies in which guinea pigs were exposed to air from a tuberculosis ward.
A. Roderick Escombe, Alland, Armando Gonzalez, Balasubramanian, Beggs, Behr, Bock, Bonnet, Borgdorff, Burgos, Calder, Capewell, Carlos Martínez, Carlton A Evans, Catanzaro, Catherine J Noakes, Caviedes, Caviedes, Cox, Cruciani, David A. J Moore, Desjardin, Eduardo Ticona, Escombe, Escombe, Escombe, Espinal, Fennelly, Fennelly, Gandhi, Garcí, Jindani, Jon S Friedland, Kamerbeek, Loudon, Luz Caviedes, Malasky, Marcos Navincopa, Nardell, Palmero, Patricia Sheen, Peter Wilson, Riley, Riley, Riley, Robert H Gilman, Rose, Rouillon, Shamputa, Snider, Sultan, Teixeira, van Soolingen, William Pan   +53 more
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Paternal Circadian Disruption Impairs Offspring Cognition via Sperm microRNAs

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Paternal circadian disruption remodels the sperm small RNA payload, elevating miR‐92a‐3p/miR‐25‐3p levels and perturbing early embryonic gene regulatory programs. Microinjection experiments and single‐embryo transcriptomics reveal sex‐specific developmental vulnerabilities, ultimately impairing offspring hippocampal synaptic plasticity and cognition ...
Kexin Zou, Sisi Luo, Binliang Tang, Zhiqiang Liu, Yuchuan Zhou, Yicong Meng, Zhengmu Wu, Zheng Sun, Weihui Shi, Jianzhong Sheng, Chuanjin Yu, Zhenhua Li, Siyi Wei, Mo Zhang, Yujie Luo, Jing Yan, Xueyun Qin, Jiahang Mo, Chengliang Zhou, Jinsong Li, Hefeng Huang, Yifu Ding, Guolian Ding   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

CRP Deficiency Rescues Periodontitis‐Induced Hippocampal Neurogenesis Impairment by Suppressing OPC‐Derived BMP4 Signaling in Rats

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Chronic periodontitis elevates circulating CRP, which enters the hippocampus to upregulate BMP4 in oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), thereby impairing neurogenesis and inducing anxiety/depression‐like behaviors in rats. Counteracting this pathway, CRP deficiency helps confer functional resilience to OPCs.
Lingjie Li, Ping Deng, Siyu Hou, Xianbo Xia, Wei Zhao, Xingyu Zhu, Yang Zhang, Chao Wang, Ling Xu, Jinlin Song   +9 more
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Enhancement of pigmeat quality by altering pre-slaughter management [PDF]

, 2005
End of project reportThe studies presented in this report were conducted to investigate the effect of breed, slaughter weight, castration of male pigs and strategic feeding strategies on the performance of pigs to slaughter and on their carcass quality.
Allen, Paul, Hogan, Sean, Kerry, Joseph P., Lawlor, Peadar G, Lynch, P Brendan, Mullane, J.   +5 more
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