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Inbreeding depression affecting stayability in Italian Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science
: Advances in selection and reproduction methods, particularly the implementation of genomic evaluations alongside assisted reproductive technologies, have substantially enhanced productivity and efficiency, notably within specialized dairy cattle ...
J.C.C. Panetto, C. Maltecca, M. Ablondi, S. Callegaro, J-T. van Kaam, R. Finocchiaro, A. Fabris, M.C. Fabbri, M. Cassandro, C. Cipolat-Gotet, A. Zanotti, R. Bozzi, F. Tiezzi   +12 more
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Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Genetic heterozygosity is increasingly being shown to be a key predictor of fitness in natural populations, both through inbreeding depression, inbred individuals having low heterozygosity, and also through chance linkage between a marker and

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Advancing conservation breeding programs for marine invertebrates

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the face of ecosystem change and biodiversity loss caused by climate change and other stressors, conservation breeding, or captive breeding, with the aim of reintroduction for wild population recovery, is an emerging tool for preventing species’ extinction and rehabilitating ecosystems.
Elora H. López‐Nandam, Bart Shepherd, Kylie Lev, Rebecca Albright   +3 more
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Introduced mona monkey Cercopithecus mona is a key predator of bird nests in the endemic‐rich Príncipe Island

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Bird communities in oceanic islands tend to evolve under reduced predation, making them extremely susceptible to introduced predators. Príncipe Island (São Tomé and Príncipe, Central Africa) harbors 11 endemic bird species and eight introduced mammal species.
Patrícia Guedes, Mohamed Henriques, Yodiney Dos Santos, Ayres Pedroso, Aramis Andrade, Mary E. Glenn, Keith K. Bensen, Tania Bird, Ricardo Faustino de Lima   +8 more
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The Effects of LED Daylength Extensions on the Daily Activity Patterns of a Greenhouse Biological Control Agent, Aphidius matricariae

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We used automated activity monitors to examine how light‐emitting diode illumination affects the daily locomotor activity of the parasitoid biocontrol agent Aphidius matricariae. We compared 4‐ to 20 h broad‐spectrum white (BSW) photoperiods, and 12 h BSW photoperiods extended with an additional 6 h of red‐blue, red‐green‐blue, or BSW light, or no ...
Jessica L. Fraser, Paul K. Abram, Martine Dorais   +2 more
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Movement and Survival of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Neonate Larvae on Cotton Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Spodoptera litura neonates showed increased movement on Bt‐expressing Bollgard 3 (BG) cotton leaf discs but did not initially avoid it. Survival was higher when larvae could move from BG3 to non‐Bt leaf discs. On whole plants, more larvae dispersed from hatching on BG3 cotton compared to non‐Bt cotton. These findings suggest the larval movement differs
Sharna Holman, Paul Grundy, Helen Spafford, Michael J. Furlong   +3 more
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EFFECT OF INBREEDING ON MORTALITY OF CAPTIVE TIGER [PDF]

Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2017
A study was carried out on the captive tigers of Nandankanan zoo, Odisha, India, to conclude any deleterious effect of inbreeding on mortality. A pedigree path analysis of 342 tigers was done to estimate the inbreeding coefficient of each tiger from ...
Sidharth Prasad Mishra, Chinmoy Mishra, Gangadhar Nayak, Priyanka Mishra, Niranjana Sahoo, Sarat Kumar Sahu   +5 more
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Perspectives from agriculture: advances in livestock breeding - implications for aquaculture genetics [PDF]

, 2006
In this paper we present livestock breeding developments that could be taken into consideration in the genetic improvement of farmed aquaculture species, especially in freshwater fish.
Nguyen, N.H., Ponzoni, R.W.
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Genetic and Ecological Management of Pacific Salmon Fisheries for the 21st Century

Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ecological adaptation theory, tremendous effort is being spent on measures that are eliminating salmon hatcheries and fishing opportunities with the intention of protecting wild runs deemed to be of particular genetic importance to the survival of the species.
Randall E. Brummett, Ian G. Cowx, Devin M. Bartley   +2 more
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Fine‐scale genetic structure in co‐operatively breeding Palmchats (Dulus dominicus) suggests mixed kinship in compound nests

Ibis, EarlyView.
Fine‐scale genetic structure in animal populations can create opportunities for both kin‐directed co‐operation and kin competition. Knowledge of kinship is therefore key to understanding the selective pressures shaping sociality as well as the effects of social behaviour on local genetic structure.
Joshua B. LaPergola, Gavin M. Leighton, Christina Riehl   +2 more
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