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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang +3 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beckwith–Wiedemann spectrum (BWSp) is an overgrowth disorder characterized by its main clinical features macrosomia, macroglossia, and abdominal wall defects. BWSp is caused by (epi)genetic chromosome 11p15 alterations with approximately 20%–27% of patients exhibiting mosaic paternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 11p15 (pUPD11p15).
Saskia M. Maas +9 more
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EFFECT OF THE FUNGICIDE (TRI-MILTOX FORT) ON SOME REPRODUCTIVE ASPECTS IN FEMALE RATS [PDF]
Veterinary Medical Journal - Giza, 1998 Two main experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of chronic low dose oral administration of the fungicide Tri-Miltox Fort (TMF) on female reproduction in rats.
W.M. AHMED +4 more
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Embryo donation families : mothers' decisions regarding disclosure of donor conception [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Previous data suggest that parents who adopt a child tend to support full disclosure while donor conception families prefer to keep the method of conception relatively private.
Golombok, Susan, MacCallum, Fiona
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The organization and function of reptilian excurrent ducts remain poorly characterized, particularly in Neotropical snakes. We provide the first integrative morphological, histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural analysis of the proximal post‐testicular ducts of Crotalus durissus across reproductive stages.
Flávia Cappuccio de Resende +9 more
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Timed artificial insemination protocols in dairy cattle: Functioning, shortcomings, and improvements
, 2023 Oestrus detection is currently at the top of the factors limiting the success of artificial insemination in dairy herds. This limitation becomes more pronounced as milk production increases because of higher metabolic clearance rates of steroid hormones ...
Amine Boudaoud
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Genomic Structural Variations Provide Insights Into Litter Size and Teat Number Traits in Hu Sheep
Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Here, we conducted whole genome sequencing on 300 Hu sheep with an average depth of 16.51X. Two candidate genes associated with litter size and teat number traits were identified, namely MAST2 and AFDN. ABSTRACT Litter size and the teat number are important economic indicators in sheep production.
Xin Xiang +3 more
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Pain and fever are common in pregnancy. Dipyrone is widely used in Europe, Latin America, and parts of Asia, but is banned in other countries due to concerns about agranulocytosis. Evidence on its safety in pregnancy remains limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to evaluate whether maternal dipyrone use during the first‐ and third‐trimesters is ...
Itamar Ben Shitrit +7 more
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Circadian clock of Aedes aegypti: effects of blood-feeding, insemination and RNA interference
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013 Mosquitoes are the culprits of some of the most important vector borne diseases. A species’ potential as a vector is directly dependent on their pattern of behaviour, which is known to change according to the female’s physiological status such as whether
Carla Gentile +4 more
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