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Scientific Reports, 2022 This single cell study aimed to clarify whether an elevated incidence of sperm with a retained cytoplasmic droplet (CD) can be compensated by a higher sperm number in boar semen doses to maintain fertility.
Heiko Henning +3 more
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Preterm pigs for preterm birth research: reasonably feasible
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Preterm birth will disrupt the pattern and course of organ development, which may result in morbidity and mortality of newborn infants. Large animal models are crucial resources for developing novel, credible, and effective treatments for preterm infants.
Jing Sun +10 more
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Analysis of Dairy Cow Behavior during Milking Associated with Lameness
Dairy, 2023 The detection of lame cows is a challenging and time-consuming issue for dairy farmers. Many farmers use the milking time to monitor the condition of their animals.
Diana Schönberger +3 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 The aim of this study was first to examine the prevalence of bacteria-associated loss of sperm quality in samples from insemination centers during a seven-year semen monitoring program and, second, to investigate the growth dynamic of four different ...
Anne-Marie Luther +4 more
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Replication and virulence in pigs of the first African swine fever virus isolated in China
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019 African swine fever (ASF) entered China in August 2018 and rapidly spread across the entire country, severely threatening the Chinese domestic pig population, which accounts for more than 50% of the pig population worldwide.
Dong-Ming Zhao +14 more
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Antimicrobially Active Semen Extenders Allow the Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Pig Insemination
Antibiotics, 2021 Antibiotic use in semen extenders for livestock may contribute to the development and spreading of multi-drug resistance. Antimicrobial control in semen doses for artificial insemination of pigs is indispensable due to the relatively high storage ...
Anne-Marie Luther +3 more
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Nature Microbiology, 2018 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria and associated human morbidity and mortality is increasing. The use of antimicrobials in livestock selects for AMR that can subsequently be transferred to humans.
Patrick Munk +40 more
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Folia Veterinaria, 2019 The aim of this study was to evaluate ovarian activity and the size of oocytes in ovarian follicles in sexually mature Landrace-Yorkshire gilts in relation to the individual seasons of the year.
Kyzeková P. +6 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Fat deposition is an economically important trait in pigs. Ningxiang pig, one of the four famous indigenous breeds in China, is characterized by high fat content. The underlying gene expression pattern in different developmental periods of backfat tissue
Chen Chen +13 more
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Zeitschrift für Rechtsmedizin, 2019 Most studies of decomposition in forensic entomology and taphonomy have used non-human cadavers. Following the recommendation of using domestic pig cadavers as analogues for humans in forensic entomology in the 1980s, pigs became the most frequently used
S. Matuszewski +5 more
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