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Designing Selection Indices for the Florida Dairy Goat Breeding Program
Dairy, 2023 The aim of this study was to compare selection indices for important traits in intensive Spanish goat breeds in four economic scenarios, using the Florida as most representative breed of this production system in Spain.
Chiraz Ziadi +3 more
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Biology, 2023 This study is aimed at determining the reproductive performance of anestrous ewes treated with nanoencapsulated GnRH after a progesterone-based protocol for estrus induction was proposed as a way of replacing eCG. A total of sixty anestrous, multiparous,
Nesrein M. Hashem +5 more
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Cardiac Radiographic Measurements in Ferrets Using the OsiriX MD Programme
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Objectives: To adapt the vertebral heart scale (VHS) for use in ferrets and identify new scales and tools that allow to establish the normal heart size by means of radiography more quickly and effectively.Methods: Forty healthy pet ferrets (Mustela ...
Alejandro Gutiérrez +3 more
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Nanotechnology and Reproductive Management of Farm Animals: Challenges and Advances
Animals, 2021 Reproductive efficiency of farm animals has central consequences on productivity and profitability of livestock farming systems. Optimal reproductive management is based on applying different strategies, including biological, hormonal, nutritional ...
Nesrein M. Hashem +1 more
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A comparison of traditional and geometric morphometric techniques for the study of basicranial morphology in horses: a case study of the Araucanian horse from Colombia [PDF]
, 2020 Skull size and shape have been widely used to study domestic animal populations and breeds. Although several techniques have been proposed to quantify cranial form, few attempts have been made to compare the results obtained by di erent techniques. While
Bentez-Molano, Jannet +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 Immunoglobulin Y (IgY) is the predominant antibody found in hen’s (Gallus domesticus) egg yolk. This antibody, developed against several microorganisms in hen egg yolk, has been successfully used as an alternative to immunoglobulins from mammals for use ...
Maria F. Peralta +5 more
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Animals, 2020 The present study aimed to set up a short-term protocol for synchronization of follicular wave emergence in sheep, concomitant with estrus synchronization, which would improve ovarian response in assisted reproductive technologies.
Aina Año-Perello +4 more
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Dairy, 2023 The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters of somatic cell score (SCS) and fat plus protein yield (FPY) using repeatability (RM) and random regression (RRM) models in Florida goats.
Rocío Jiménez-Granado +4 more
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Classical, Molecular, and Genomic Cytogenetics of the Pig, a Clinical Perspective
Animals, 2021 The chromosomes of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) are known to be prone to reciprocal chromosome translocations and other balanced chromosome rearrangements with concomitant fertility impairment of carriers.
Brendan Donaldson +2 more
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Animals, 2018 Induction and synchronization of estrus and ovulation in sheep is based on intravaginal progestagen-impregnated polyurethane sponges or progesterone-loaded silicon-based devices (CIDR), in either short- (6–7 days) or long-term (12–14 days) protocols ...
Paula Martinez-Ros +6 more
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