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G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2020 We investigated the effectiveness of mate allocation strategies accounting for non-additive genetic effects to improve crossbred performance in a two-way crossbreeding scheme.
David González-Diéguez +4 more
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Animals, 2022 Average daily gain (ADG) is an important growth trait in the pig industry. The direct genetic effect (DGE) has been studied mainly to assess the association between genetic information and economic traits.
Ha-Seung Seong +5 more
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A framework to refocus the conversation around the welfare of UK purebred cats [PDF]
Animal WelfarePreviously, consideration of purebred cat welfare has focused heavily on links between specific breeds and their predispositions to disease, extreme morphology, and behavioural traits.
Claire Roberts +3 more
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The effects of genetic group and sex on residual feed intake, performance, morphometric, testicular, and carcass traits’ in lambs [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of genetic group and sex on residual feed intake, performance, testicular size, carcass and morphometric traits in Santa Ines purebred and Dorper ´ Santa Ines crossbred lambs.
ANA CAROLINA B. FREITAS +6 more
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The impact of pig breed on stress levels and meat quality: a study on mangalita purebred and Duroc x Landrace crossbred pigs in Romania [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2023 This study aimed to investigate the impact of pig breed on stress levels and meat quality in two commercial pig farms in the north-eastern part of Romania.
V.N. Arsenoaia +4 more
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Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 This research was conducted to estimate heritability of body weight and growth rate indices and also to determine their association with insulin-like growth factor-2 genes (IGF-2) polymorphism in purebred Nigerian indigenous chickens and their crosses ...
Rebecca O. OYELEYE +5 more
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GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS- ON DOE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE UNDER DESERT CONDITION [PDF]
Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2002 Reproductive performance of 215 does of pure New Zealand Wbite·1abbits (NN), pure Californian (CC), two reciprocal crosses (NC& CN), two backerosses (BCN and BCe) and F2 crossbred were studied.
Z. Sabra, H. Zaky,
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Ranking of beef cattle sires by their breeding value on progeny performance [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2020 The objective of this study was to rank Limousin sires by their different breeding values based on the weaning weight of their progeny. 205-day weaning weight record of altogether 18746 purebred and crossbred calves sired by breeding bulls of the ...
Szabolcs Bene +3 more
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Canine Cytokines Profile in an Endemic Region of L. infantum: Related Factors
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Canine leishmaniosis is caused by infection with parasite Leishmania infantum, which are transmitted by sandflies Phlebotomus. Canine leishmaniosis is an endemic disease in the Mediterranean region.
Pablo Jesús Marín-García, Lola Llobat
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The growth rate of repair young pigs of Irish origin, depending on the combination of the original breeds [PDF]
Технологія виробництва і переробки продуктів тваринництва, 2021 The article studied the growth dynamics of purebred and local gilts from birth to 180 days of age. The growth rate of these animals during the rearing period and the regularities of the difference in the growth rate of purebred and local pigs were also ...
Ohloblia V., Povod M.
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