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Impact of Booroola fecundity gene introgression on sheep production: Indian perspective
Surge of demand for meat from diverse sources in a time of decling land and other natural resources shifted the trend of producing more sheep per sheep. Prolificacy aspect in sheep can be used as an important arsenal to fulfil this objective.
ARUN KUMAR+3 more
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A serological investigation of caseous lymphadenitis in four flocks of sheep [PDF]
A double antibody sandwich ELISA developed by ID-DLO, Lelystad to detect Corynebocterium pseudotuberculosis infection was used on 329 sheep from four pedigree Suffolk flocks in which clinical cases of caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) had occurred.
Baird, Graham J.+6 more
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Improving pregnancy outcomes in humans through studies in sheep.
Experimental studies that are relevant to human pregnancy rely on the selection of appropriate animal models as an important element in experimental design. Consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of any animal model of human disease is fundamental
J. Morrison+19 more
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Response to dietary tannin challenges in view of the browser/grazer dichotomy in an Ethiopian setting : Bonga sheep versus Kaffa goats [PDF]
It has been suggested that goats (typical browser) are better adapted to digest tannin-rich diets than sheep (typical grazer). To evaluate this, Bonga sheep and Kaffa goats were used in a 2x3 randomized crossover design with two species, three diets, and
Janssens, Geert+4 more
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Simple Summary Sheep is one of the most economically important animals used as a source of meat, milk, wool, and fur for human society. These commodities are essential for human being.
G. Gebreselassie+3 more
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Elliott and Crichton1 claimed that ‘bent-leg’ is of widespread distribution in Scotland. They found that cod-liver oil added daily to the diet of young rams less than a year old prevented the appearance of the rachitic condition. These observations were confirmed by Auchinachie and Fraser2 and by Dunlop3.
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Global climate change has a significant effect on extreme environments and a profound influence on species survival. However, little is known of the genome-wide pattern of livestock adaptations to extreme environments over a short time frame following ...
Ji Yang+21 more
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Tunneling decay of false domain walls: the silence of the lambs [PDF]
We study the decay of "false” domain walls, which are metastable states of the quantum theory where the true vacuum is trapped inside the wall, with the false vacuum outside.
Haberichter, Mareike+3 more
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Enteric fermentation by farmed ruminant animals is a major source of methane and constitutes the second largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming.
Janine Kamke+10 more
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