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Coping with large litters: management effects on welfare and nursing capacity of the sow

Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 2021
A number of management issues can be used as drivers for change in order to improve animal welfare and nursing capacity of the hyperprolific sow.
Olli Peltoniemi, Taehee Han, Jinhyeon Yun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Root‐Stimulated Movements in Mimosa Pudica for Biohybrid Robotic Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that thermal and electrical stimulation of Mimosa pudica root induces movement of the petiole and pinnules without direct stimulation of the aerial organs, thereby enabling a plant‐based robotic gripper and providing a foundation for the development of intelligent and sustainable systems.
Misao Sato, Kazuya Murakami, Yu Ikeda, Yuki Sakashita, Hayato Kurusu, Ken Yokawa, Jun Shintake   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Physicochemical Properties between Standard and Sow Pork

Food Science of Animal Resources, 2018
This study was conducted to investigate the dressing percentage and physicochemical characteristics, such as fatty acid composition, water holding capacity (WHC), shear force, meat color, cooking loss, and sensory evaluation, of experimental pork ...
Gye-Woong Kim, Hack-Youn Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Climate Change Threatens Micronutrient Density of European Winter Wheat

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Micronutrients are vital for human health. Wheat is a major staple crop and a significant source of minerals and B‐vitamins. The impact of climate change on their content remains largely unknown. We evaluated micronutrient levels in European winter wheat grown under historical and projected climate conditions. Our findings indicate that future climates
Da Cao, Jennifer Michel, Eline Lorer, Markus Weinmann, Jacques Le Gouis, Claire Léon, Sibille Perrochon, David Alvarez, Vincent Leemans, Iñaki Balanzategui Guijarro, Jordi Moya Laraño, Sara Sánchez Moreno, Symanczik Sarah, Waibel Matthias, Hervé Vanderschuren, Cécile Thonar, Pierre Delaplace, Dominique Van Der Straeten   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of available surface on gaseous emissions from group-housed gestating sows kept on deep litter

Animal, 2010
In the European Union, the group-housed pregnant sows have to have a minimal legal available area of 2.25 m2/sow. However, it has been observed that an increased space allowance reduces agonistic behaviour and consecutive wounds and thus induces better ...
F.X. Philippe, B. Canart, M. Laitat, J. Wavreille, N. Bartiaux-Thill, B. Nicks, J.F. Cabaraux   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Redox‐Dependent Chaperoning of GBF1 Condensates Regulates Seed Germination in Arabidopsis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In dormant seeds (low ROS), GBF1 forms liquid condensates to repress the germination gene CathB3, and the chaperone GIP1 maintains condensate liquidity and repressive activity. Upon imbibition (high ROS), ROS oxidize GIP1 during germination, impairing its chaperone function.
Yunying Wang, Xiaofeng Fang
wiley   +1 more source

Size of wallet estimation: Application of K-nearest neighbour and quantile regression

IIMB Management Review, 2021
Size of wallet (SOW) estimation is an important problem to solve from a company's perspective. The total business volume conducted by the customer for a product category across firms is generally unobservable, while the volume of transactions conducted ...
Aashish Jhamtani, Ritu Mehta, Sanjeet Singh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural Variation of NAR5 Determines Nitrogenase Activity and the Yield in Soybean

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identified NAR5, a gene encoding a subtilisin‐like protease, that regulates nitrogenase activity in soybean nodules. Overexpressing NAR5 delayed nodule senescence, enhancing nitrogenase activity, yield, and low‐nitrogen tolerance. The elite haplotype NAR5HapI‐1 linked to superior nitrogenase activity and greater seed weight has been ...
Chao Ma, Hanyu Zhao, Haojie Feng, Xulun Dong, Lin Chen, Mingliang Yang, Runyi Chen, Chengjun Lei, Chunyan Liu, Qingshan Chen, Dawei Xin, Jinhui Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sow-activity classification from acceleration patterns: A machine learning approach [PDF]

, 2013
This paper describes a supervised learning approach to sow-activity classification from accelerometer measurements. In the proposed methodology, pairs of accelerometer measurements and activity types are considered as labeled instances of a usual ...
Hugo Jair Escalante Balderas, Cécile Cornou, Anders Ringgaard Kristensen, Jorge Cordero Durán   +3 more
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
wiley   +1 more source