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Response to somatic cell count-based selection for mastitis resistance in a divergent selection experiment in sheep [PDF]

, 2009
A divergent selection experiment in sheep was implemented to study the consequences of log-transformed somatic cell score (SCS)-based selection on resistance to natural intramammary infections.
Aurel, Marie-Rose, Bergonier, Dominique, Dion, Stéphane, Foucras, Gilles, Hygonenq, Marie-Claude, Robert-Granié, Christèle, Rupp, Rachel   +6 more
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Circadian, feeding, and locomotor activities of artificially reared lambs measured by actigraphy

Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2023
Eight artificially reared lambs were used to study locomotory and feeding activities in the first three weeks of life by actigraphy. Lambs were fitted with a Bluetooth-enabled (BT) accelerometer and data were downloaded as activity counts at 1-min ...
José A. Abecia, Francisco Canto
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Performance and serum cortisol concentration in Santa Inês lambs under different suckling schemes

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of suckling schemes (continued, controlled, and total separation) and the type of pregnancy on performance and serum cortisol concentration in lambs.
Ana Carolina Alves, Nadja Gomes Alves, Ivan Júnior Ascari, Felipe Barbosa Junqueira, Luciana França Smith Maciel, Iraides Ferreira Furusho Garcia, Renato Ribeiro Lima   +6 more
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The effects of parturition season and suckling mode on the puerperium of Santa Ines ewes and on the weight gain of lambs

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2013
Seventy-seven ewes were randomly divided into groups according to parturition season and suckling mode [Rainy season: continuous (n=14) and controlled (n=13); Dry season: continuous (n=25) and controlled (n=25)].
M.E.F. Oliveira, H.L.L. Sousa, A.C.B. Moura, W.R.R. Vicente, L.F.S. Rodrigues, A.A. Araújo   +5 more
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Hazelnut Skin in Ewes’ Diet: Effects on Colostrum Immunoglobulin G and Passive Transfer of Immunity to the Lambs

Animals, 2022
Passive immunity transfer has a pivotal role in newborn lambs, where the colostrum represents the primary source of immunoglobulins. This study hypothesized that the high content in polyphenolic compounds, mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids, and ...
Irene Viola, Paolo Tizzani, Giovanni Perona, Carola Lussiana, Antonio Mimosi, Patrizia Ponzio, Paolo Cornale   +6 more
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Schmallenberg virus pathogenesis, tropism and interaction with the innate immune system of the host [PDF]

, 2013
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is an emerging orthobunyavirus of ruminants associated with outbreaks of congenital malformations in aborted and stillborn animals.
A Bridgen, A Bridgen, A Kohl, AC Lowen, AJ Della-Porta, Alain Kohl, Andrew Shaw, Anna Janowicz, AR Elbers, B Hoffmann, B Xu, CA Evans, Catherine Lamm, Claudio Murgia, CM Southam, CT Walter, D Thomas, DH Cybinski, Esther Schnettler, Eva McGregor, F Arnaud, Friedemann Weber, G Barry, G Blakqori, G Blakqori, G Neumann, Gerald Barry, Ilaria M. Piras, JI Gillespie, JL Farmer, K Kupferschmidt, K Peperkamp, K Terasaki, K Wernike, KE Jones, Kerstin Hahn, KV Goller, LD Rasmussen, M Beer, M Bouloy, M Caporale, M Dominguez, M Palmarini, M Ratinier, M Spiegel, M Varela, Mandy Glass, Marco Caporale, Mariana Varela, Martin Beer, Massimo Palmarini, Melanie McFarlane, MJ Killip, MM Garigliany, MM Garigliany, NR Saunders, OR Causey, P Vialat, PJ Hotez, PT Leisnham, R Muller, RS Azevedo, S Shimshony, SE Randolph, T Ikegami, T Yanase, UJ Buchholz, V Herder, Vanessa Herder, VH Leonard, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, X Shi, Y Ogawa, YK Liao   +73 more
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Impact of birth weight and gender on early postnatal hypothalamic energy balance regulatory gene expression in the young lamb [PDF]

, 2013
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Adam, C. L., Aitken, R. P., Bake, T., Findlay, P. A., Milne, J. S., Wallace, J. M.   +5 more
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Opportunities and Barriers for Niche Marketing of Lamb in European LFAs based on Consumer Attitudes to Product Quality [PDF]

, 2001
With commodity prices continuing to decrease and with policy constraint that farmers cannot easily increase their incomes by increasing volumes of production, they must find alternative ways to maintain their standard of living.
Ashworth, Stuart, Boutonnet, Jean-Paul, Brunori, Gianluca, Papadopoulus, Ilias, Rahmann, Gerold   +4 more
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Comparative aspects of resistance to body-cooling in newborn lambs and kids : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey University [PDF]

, 1989
THE PROBLEM OF PERINATAL MORTALITY IN LAMBS AND KIDS Fibre-producing goats are becoming an increasingly important species on New Zealand farms. There is a considerable lack of information about the physiology of goats, especially as it relates to the ...
Müller, Sabine
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Tetrahydrobiopterin analogues with NO-dependent pulmonary vasodilator properties [PDF]

, 2011
Reduced NO levels due to the deficiency of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) contribute to impaired vasodilation in pulmonary hypertension Due to the chemically unstable nature of BH4 it was hypothesised that oxidatively stable analogues of BR, would be able to ...
Gibson, Colin, Kunuthur, S. P., Milliken, P. H., Suckling, C. J., Wadsworth, R. M.   +4 more
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