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Keratin Gene Expression Differences in Wool Follicles and Sequence Diversity of High Glycine-Tyrosine Keratin-Associated Proteins (Kaps) in Magra Sheep of India

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020
Wool fibers consist of proteins with majority belongs to keratin family. Longitudinally arrayed keratin intermediate filaments constitute a matrix surrounded by keratin-associated proteins (KAPs).
Rajiv Kumar, A S Meena, Ashish Chopra, Arun Kumar   +3 more
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Dietary supplementation of plant bioactive-enriched aniseed straw and eucalyptus leaves modulates tissue fatty acid profile and nuggets quality of lambs

Animal, 2020
Utilization of low-input feed resources rich in plant bioactive compounds is a promising strategy for modulating the fatty acid profile in ruminant products.
R.S. Bhatt, A. Sahoo, S. Sarkar, L. Soni, P. Sharma, Y.P. Gadekar   +5 more
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Multifunctional Finishing of Woolens with Lemongrass Oil

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
In the reported work, lemongrass oil was coated on the wool fabrics to impart multifunctional finish. During the treatment, chitosan was used as a crosslinking agent.
Munmee Gogoi, Vinod Kadam, Seiko Jose, DB Shakyawar, Binita Kalita   +4 more
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Fatty acid profile and nutrient composition of muscle and adipose tissue from Malpura and fat-tailed Dumba sheep

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020
Fatty acid (FA) profile and nutrient composition of Longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle and various adipose tissues of adult Malpura sheep (4–6 years) and lambs (6 month), and fat tailed Dumba sheep (1 year) were evaluated.
R S BHATT, LALIT SONI, Y P GADEKAR, A SAHOO, SROBANA SARKAR, DAVENDRA KUMAR   +5 more
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Dimensional change of wool fabrics in the process of a tumble-drying cycle [PDF]

, 2019
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Currently domestic tumble dryers are popularly used for drying garments; however, excessive drying and the ...
Bao, Wei, Ding, Xuemei, Shen, Jinsong, Wu, Xiongying   +3 more
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Genome-wide association studies detects candidate genes for wool traits by re-sequencing in Chinese fine-wool sheep

BMC Genomics, 2021
Background The quality and yield of wool determine the economic value of the fine-wool sheep. Therefore, discovering markers or genes relevant to wool traits is the cornerstone for the breeding of fine-wool sheep.
Hongchang Zhao, T. Guo, Zengkui Lu, Jianbin Liu, Shaohua Zhu, Guoyan Qiao, M. Han, C. Yuan, Tianxiang Wang, Fanwen Li, Yajun Zhang, Fujun Hou, Y. Yue, Bohui Yang   +13 more
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Carcass characteristics of Patanwadi ram lambs maintained under intensive feeding system

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020
The present study was aimed to evaluate the carcass traits of Patanwadi ram lambs at 6.9 months (207 days; Gr-1) and 9.6 months (288 days; Gr-2) maintained under an intensive feeding system.
Y P GADEKAR, A K SHINDE, GAURI JAIRATH, ARVIND SONI, R S BHATT   +4 more
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Effect of liquid nitrogen pre-treatment on various types of wool waste fibres for biogas production [PDF]

, 2018
This study investigated the role of liquid nitrogen (LN2) in increasing microbial accessibility of wool proteins for biogas production. It involves a mechanical size reduction of four different types of raw wool fibres, namely, Blackface, Bluefaced ...
Akunna, Joseph C., Kuzmanova, Elena, Zhelev, Nikolai   +2 more
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Foamed Geopolymer Composites with the Addition of Glass Wool Waste

Materials, 2021
This study examines foamed geopolymer composites based on fly ash from the Skawina coal-fired power plant in Poland. The paper presents the effect of adding 3% and 5% by weight of glass wool waste on selected properties of foamed geopolymers.
B. Kozub, Patrycja Bazan, R. Gailitis, K. Korniejenko, D. Mierzwiński   +4 more
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Effect of temporary weaning and creep feeding on calf growth and the reproductive efficiency of their Hereford dams [PDF]

Animal Bioscience, 2022
Objective The objective was to test if creep feeding (CF) improves the average daily gain (ADG) and weaning weight of calves submitted to temporary weaning (TW) and if the combination of CF and TW improves conception and pregnancy rates of cows.
R. Santa Cruz, I. De Barbieri, V. Morales Olmos, F. Montossi, C. Viñoles   +4 more
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