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Physiological and Metabolic Adaptation to Heat Stress at Different Altitudes in Yaks
Metabolites, 2022 Yaks have strong adaptability to extremely cold and hypoxic conditions but are susceptible to high ambient temperature when yaks are raised in low-altitude areas during the high-temperature season.
Shuli Yang +4 more
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Animals, 2022 The objective of this study was to explore the molecular mechanism of male sterility in yak hybrids based on HAT1 and HDAC1. Total RNA was extracted from the testes of adult yaks (n = 11) and sterile cattle-yaks (n = 11) followed by reverse transcription.
Shijie Sun +4 more
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Main Factors Influencing the Gut Microbiota of Datong Yaks in Mixed Group [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The Datong yak (Bos grunniens) is the first artificial breed of yaks in the world and has played an important role in the improvement of domestic yak quality on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Wen Qin +6 more
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Analysis of Chromatin Openness in Testicle Tissue of Yak and Cattle-Yak
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 Cattle-yak, a crossbreed of yak and cattle, which can exhibit obvious heterosis and can adapt to the harsh environmental conditions of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau (QTP). However, F1 cattle-yak were found to be sterile because they were unable to produce sperm, which adversely restricted the fixation of heterosis.
Jie Pei, Xian Guo, Xingdong Wang
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Animals, 2022 Extended lactation is a common phenomenon in lactating yaks under grazing and natural reproduction conditions. To elucidate differences in milk protein compositions and mammary gland functions between yaks of standard lactation (TL yaks) and prolonged ...
Mingxing Cao +4 more
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Tracking the Yak: An Empirical Study of Yik Yak
Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 2021 To investigate the effects of anonymity on user behavior, we conduct an empirical study of the new and controversial social app, Yik Yak. First, we examine how users use the platform, analyzing patterns in posting, popularity of yaks, and vocabulary.
Saveski, Martin +2 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Yaks play an important role in the livelihood of the people of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and contribute significantly to the economy of the different countries in the region.
Ali Mujtaba Shah +5 more
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Rumen bacteria influence milk protein yield of yak grazing on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau [PDF]
Animal Bioscience, 2021 Objective Ruminants are completely dependent on their microbiota for rumen fermentation, feed digestion, and consequently, their metabolism for productivity.
Qingshan Fan, Metha Wanapat, Fujiang Hou
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are principal nutrient substrates of intestinal epithelial cells that regulate the epithelial barrier in yaks. Until now, metagenomics sequencing has not been reported in diarrheal yaks.
Kun Li +13 more
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Yak genetic resources of India: distribution, types and characteristics
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020 In India, the yaks are reared by the people residing between 3,000 and 5,000 meters above mean sea level in the states of Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal.
RAHUL BEHL +5 more
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