Studies of modern Italian dog populations reveal multiple patterns for domestic breed evolution
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3842
Abstract: Abstract Through thousands of years of breeding and strong human selection, the dog (Canis lupus familiaris) exists today within hundreds of closed populations throughout the world, each with defined phenotypes. A singular geographic region with… read more here.
Keywords: breed; evolution; dog populations; italian dog ... See more keywords
Sex, skull length, breed, and age predict how dogs look at faces of humans and conspecifics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10071-018-1180-4
Abstract: The gaze of other dogs and humans is informative for dogs, but it has not been explored which factors predict face-directed attention. We used image presentations of unfamiliar human and dog heads, facing the observer… read more here.
Keywords: breed; sex skull; length breed; skull length ... See more keywords
Effect of breed and other animal-related factors on conception rate to artificial insemination with frozen semen in mares in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-019-01804-6
Abstract: Equine reproduction is unique by having long behavioral estrus and differences in time of breeding between breeds and individuals of mares. An experimental study was conducted at the Balderas Sport Horses and Recreational Center, Addis… read more here.
Keywords: number services; breed; conception; frozen semen ... See more keywords
About the inconvenience of handling mixed-breed herds; aspects of social behavior as a potential source of stress and economic losses
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-019-02065-z
Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess aspects of the social behavior of a mixed-breed herd of beef cows as a potential source for stress and economic losses. Angus (AN; N = 10), Brahman (BR;… read more here.
Keywords: breed; stress economic; agonistic interactions; economic losses ... See more keywords
Productive and reproductive performances of two-breed and three-breed pig crosses with Niang Megha, Hampshire and Duroc inheritance reared under subtropical Eastern Himalayan hilly climate
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02474-5
Abstract: The objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of different crossbreeds, viz., two-breed crosses including HN-50 (50% Hampshire × 50% Niang Megha) and HN-75 (75% Hampshire × 25% Niang Megha) and three-breed cross,… read more here.
Keywords: breed; three breed; two breed; performance ... See more keywords
Effects of metformin, rapamycin, and resveratrol on cellular metabolism of canine primary fibroblast cells isolated from large and small breeds as they age.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11357-021-00349-7
Abstract: Small breed dogs have longer lifespans than their large breed counterparts. Previous work demonstrated that primary fibroblast cells isolated from large breed young and old dogs have a persistent glycolytic metabolic profile compared with cells… read more here.
Keywords: breed; fibroblast cells; primary fibroblast; small large ... See more keywords
The relationship between functional breed selection and attachment pattern in family dogs (canis familiaris)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105231
Abstract: Abstract Adult dogs show similar behaviour pattern towards their owners as human infants towards their caregivers among experimental conditions, where the attachment behaviour is activated because of the moderately stressful situation. Meanwhile the capacity to… read more here.
Keywords: functional breed; breed; attachment; attachment pattern ... See more keywords
Improving dairy performance through molecular characterization of SREBP-1 gene in Sarda sheep breed
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06489
Abstract: This research has two aims: (i) to characterize the coding sequence of the SREBP-1 gene in dairy sheep in order to investigate possible relationships between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and milk traits; and (ii) to… read more here.
Keywords: milk; breed; srebp gene; expression ... See more keywords
Genomic study for maternal related traits in Santa Inês sheep breed
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DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.09.011
Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study was to estimate variance components and to identify genomic regions and pathways associated with maternal related traits in Santa Ines sheep breed adapted to tropical climate. Phenotypic records for… read more here.
Keywords: breed; related traits; traits santa; study ... See more keywords
Different beef breed sires used for crossbreeding with Swedish dairy cows - effects on calving performance and carcass traits
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DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2019.103902
Abstract: Abstract Improved potential for weight gain and carcass classification traits in calves aimed at slaughter from dairy herds would increase the calves’ economic value, and enable an increased beef production. At present, relatively low economic… read more here.
Keywords: beef; breed; carcass traits; gain ... See more keywords
Effect of breed, age, season and region on sperm morphology in 11,387 bulls submitted to breeding soundness evaluation in Australia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.09.001
Abstract: This study reports the distribution of sperm morphology defects by breed, age, season and region of 11,387 bulls in 500 herds in Australia and near Pacific Islands during annual BBSE. Bull location was divided into… read more here.
Keywords: region; breed; sperm morphology; age ... See more keywords