Evaluation of dietary Perilla frutescens seed on performance and carcass quality in finishing castrated male Songliao black pigs
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DOI: 10.1002/vms3.690
Abstract: Abstract Objectives This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of Perilla frutescens seed (PFS) on growth performance, blood profiles, meat quality and meat nutrient characteristics in finishing castrated male Songliao black… read more here.
Keywords: songliao black; performance; black pigs; seed ... See more keywords
Different gut microbiome composition in obese Guizhou minipigs between female and castrated male
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DOI: 10.1007/s12223-019-00704-4
Abstract: Gut microbiome lives in the intestinal tract of animals and plays an important role in almost all life processes. Gut microbiome balance is beneficial to health, and imbalance leads to many diseases, one of which… read more here.
Keywords: gut; castrated male; guizhou minipigs; composition ... See more keywords
How does testosterone act to regulate a multifaceted adaptive response? Lessons from studies of the avian song system
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DOI: 10.1111/jne.12793
Abstract: In male songbirds, song functions to attract a mate or to defend a territory; it is therefore often produced in the context of reproduction. Testosterone of gonadal origin increases during the reproductive phase of the… read more here.
Keywords: castrated male; testosterone; song system; male canaries ... See more keywords
Beta-hydroxybutyrate infusion identifies acutely differentially expressed genes related to metabolism and reproduction in the hypothalamus and pituitary of castrated male sheep.
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DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00104.2017
Abstract: To identify molecular pathways that couple metabolic imbalances and reproduction, we randomly assigned 10 castrated male sheep to be centrally injected into the lateral ventricle through intracerebroventricular cannulas with 1 ml of β-hydroxybutyric acid sodium… read more here.
Keywords: male sheep; reproduction; castrated male; hypothalamus pituitary ... See more keywords