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- Author:
- Ribeiro, Neila Lidiany; Costa, Roberto Germano; Pimenta Filho, Edgard Cavalcanti; Ribeiro, Maria Norma; Crovetti, Alessandro; Saraiva, Edilson Paes; Bozzi, Riccardo
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 236-241
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- adults; air; air temperature; animals; cold stress; cortisol; environmental factors; heart rate; heat stress; lactating females; lactation; metabolism; relative humidity; respiratory rate; skin temperature; spring; summer; thyroid hormones
- Abstract:
- ... This study was conducted to investigate the adaptive profile of the Garfagnina goat breed in two different seasons (spring and summer) through physiological, biochemical, haematological, and hormonal parameters. Fifty adult lactating females were studied twice a day (morning and afternoon) in each season. The air temperature, black globe temperature and air relative humidity was recorded using an ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.001
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.001
- Author:
- Sabbioni, Alberto; Beretti, Valentino; Righi, Federico; Superchi, Paola
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 248-254
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- allometry; analysis of variance; autumn; body weight; chest; ears; flocks; head; ileum; lactating females; lactation; lambing; lambs; linear models; males; meat production; morphometry; open range; pastures; range management; slaughter; spring; weaning; winter; withers
- Abstract:
- ... With the aim to find indirect parameters for meat production that potentially could be used for selective purposes in Cornigliese sheep breed, 368 animals were weighed and measured (16 linear measures) during two years in 4 flocks with pasture and open range management from spring to autumn and closed facilities during winter. An amount of 0.2–0.4kg/head/day of the same concentrate was provided to ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.005
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.005
- Author:
- Mastranestasis, I.; Kominakis, A.; Hager-Theodorides, A.L.; Ekateriniadou, L.V.; Ligda, Ch.; Theodorou, K.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 205-210
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- alleles; body length; body weight; dairy sheep; genetic markers; genetic polymorphism; genotyping; litter size; marker-assisted selection; microsatellite repeats; milk yield; phenotype; tail
- Abstract:
- ... The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential associations between polymorphisms of microsatellite markers and various traits in the Lesvos dairy sheep. In total, 350 individuals using 11 microsatellite markers were genotyped and various traits including six body anatomical measurements as well as milk yield and litter size were considered. The adaptive Least Absolute Shrinkage and ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.020
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.020
- Author:
- Amayi, A.A.; Okeno, T.O.; Gicheha, M.G.; Kahi, A.K.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 176-183
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- breeding; breeding programs; bucks; dairy goats; economic sustainability; females; genetic improvement; juveniles; production technology; profitability; simulation models; Kenya
- Abstract:
- ... A deterministic simulation model was used to test the hypothesis that utilization of untested juvenile bucks could be an alternative to old buck strategy in dissemination of superior genetic materials in dairy goats breeding program. We compared the genetic and economic gains realised when the untested juvenile and old bucks were used to disseminate genetic materials in a two-tier closed and open ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.017
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.017
- Author:
- Lasik, Agata; Pikul, Jan; Majcher, Małgorzata; Lasik-Kurdyś, Małgorzata; Konieczny, Piotr
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 283-289
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- biochemical pathways; casein; color; disaccharides; ethanol; fermentation; fermented milk; ketones; lactic acid; microbial activity; milk; odors; physicochemical properties; starter cultures; texture; volatile compounds; whey protein
- Abstract:
- ... The aim of the study was to produce fermented ewe’s milk with an increased ratio of native whey proteins and to characterize selected properties (metabolic activity, mono- and disaccharides, lactic acid and ethanol content, aroma profile, texture, color and sensory properties) of experimental milk and final product. Increasing the ratio of whey proteins to caseins in experimental milk resulted in ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.011
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.011
- Author:
- Rout, M.; Subramaniam, S.; Mohapatra, J.K.; Pattnaik, B.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 1-5
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- Foot-and-mouth disease virus; antibodies; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; epithelium; foot-and-mouth disease; genetic relationships; goats; monitoring; phylogeny; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; serotypes; sheep; tongue; transcription (genetics); vaccination; virus transmission; viruses; India
- Abstract:
- ... Small ruminants (sheep and goats) are susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), while studies with due emphasis on their role in the disease epidemiology have been meagre. The present study summarizes the results of clinico-molecular investigation of FMD in sheep and goats across several states of India during 2008–2014, where a total of 51 clinical epithelial tissue samples (vesicle/tongue/gum ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.017
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.017
- Author:
- Mengistu, U.L.; Puchala, R.; Sahlu, T.; Gipson, T.A.; Dawson, L.J.; Goetsch, A.L.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 320-333
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- Boer (goat breed); adverse effects; corn; cortisol; drinking water; goats; grass hay; soybean meal; vasopressin; wethers; yearlings
- Abstract:
- ... Thirty-six yearling Boer goat (BOE), Katahdin sheep (KAT), and Spanish goat wethers (SPA) were used to study conditions for evaluating resilience to restricted drinking water availability. Moderate quality grass hay was consumed ad libitum with concentrate (80% corn, 20% soybean meal) supplemented at 0.5% BW. Baseline conditions were determined in the last 2 wk of a 3-wk period (i.e., 100% level). ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.007
- Chorus Open Access:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.007
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.007
- Author:
- Oreiby, Atef F.; Hegazy, Yamen M.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 109-112
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; abscess; antigens; blood; caseous lymphadenitis; conjugated linoleic acid; ewes; head; herds; immunoassays; interferon-gamma; lymph nodes; milk; phospholipase D; villages; Egypt
- Abstract:
- ... Diagnosis of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (C. pseudotuberculosis) infection in sheep herds, caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), usually depends on individual animal testing by blood based immunoassays. This study was carried out to investigate the reliability of newly developed milk and heparinized whole blood based gamma interferon (IFN-γ) assays for the diagnosis of ovine CLA. It was conducted on ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.005
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.005
- Author:
- Lloyd, Joan; Kessell, Allan; Barchia, Idris; Schröder, Johann; Rutley, David
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 17-22
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Streptococcus suis; arthritis; bacteria; bacterial infections; cost effectiveness; data collection; lambs; males; risk factors; slaughter; slaughterhouses; tail; tail docking; vertebrae; South Australia
- Abstract:
- ... Arthritis is commonly observed in lambs at slaughter, resulting in losses due to carcase downgrading, trimming or condemnation. The condition arises on-farm and is thought to be influenced by a number of predisposing factors, which vary in their ability to be addressed by sheep producers. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a link between tail length and arthritis in lambs. I ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.018
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.018
- Author:
- Zhao, Tianzhang; Ma, Yong; Qu, Yanghua; Luo, Hailing; Liu, Kun; Zuo, Zhaoyun; Lu, Xiaonan
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 126-134
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens; acetates; bacteria; dietary fat; digesta; fatty acid composition; fermentation; finishing; fish oils; hay; hydrogenation; lambs; propionic acid; rumen bacteria; rumen fermentation; rumen fluids; sunflower oil; unsaturated fatty acids
- Abstract:
- ... This study aimed to investigate the relationship of fatty acid composition with specific bacteria involved in hydrogenation of 18-carbon unsaturated fatty acid in response to dietary oil sources. 28 finishing Bamei lambs were randomly allocated to 4 diets composed of dehydrated hay and concentrate mixture containing no additional lipid (CONT), supplemented with 40g/kg dry matter (DM) of fish oil ( ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.06.012
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.06.012
- Author:
- Boughalmi, Asma; Araba, Abdelilah
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 158-163
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- average daily gain; body weight; carcass quality; color; conjugated linoleic acid; fatty acid composition; grasses; hay; hindlimbs; lambs; males; meat; meat composition; meat quality; muscles; omega-3 fatty acids; pastoralism; pastures; polyunsaturated fatty acids; subcutaneous fat; water holding capacity
- Abstract:
- ... Thirty male Timahdite lambs were divided into 3 groups (n=10) and raised during 3 months under pasture (PP), pasture and concentrate (PC), and closed feeding systems with concentrate and hay (CC).Lambs were slaughtered at an average age of 276±6days and a mean live weight of 41±1kg. Carcass's conformation was studied by the measurements method.Instrumental meat quality and fatty acid profile in th ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.013
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.013
- Author:
- Hashem, N.M.; Abd-Elrazek, D.; Abo-Elezz, Z.R.; Latif, M.G.A.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 313-319
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- aqueous solutions; ascorbic acid; blood pH; blood sampling; breeding season; cholesterol; erythrocytes; estradiol; estrus; ewes; fecundity; flocks; globulins; heat; heat tolerance; hemoglobin; lambing rate; lambs; leukocytes; livestock and meat industry; oral administration; progesterone; protein content; reproductive efficiency; summer; temperature; ultrasonics; vitamin A
- Abstract:
- ... In the present study, 33 Rahmani ewes were equally divided into 3 groups: 1. Control group (non-treated ewes); 2. Vitamin A-group (supplemented orally one capsule containing 50 000 IU vitamin A/day); and 3. Vitamin C-group (dosed with 10ml aqueous solution containing 3g vitamin C/day). All ewes were run as one flock and kept under the conditions prevailing in the sheep-farm in summer. The vitamin ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.013
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.013
- Author:
- Abd El-Hamid, I.S.; Nour El-Din, A.N.M.; Zaghloul, A.A.; El-Bahrawy, K.A.; Elshahawy, I.I.; Allam, A.M.; EL-Zarkouny, S.Z.; Hassan, G.A.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 113-118
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- Trifolium alexandrinum; alanine transaminase; aspartate transaminase; blood serum; calcium; corpus luteum; diet; estrus; ewes; hay; high density lipoprotein; lambing; lipid content; liver; low density lipoprotein; metabolites; oleic acid; palmitic acid; pregnancy; progesterone; rams; reproductive performance; salts; sex ratio
- Abstract:
- ... The effect of a flushing diet supplemented with calcium salts of fatty acids (CSFA) high in palmitic (37%) and oleic (33.6%) fatty acids on reproductive performance was studied using 30 Barki ewes with a mean weight of 40.0±0.2kg (mean±SD). The control group (n=15) received the basic diet of 1kg/h/d concentrate plus Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) hay ad lib and the CSFA group received th ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.001
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.001
- Author:
- Kumar, Devendra; Chatli, Manish Kumar; Singh, Raghvendar; Mehta, Nitin; Kumar, Pavan
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 149-157
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- acid value; antimicrobial properties; antioxidant activity; butylated hydroxytoluene; camel milk; casein; casein hydrolysates; cold storage; coliform bacteria; color; dose response; emulsions; food spoilage; free fatty acids; goat meat; ingredients; meat emulsions; pH; pathogens; peroxide value; refrigeration; storage time; subtilisin; temperature; thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances; toluene; water activity
- Abstract:
- ... The objective of present study was to explore the effects of incorporation of camel milk casein hydrolysates in goat meat emulsion. Camel milk casein hydrolysed by Alcalase was incorporated into goat meat emulsion at three different levels viz. T1: 0.03%, T2: 0.06% and T3: 0.09% (w/w) and compared with control (C: 0% hyrolysate) and positive control (PC: 0.02% Butylated Hydroxy Toluene (BHT), w/w) ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.008
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.008
- Author:
- Jaborek, J.R.; Lowe, G.D.; Fluharty, F.L.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 28-34
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- alfalfa silage; animal performance; carcass characteristics; diet; digestive tract; experimental design; finishing; floors; lambs; ovine carcasses; rams; sand; straw
- Abstract:
- ... Two studies were conducted to determine the effects of floor or bedding type on lamb performance, carcass characteristics, and visceral organ mass. In Exp. 1, seventy-two early weaned Targhee×Hampshire ram lambs (initial BW=35.2kg) were used in a randomized complete block design experiment to determine the effects of floor type and bedding with lambs fed an 80% concentrate diet. The types of floor ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.013
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.013
- Author:
- Bueso-Ródenas, J.; Tangorra, F.M.; Romero, G.; Guidobono-Cavalchini, A.; Díaz, J.R.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 300-304
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- commercial farms; cross-over studies; dairy goats; experimental design; lactation; milk; milk yield; milking; parturition; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... The aim of this study was to assess the effect of alternate and simultaneous pulsation on milking performance (milk yield, machine stripping milk, milking duration, and average milk flow rate) of Alpine goats milked at two different system vacuum levels (38 and 42kPa). To this end, a field study was carried out in a commercial farm of Northern Italy. A pre-experimental period was carried out and 1 ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.008
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.008
- Author:
- Gaouar, Samir Bachir Souheil; Kdidi, Samia; Ouragh, Lahoussine
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 23-27
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- alleles; breeding; gene flow; genetic markers; genetic variation; heterozygosity; models; phenotypic variation; population structure; sheep breeds; variance
- Abstract:
- ... Investigating the genetic variability and structure of Moroccan sheep breeds will reveal crucial information for the conservation and management of this population. This study used 22 microsatellite markers to assess the genetic diversity among and within five Moroccan sheep breeds: Sardi (N=35), Boujaad (N=31), Timadhite (N=35), Beni Guil (N=35), and Dman_Morroco (N=35). In the whole sample, a t ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.021
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.07.021
- Author:
- Gowane, G.R.; Akram, Najif; Prince, L.L.L.; Prakash, Ved; Paswan, C.; Sharma, R.C.; Kumar, Arun
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 104-108
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- antibodies; antigens; disease prevention; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; flocks; genetic variance; heritability; immune response; lambs; peste des petits ruminants; semiarid zones; vaccination; vaccines; viruses; India
- Abstract:
- ... Amongst several trans-boundary diseases of small ruminants in India, Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a devastating disease due to its spread and economic importance. The main strategy for prevention of this disease is the vaccination with attenuated whole virus vaccine. Present study was carried out to identify the sources of variation and also to unravel the genetic variance in the PPR virus ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.007
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.007
- Author:
- Zhang, Xiaoyan; Zhang, Sihuan; Yang, Qing; Lei, Chuzhao; Chen, Hong; Lan, Xianyong
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 140-144
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- pancreas; lungs; Danio rerio; organogenesis; dairy goats; brain; gene expression; testes; embryogenesis; tissues; sequence analysis; transcription factors; messenger RNA; alternative splicing; humans; transcription (genetics); mice; molecular cloning; kidneys; exons; cell proliferation; chickens; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Xenopus; liver; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- Abstract:
- ... Paired-liked homodomain transcription factor 2 (PITX2), an important transcription factor, was vital in cell proliferation and differentiation, organogenesis (including pituitary development) and embryonic development. Alternative splicing events of PITX2 have been detected in zebrafish, Xenopus, chicken, mouse and humans, but not in goats. Herein, by cloning and sequencing, we firstly identified ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.010
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.09.010
- Author:
- Apsana, R.; Balamurugan, V.; Veeregowda, B.M.; Abraham, S.; Raju, D.S.N.; Rathnamma, D.; Byregowda, S.M.; Rahman, H.; Shaila, M.S.
- Source:
- Small ruminant research 2016 v.144 pp. 75-82
- ISSN:
- 0921-4488
- Subject:
- rabbits; Small ruminant morbillivirus; antibodies; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; goats; sheep; vaccines; Western blotting; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; amino acids; viral antigens; viruses; nucleotide sequences; vaccination; antiserum; temperature; Escherichia coli
- Abstract:
- ... The present study envisages expression of immunodominant ectodomain of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) fusion (F) protein in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and its characterization to assess its immunoreactivity. The ectodomain gene sequences corresponding to 222 amino acids, was amplified from PPR vaccine virus, cloned into pET33b vector and expressed in E. coli at an optimal temperature of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.004
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.08.004