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1. Corn distiller's dried grains with solubles as an alternative ingredient to corn and soybean meal in Pekin duck diets based on its predicted AME and the evaluated standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids

Author:
X.M. Ding; Y.Y. Qi; K.Y. Zhang; G. Tian; S.P. Bai; J.P. Wang; H.W. Peng; L. LV; Y. Xuan; Q.F. Zeng
Source:
Poultry science 2022 pp. 101974
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
Pekin; adverse effects; blood serum; body weight; breast meat; carcass characteristics; cholesterol; corn; digestible amino acids; ducks; feed intake; growth performance; ileum; ingredients; nutrient utilization; protein content; soybean meal; triacylglycerols
Abstract:
... The study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) levels on growth performance, carcass characteristic, serum biochemical indexes, meat physical and chemical quality, nutrient utilization, and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids (SIDAA) in Pekin ducks aged 11 to 42 d based on the evaluation of its SIDAA. A total of 560 eleven-day-old Che ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2022.101974

2. Evaluating the performance and profitability of varied combinations of brewery by-products for fattening pigs

Author:
Geoffrey A. Beyihayo; Eugene Rukundo; Robert Mwesigwa; Timothy Lwanga; Stephen Kabugo
Source:
Animal production science 2022 v.62 no.7 pp. 661-667
ISSN:
1836-0939
Subject:
animal production; backfat; cakes; carcass characteristics; corn bran; crossbreds; diet; dust; feed intake; malt; pork; profitability; spent grains; swine; yeasts; Uganda
Abstract:
... Context The consumption of pork is rapidly increasing in Uganda and presents an opportunity for pig farmers to maximise profits. However, the population and productivity of pigs remains low and this is attributed to the high cost of commercial feeds. Aims We aimed to evaluate the effects of various combinations of brewery by-products on the performance, carcass characteristics and profitability of ...
DOI:
10.1071/AN21122

3. Effects of dietary corn germ meal levels on growth performance, serum biochemical parameters, meat quality, and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids in Pekin ducks

Author:
Y.Y. Qi; K.Y. Zhang; G. Tian; S.P. Bai; X.M. Ding; J.P. Wang; H.W. Peng; L. LV; Y. Xuan; Q.F. Zeng
Source:
Poultry science 2022 v.101 no.5 pp. 101779
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
Pekin; alanine transaminase; aspartate transaminase; blood serum; body weight; breast meat; carcass characteristics; corn germ; crude protein; cysteine; digestible amino acids; ducks; glucose; growth performance; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; ileum; meat quality; triacylglycerols; urea
Abstract:
... The study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary corn germ meal (CGM) levels on growth performance, carcass characteristic, serum biochemical indexes, meat physical and chemical quality, and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids (SIDAA) in Pekin ducks from 10 to 42 d of age. A total of 420 ten-day-old Cherry Valley ducks were randomly allotted to 5 treatments with 6 replicate cages ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2022.101779

4. Effects of trans-anethole supplementation on serum lipid metabolism parameters, carcass characteristics, meat quality, fatty acid, and amino acid profiles of breast muscle in broiler chickens

Author:
Caiyun Yu; Jiaqi Zhang; Qiming Li; Xiaoe Xiang; Zaibin Yang; Tian Wang
Source:
Poultry science 2021 v.100 no.12 pp. 101484
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
amino acid composition; amino acids; blood lipids; blood serum; breast muscle; dietary supplements; drip loss; fatty acid composition; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; linoleic acid; lipid metabolism; meat quality; oleic acid; palmitoleic acid
Abstract:
... This study investigated the effects of trans-anethole (TA) supplementation on the carcass characteristics, meat quality, fatty acid, and amino acid profiles of breast muscle in broilers. A total of 40 one-day-old male broiler chicks (Arbor Acres) were randomly allocated to 5 treatments, respectively, fed a corn-soybean basal diet supplemented with 0 (control), 200, 400, 600, and 800 mg TA/kg diet ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2021.101484

5. Growth performance and carcass characteristics of fattening Awassi lambs fed willow silage

Author:
Sami Awabdeh; Rawad Sweidan; Serge Yan Landau
Source:
Small ruminant research 2022 pp. 106758
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
Awassi; average daily gain; body weight; cold; color; feed conversion; growth performance; kidneys; longissimus muscle; meat; meat tenderness; pH; rain; research; roughage; silage; tail; wastewater irrigation; wheat straw; Jordan
Abstract:
... Providing at least 20% roughage straw is needed to achieve optimal final body weight and feed efficiency in Awassi lambs but the supply of straw has become unpredictable in Jordan, due to erratic rainfall patterns. In order to determine if wastewater-irrigated willow silage (WS) can replace wheat straw in fattening lambs' diets, Awassi lambs were randomly assigned to three high-concentrate diets t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2022.106758

6. Impact of varied time of feeding on the lactation and growth performance of West African Dwarf goat

Author:
Moyosore J. Adegbeye; Adebowale N. Fajemisin; Samuel O. Aro; Oluwatosin B. Omotoso; Toye Christopher; Adebola M. Aderibigbe; Mona M. M. Y. Elghandour; Abdelfattah. Z. Salem
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2021 v.53 no.5 pp. 495
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
animal health; carcass characteristics; crude fat; data collection; dry matter intake; energy; feed conversion; goats; growth performance; lactation; lactose; meat; milk; milk composition; milk yield; solar radiation; weight gain
Abstract:
... This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of time of feeding on production performance of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. Two experiments involving twenty-seven goats (15 bucks and 12 gravid does) were conducted. In Experiment I, the bucks were randomly allocated into three treatments of five replicates and fed for 115 days. In experiment II, pregnant goat-does were randomly allocated into t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-021-02946-2

7. The Effect of Supplementation of Vetch (Vicia villosa) on Performance of Arsi-Bale Sheep Fed Basal diet of Desho (Pennisetum pedicellatum) grass

Author:
Mergia Abera; Adugna Tolera; Ajebu Nurfeta; Diriba Geleti
Source:
Acta agriculturæ Scandinavica 2021 v.70 no.3-4 pp. 123-131
ISSN:
1651-1972
Subject:
Cenchrus pedicellatus; Vicia villosa; body weight changes; diet; feed intake; grass hay; grasses; growth performance
Abstract:
... This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Vicia villosa supplementation to the basal diet of desho grass hay on feed intake, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of the Arsi-Bale sheep. Twenty-four lambs were assigned by stratified randomization based on their initial body weight into six blocks consisting of four lambs per block to four dietary treatments. Desho grass hay ...
DOI:
10.1080/09064702.2021.1976264

8. A 31-bp indel in the 5′ UTR region of GNB1L is significantly associated with chicken body weight and carcass traits

Author:
Tuanhui Ren; Ying Yang; Wujian Lin; Wangyu Li; Mingjian Xian; Rong Fu; Zihao Zhang; Guodong Mo; Wen Luo; Xiquan Zhang
Source:
BMC genetics 2020 v.21 no.1 pp. 91
ISSN:
1471-2156
Subject:
5' untranslated regions; G-proteins; body weight; breast muscle; breasts; breeding programs; carcass characteristics; chicken carcasses; chickens; feed conversion; genes; genetic markers; genotype; growth traits; mutation; polypeptides; small intestine
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: G-protein subunit beta 1 like (GNB1L) encodes a G-protein beta-subunit-like polypeptide. Chicken GNB1L is upregulated in the breast muscle of high feed efficiency chickens, and its expression is 1.52-fold that in low feed efficiency chickens. However, no report has described the effects of GNB1L indels on the chicken carcass and growth traits. RESULTS: This study identified a 31-bp ind ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12863-020-00900-z

9. Carcass characteristics, meat quality, and functional compound deposition in sheep fed diets supplemented with Astragalus membranaceus by-product

Author:
Abedin Abdallah; Pei Zhang; Evera Elemba; Qingzhen Zhong; Zewei Sun
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2020 v.259 pp. 114346
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
Astragalus membranaceus; active ingredients; alkaloids; aspartic acid; bioactive compounds; body weight; byproducts; carcass characteristics; chromatography; crude protein; dicarboxylic acids; dietary supplements; drip loss; females; flavonoids; herbal medicines; kidneys; lambs; lipid content; liver; longissimus muscle; meat; meat quality; phenolic compounds; saponins; saturated fatty acids
Abstract:
... This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of Astragalus by-product (ABP) on carcass characteristics, internal organ development, meat quality, and functional compound deposition in sheep. Twenty-four Doper x Small Tail Han female lambs (6–7 months of age; 29.07 ± 2.28 kg initial body weight) were randomly assigned to one of three treatments for a 47 d feeding p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114346

10. Choice of artificial insemination beef bulls used to mate with female dairy cattle

Author:
D.P. Berry; S.C. Ring; A.J. Twomey; R.D. Evans
Source:
Journal of dairy science 2020 v.103 no.2 pp. 1701-1710
ISSN:
0022-0302
Subject:
Holstein; Jersey; artificial insemination; beef bulls; breeding programs; breeding value; calving; carcass characteristics; crossbreds; crossing; dairy bulls; dairy cows; dairy herds; dystocia; farms; genetic merit; gestation period; heifers; herd size; insemination; parity (reproduction); progeny; sires; statistical models
Abstract:
... Understanding the preferences of dairy cattle producers when selecting beef bulls for mating can help inform beef breeding programs as well as provide default parameters in mating advice systems. The objective of the present study was to characterize the genetic merit of beef artificial insemination (AI) bulls used in dairy herds, with particular reference to traits associated with both calving pe ...
DOI:
10.3168/jds.2019-17430

11. Correction to: Leg health, growth and carcass characteristics in growing-finishing pigs of two different genotypes reared on Swedish organic farms

Author:
A. Wallenbeck; C. Eliasson; N. Lundeheim; K. Nilsson
Source:
Organic agriculture 2020 v.10 no.1 pp. 105-106
ISSN:
1879-4238
Subject:
carcass characteristics; farms; genotype; organic production; rearing; swine; Sweden
Abstract:
... The original version of this article unfortunately contained an error in Figure 1. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13165-019-00263-5

12. Development and evaluation of a low-density single-nucleotide polymorphism chip specific to Bos indicus cattle

Author:
J. B. S. Ferraz; X. -L. Wu; H. Li; J. Xu; R. Ferretti; B. Simpson; J. Walker; L. R. Silva; J. F. Garcia; R. G. Tait; S. Bauck
Source:
Animal production science 2020 v.60 no.15 pp. 1769-1776
ISSN:
1836-0939
Subject:
Nellore; Y chromosome; animal genetics; carcass characteristics; cattle; cost effectiveness; crossing; gene frequency; genetic improvement; genome; genomics; genotype; marker-assisted selection; meat tenderness; parentage; quantitative traits; reproductive traits; single nucleotide polymorphism; zebu
Abstract:
... Context Genomic selection has been of increasing interest in the genetic improvement of Zebu cattle, particularly for quantitative traits that are difficult or expensive to measure, such as carcass traits and meat tenderness. The success of genomic selection depends on several factors, and at its core is the availability of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chips that are appropriately designed ...
DOI:
10.1071/AN19396

13. Dietary addition of lysophospholipids and vitamin C affects growth performance, serum metabolites, antioxidant capacity and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens reared under low ambient temperature

Author:
Samira Zangeneh; Mehran Torki; Alireza Abdolmohammadi; Aliasghar Saki
Source:
Animal production science 2020 v.60 no.12 pp. 1557-1566
ISSN:
1836-0939
Subject:
adverse effects; ambient temperature; antioxidant activity; ascorbic acid; blood serum; body weight; breast muscle; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; chicks; cold stress; diet; enzyme activity; feed additives; feed conversion; feed intake; free radical scavengers; growth performance; ileum; jejunum; lipid peroxidation; males; metabolites; metabolizable energy; rearing; superoxide dismutase; triacylglycerols; very low density lipoprotein
Abstract:
... Context Evaluating performance of broilers fed diet included feed additives in stress conditions. Aims This study was conducted to investigate the effects of adding lysophospholipids (LPLs) and vitamin C (VC) to diet on growth performance, blood metabolites, antioxidant capacity and carcass traits in broiler chickens reared under low ambient temperature Methods A total of 288 male chicks (Ross 308 ...
DOI:
10.1071/AN18495

14. Effect of Origanum majorana leaf (Sweet marjoram) feeding on lamb’s growth, carcass characteristics and blood biochemical parameters

Author:
Mahtab Vahabzadeh; Mohammad Chamani; Omid Dayani; Ali Asghar Sadeghi; Mohammad Reza Mohammadabadi
Source:
Small ruminant research 2020 v.192 pp. 106233
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
Origanum majorana; average daily gain; backfat; blood glucose; blood proteins; blood sampling; blood serum; body weight; carcass characteristics; cholesterol; cold; creatinine; diet; enzymes; lamb finishing; lambs; lean meat; leaves; males; testes; testosterone; total mixed rations; triacylglycerols; urea; weight gain
Abstract:
... This study examined the effects of Origanum majorana leaf (OML) on the growth, carcass parameters and blood factors in fattening lambs. Twenty-four Kermani male lambs (initial body weight of 26 ± 0.8 kg and seven-month-old) were assigned to three dietary treatments including one control diet (OML0), and two diets containing 2 and 4 % OML (OML2 and OML4) on the dry matter basis. The diets were fed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2020.106233

15. Effect of Zilpaterol Hydrochloride on Performance and Meat Quality in Finishing Lambs

Author:
Jorge Adalberto Cayetano-De-Jesus; Rolando Rojo-Rubio; Alicia Grajales-Lagunes; Leonel Avendaño-Reyes; Ulises Macias-Cruz; Veronica Gonzalez-del-Prado; Agustin Olmedo-Juárez; Alfonso Chay-Canul; José Alejandro Roque-Jiménez; Héctor Aarón Lee-Rangel
Source:
Agriculture (Basel) 2020 v.10 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2077-0472
Subject:
Dorper; Pelibuey (sheep breed); average daily gain; blood; carcass characteristics; cathepsin B; dry matter intake; lamb finishing; lamb meat; lambs; liver; longissimus muscle; meat quality; zilpaterol hydrochloride
Abstract:
... Twenty-four Dorper x Pelibuey lambs were housed in individual pens during a 31-d feeding period and assigned to four treatments (n = 6) under a randomized complete block design with different daily doses of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH): 0 (control), 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mg/kg BW to determine the effects of ZH supplementation on productive performance, meat quality, and wholesale cut yields. Final BW ...
DOI:
10.3390/agriculture10060241

16. Effect of dietary inclusion of antioxidants and organic trace minerals on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of finishing pigs with pre-slaughter transportation

Author:
Chong Wang; Junhong Wang; Sirui Qi; Cunzhu Xu; Yanming Wang; Haifeng Wang
Source:
Canadian journal of animal science 2020 v.100 no.3 pp. 577-585
ISSN:
1918-1825
Subject:
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; average daily gain; body weight; carcass characteristics; diet; feed conversion; feed intake; finishing; growth performance; livestock transport; malondialdehyde; meat quality; oxidative stress; pH; pork; slaughter; swine; swine feeding; trace elements; transportation
Abstract:
... A total of 320 pigs (body weight = 98 ± 4 kg) were assigned to four treatments, with eight replicates (pens) per treatment. Pigs were fed the following diets: a control diet (CON), the CON diet plus antioxidant blends (AOX), organic trace minerals (OTM), or both (AOX + OTM). After the feeding trial, two pigs from each pen were selected for slaughtering right away or after transportation. The inclu ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjas-2019-0177

17. Effect of enriched-chromium yeast on growth performance, carcass characteristics and fatty acid profile in finishing Rambouillet lambs

Author:
M.A. Rodríguez-Gaxiola; I.A. Domínguez-Vara; R. Barajas-Cruz; I. Contreras-Andrade; E. Morales-Almaráz; J.L. Bórquez-Gastelum; J.E. Sánchez-Torres; D. Trujillo-Gutiérrez; A.Z.M. Salem; E. Ramírez-Bribiesca; U.Y. Anele
Source:
Small ruminant research 2020 v.188 pp. 106118
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
Rambouillet; animal performance; backfat; canola meal; carcass characteristics; chromium; corn; corn stover; diet; fat thickness; fatty acid composition; feedlots; growth performance; intramuscular fat; lamb finishing; lambs; longissimus muscle; meat; pH; sodium bicarbonate; soybean meal; wheat bran; yeasts
Abstract:
... The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of enriched-chromium yeast (YCr) on growth performance, carcass characteristics and Longissimus dorsi muscle (LM) composition of finishing lambs. Fourteen Rambouillet lambs (23.3 ± 2.9 kg BW) were assigned to two treatments in a completely randomized design with 7 lambs per treatment: (i) Basal diet (control), (ii) YCr (Basal diet+0.3 m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2020.106118

18. Effect of feeding 3 zero-tannin faba bean cultivars at 3 increasing inclusion levels on growth performance, carcass traits, and yield of saleable cuts of broiler chickens

Author:
Femke C. Kopmels; Miranda N. Smit; Misaki Cho; Liangfei He; Eduardo Beltranena
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.10 pp. 4958-4968
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; cultivars; developmental stages; diet; dressing percentage; faba beans; growth performance; hulling; males; slaughter; slaughter weight; soybean meal; wheat
Abstract:
... A trial was conducted to evaluate how rapidly one could introduce faba bean in broiler diets and to what maximum level one could feed 3 zero-tannin faba bean cultivars to broiler chickens based on growth performance, carcass traits, and yield of carcass cuts. A total of 662 male broiler chickens (Ross 708) were fed one of 10 dietary treatments over 3 growth phases (starter [Str], day 0–12; grower ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.034

19. Effect of fibrous diet and vitamin C inclusion on uniformity, carcass traits, skeletal strength, and behavior of broiler breeder pullets

Author:
X. Asensio; N. Abdelli; J. Piedrafita; M.D. Soler; A.C. Barroeta
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.5 pp. 2633-2644
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
abdominal fat; alkaline phosphatase; ascorbic acid; ash content; blood sampling; blood serum; bone strength; breast muscle; broiler breeders; broiler feeding; carcass characteristics; diet; feather pecking; feathers; intestines; modulus of elasticity; mortality; nutrient content; pecking; pullets; rearing; stereotyped behavior; tail; tibia
Abstract:
... This experiment studied the effect of broiler breeder nutritional strategies on uniformity, carcass traits, tibia parameters, and behavior during rearing and prebreeder periods (up to 22 wk of age). One-day-old pullets (n = 384) were randomly assigned to 4 treatments arranged as a 2 × 2 factorial, with 2 fiber levels (control vs. fibrous diet, 15% diluted in AMEn and nutrient content) and 2 vitami ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.01.015

20. Effects of coated cysteamine on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs

Author:
W.J. Tao; L.J. Liu; H. Li; X. Pei; G. Wang; Z.P. Xiao; R. Yu; Z.F. Li; M.Q. Wang
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2020 v.263 pp. 114480
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
adipose tissue; anterior pituitary; average daily gain; barrows; blood serum; body weight; carboxylic ester hydrolases; carcass characteristics; cholesterol; cysteamine; dietary supplements; drip loss; enzyme activity; fatty-acid synthase; feed intake; finishing; free fatty acids; gene expression; gilts; growth performance; hypothalamus; lipid metabolism; meat quality; messenger RNA; muscles; protein content; somatostatin; somatotropin; swine feeding; triacylglycerols; water holding capacity
Abstract:
... This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of coated cysteamine (CCS) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs. A total of 160 pigs (62.12 ± 1.43 kg body weight) were randomly divided into 4 groups, with 4 pens per group and 10 pigs (5 gilts and 5 barrows) per pen. Pigs were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 100, 200, or 400 mg/ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114480

21. Effects of diet supplementation with rumen-protected betaine on carcass characteristics and fat deposition in growing lambs

Author:
Li Dong; Yaqian Jin; Huihui Cui; Lihuai Yu; Yang Luo; Shunan Wang; Hongrong Wang
Source:
Meat science 2020 v.166 pp. 108154
ISSN:
0309-1740
Subject:
abdominal fat; betaine; carcass characteristics; dietary supplements; gene expression regulation; genes; lamb meat; lambs; lipid content; longissimus muscle; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
Abstract:
... This study evaluated the effects of dietary rumen-protected betaine (RPB) supplementation on the fat deposition of lambs. Sixty Hu sheep were randomly divided into 5 groups. The lambs were fed a control diet (CON) or diets supplemented with 1.1 g/d unprotected betaine (UPB), 1.1 g/d RPB, 2.2 g/d RPB or 3.3 g/d RPB for 70 days. Compared with UPB, the abdominal fat in 2.2 g/d RPB supplemented group ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108154

22. Effects of dietary protein levels and protease supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acid in Pekin ducks fed a complex diet

Author:
Q.D. Wang; K.Y. Zhang; Y. Zhang; S.P. Bai; X.M. Ding; J.P. Wang; H.W. Peng; G. Tian; Y. Xuan; Z.W. Su; Q.F. Zeng
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.7 pp. 3557-3566
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
Pekin; amino acids; breast meat; breast muscle; carcass characteristics; dietary protein; digestibility; duck feeding; duck meat; ducks; energy; growth performance; ileum; males; meat quality; nitrogen; nutrients; phosphorus; protein content; proteinases
Abstract:
... This study aimed to investigate to the effects of dietary CP levels and protease supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, nutrients utilization, and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acid in Pekin ducks fed a complex diet. A total of 960 14-day-old male ducks were weighed and randomly allotted to a 2 × 5 factorial arrangement of 10 treatments with 6 replicate pe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.03.047

23. Effects of different levels of arginine and methionine in a high-lysine diet on the immune status, performance, and carcass traits of turkeys

Author:
Jan Jankowski; Katarzyna Ognik; Paweł Konieczka; Dariusz Mikulski
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.10 pp. 4730-4740
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
ad libitum feeding; arginine; body weight; breast meat; carcass characteristics; crossbreds; diet; feed intake; finishing; growth performance; immune response; immune system; immunoglobulin Y; interleukin-6; lysine; methionine; protein content; tumor necrosis factors; turkeys
Abstract:
... We postulated that the use of appropriate levels and proportions of arginine (Arg) and methionine (Met) in compound feed with high lysine content (Lys) would make it possible to fully exploit the growth potential of modern fattening turkey crossbreds, without compromising their immune system. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different ratios of Arg and Met in diets with high Ly ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.039

24. Effects of dried okra fruit (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) powder on growth, carcass characteristics, blood indices, and meat quality of stored broiler meat

Author:
Elwy A. Ashour; May Bin-Jumah; Eman T. Abou Sayed-Ahmed; Ali O. Osman; Ayman E. Taha; Maha A. Momenah; Ahmed A. Allam; Ayman A. Swelum; Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.6 pp. 3060-3069
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
Abelmoschus esculentus; abdominal fat; alanine transaminase; blood serum; body weight changes; carcass characteristics; chicken meat; chicks; creatinine; feed intake; feed supplements; fruits; growth performance; liver; meat quality; okra; rancidity; sensory properties; storage time; urea
Abstract:
... The present study investigated the impacts of dried okra fruit powder (DOFP), used as a natural feed supplement, on growth, carcass, blood, and meat quality parameters of broilers. A total of 240 unsexed, one-week-old chicks were randomly allotted to 4 equal groups with 6 replicates in each group (i.e., 10 birds/replicate). The dietary treatments consisted of the basal diet as control, and 3 DOFP ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.03.009

25. Effects of feed efficiency and diet on performance and carcass characteristics in growing wether lambs

Author:
M.J. Ellison; R.R. Cockrum; W.J. Means; A.M. Meyer; J. Ritten; K.J. Austin; K.M. Cammack
Source:
Small ruminant research 2022 v.207 pp. 106611
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
Rambouillet; USDA; alfalfa; average daily gain; body weight; calcium carbonate; calcium sulfate; corn; corn gluten; diet; feed conversion; feed intake; flocks; forage; molasses; phenotype; potassium chloride; research; wethers; wheat
Abstract:
... Selection for feed efficiency may lead to decreased production inputs; however, associations between feed efficiency and other phenotypic traits of interest in sheep are not well understood. The objectives of this study were to 1) determine the effect of diet on feed intake traits, 2) determine the effect of dietary change on residual feed intake (RFI) and performance traits, and 3) determine rela ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2021.106611

26. Effects of feeding essential oils and benzoic acid to replace antibiotics on finishing beef cattle growth, carcass characteristics, and sensory attributes

Author:
L.M. Wang; I.B. Mandell; B.M. Bohrer
Source:
Applied animal science 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 145-156
ISSN:
2590-2865
Subject:
beef; beef cattle; beef quality; benzoic acid; carcass characteristics; chewiness; diet; essential oils; feed conversion; finishing; flavor; growth performance; juiciness; lipid content; longissimus muscle; monensin; nutritional intervention; steaks; steers; tylosin; Netherlands
Abstract:
... This study examined the effects of feeding essential oils, benzoic acid, or both, as a replacement for monensin and tylosin, on finishing cattle growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and sensory properties.Crossbred steers (n = 68; BW = 539 ± 36 kg) were fed 1 of 5 dietary treatments: (1) control (CON; no antibiotics fed); (2) monensin and tylosin (M/T; monensin supplemented a ...
DOI:
10.15232/aas.2019-01908

27. Effects of phytogenic supplementation on productive performance of broiler chickens

Author:
Saeed El-Ashram; Gamal A. Abdelhafez
Source:
Journal of applied poultry research 2020 v.29 no.4 pp. 852-862
ISSN:
1056-6171
Subject:
2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; Enterococcus; Lactobacillus; anise; antioxidants; bacterial communities; blood serum; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; diet; essential oils; feed additives; feed conversion; feed intake; free radicals; growth performance; intestines; meat; mortality; plate count; rivers; thyme; weather; weight gain
Abstract:
... The present study evaluated the feed additive containing essential oils of thyme and star anise from 1 to 42 D of age on growth performance, physiological parameters, carcass traits, intestinal bacterial community, antioxidant status of meat, and economic efficiency in broilers under Egyptian weather condition. Two hundred and seventy 1-day-old Indian River broiler chicks were randomly distributed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.japr.2020.07.005

28. Encapsulated crystalline lysine and DL-methionine have higher efficiency than the crystalline form in broilers

Author:
Mingfa Sun; Hongchao Jiao; Xiaojuan Wang; Victoria A. Uyanga; Jingpeng Zhao; Hai Lin
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.12 pp. 6914-6924
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
absorption; breast muscle; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; dietary supplements; encapsulation; gene expression; growth performance; intestines; lysine; males; messenger RNA; nutritive value; transcription (genetics); transporters; villi
Abstract:
... Crystalline amino acids (AAs) exhibit high nutritional values when supplemented AA-deficient diets. However, the AAs in crystalline form in the diet are absorbed quickly than protein-bound AAs, which may take an effect on AA utilization efficiency. In this study, 2 experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of encapsulated lysine-HCl (Lys) and DL-methionine (DL-Met) on the growth perform ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.09.023

29. Evaluation of branched-chain amino acids in male Cobb MV × 500 broiler chickens by using Box-Behnken response surface design

Author:
C.W. Maynard; S.Y. Liu; J.T. Lee; J.V. Caldas; J.J.E. Diehl; S.J. Rochell; M.T. Kidd
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2021 v.271 pp. 114710
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
body weight; branched chain amino acids; breast meat; breasts; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; data analysis; experimental design; experimental diets; feed conversion; feed intake; glycine (amino acid); isoleucine; leucine; limiting amino acids; lysine; males; serine; valine
Abstract:
... Data pertaining to the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are of particular importance due to the positioning of valine (Val) and isoleucine (Ile) as limiting amino acids (AA) in conventional diets. Similarly, current research evaluating their potential interaction is sparse. Therefore, two experiments were conducted using Box-Behnken design (BBD) to determine performance and carcass responses to B ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114710

30. Evaluation of growth performance and carcass characteristics of beef stocker cattle grazing Tifton 85 bermudagrass supplemented with dried distillers grains with solubles then finished in the feedlot

Author:
W.B. Smith; J.P. Banta; J.L. Foster; L.A. Redmon; T.J. Machado; L.O. Tedeschi; F.M. Rouquette
Source:
Applied animal science 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 308-319
ISSN:
2590-2865
Subject:
Cynodon dactylon; administrative management; area; beef; carcass characteristics; cattle; distillers grains; feedlots; grazing; growth performance; pastures; summer
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to determine the influence of varying rates of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) supplemented daily on performance of beef stocker cattle grazing Tifton 85 (Cynodon dactylon [L.] Pers. × Cynodon nlemfuënsis Vanderyst) bermudagrass pastures.Steers (n = 112, 379 ± 35.5 kg of BW) were stratified by BW and randomly allocated to 16 pastures (0.7±0.01 ha) durin ...
DOI:
10.15232/aas.2019-01907

31. Genetic evaluation of tropical climate-adapted sheep for carcass traits including genomic information

Author:
Luciano Silva Sena; Luiz Antonio Silva Figueiredo Filho; Gleyson Vieira dos Santos; Antônio de Sousa Júnior; Natanael Pereira da Silva Santos; Fábio Barros Britto; José Lindenberg Rocha Sarmento; Luiz Fernando Brito
Source:
Small ruminant research 2020 v.188 pp. 106120
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
Bayesian theory; animal models; breeding value; carcass characteristics; covariance; data collection; fat thickness; genetic correlation; genomics; genotyping; heritability; loins (meat cut); marbling; phenotype; quality control; sheep; single nucleotide polymorphism; subcutaneous fat; variance; Brazil
Abstract:
... Santa Inês is a locally adapted hair sheep breed that is under large expansion in Brazil and other Tropical countries. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different relationship matrices (A or H) on the estimation of genetic parameters and accuracy of (genomic) breeding values [(G)EBVs] for carcass traits measured in vivo in Santa Inês sheep. A total of 977, 890, 894, and 882 records for lo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2020.106120

32. Genetic parameters of muscle fatty acid profile in a purebred Large White heavy pig population

Author:
Martina Zappaterra; Gennaro Catillo; Anna Maria Belmonte; Domenico Pietro Lo Fiego; Paolo Zambonelli; Roberto Steri; Luca Buttazzoni; Roberta Davoli
Source:
Meat science 2020 v.163 pp. 108057
ISSN:
0309-1740
Subject:
Large White; backfat; carcass characteristics; chemical bonding; docosahexaenoic acid; fat thickness; fatty acid composition; genetic correlation; heritability; intramuscular fat; monounsaturated fatty acids; muscles; omega-6 fatty acids; purebreds; swine
Abstract:
... Semimembranosus muscle samples from 795 Large White heavy pigs were used to determine their intramuscular fatty acid composition and to estimate the heritability and the genetic correlations of these traits. Muscle fatty acids showed heritability estimates of low-to-moderate magnitude, ranging from 0.157 for total fatty acids to 0.237 for docosahexaenoic acid. Only small differences in heritabilit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108057

33. Genotype frequency distributions of 28 SNP markers in two commercial lines and five Chinese native chicken populations

Author:
Jing-Jing Li; Long Zhang; Peng Ren; Ye Wang; Ling-Qian Yin; Jin-Shan Ran; Xian-Xian Zhang; Yi-Ping Liu
Source:
BMC genetics 2020 v.21 no.1 pp. 12
ISSN:
1471-2156
Subject:
breeding; breeding programs; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; chicken breeds; eggs; frequency distribution; genetic structure; genotype; growth traits; indigenous species; meat; oviposition; poultry industry; single nucleotide polymorphism; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Modern breeding in the poultry industry mainly aims to produce high-performance poultry lines and breeds in two main directions of productivity, meat and eggs. To understand more about the productive potential of lowly selected Chinese native chicken populations, we selected 14 representative SNP markers strongly associated with growth traits or carcass traits and 14 SNP markers strong ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12863-020-0815-z
PubMed:
32019486
PubMed Central:
PMC7001339

34. Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Fatty Acid Composition, and Blood Biochemical Parameters of Lamb Fed Diet with the Addition of Lingonberry Leaves and Oak Bark

Author:
Małgorzata P. Majewska; Barbara Kowalik
Source:
European journal of lipid science and technology 2020 v.122 no.2 pp. e1900273
ISSN:
1438-7697
Subject:
Vaccinium vitis-idaea; active ingredients; alkaline phosphatase; bark; biohydrogenation; blood chemistry; blood plasma; carcass characteristics; catechin; diet; enzyme activity; fatty acid composition; gamma-glutamyltransferase; growth performance; health promotion; lamb meat; lambs; leaves; lipid content; liver; longissimus muscle; low density lipoprotein; males; monounsaturated fatty acids; natural additives; natural resources; polyunsaturated fatty acids; semitendinosus muscle; tannins
Abstract:
... The aim of the study is to determine the effect of natural additives supplemented to the lamb diet on lamb performance, fatty acid (FA) composition of edible parts of lambs, and biochemical plasma indices. The study is carried out on 18 male lambs, allocated to three groups in a randomized complete block design. Control animals (CON) are fed a basic diet, while the experimental lambs additionally ...
DOI:
10.1002/ejlt.201900273

35. Growth performance, haematological responses, intestinal microbiology and carcass traits of broiler chickens fed finisher diets containing two-stage fermented banana peel meal

Author:
Sugiharto Sugiharto; Turrini Yudiarti; Isroli Isroli; Endang Widiastuti; Hanny Indrat Wahyuni; Tri A. Sartono
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2020 v.52 no.3 pp. 1425-1433
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
analysis of variance; banana peels; blood; breast meat; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; coliform bacteria; color; data collection; diet; digesta; duodenum; growth performance; hemoglobin; ileum; uric acid; villi; wings
Abstract:
... The study investigated the effect of finisher diets containing two-stage fermented banana peel (FBP) meal on growth performance, haematological responses, intestinal microbiology and carcass traits of broilers. From days 22 to 38, 200 broiler chicks were grouped to maize-soybean meal–based finisher diet as a control (CONT) and finisher diets containing either 5% FBP (FBP-5), 10% FBP (FBP-10) or 15 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-019-02147-y

36. Growth, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and microbial aspects of growing quail fed diets enriched with two different types of probiotics (Bacillus toyonensis and Bifidobacterium bifidum)

Author:
D.E. Abou-Kassem; M.F. Elsadek; A.E. Abdel-Moneim; S.A. Mahgoub; G.M. Elaraby; A.E. Taha; M.M. Elshafie; D.M. Alkhawtani; M.E. Abd El-Hack; E.A. Ashour
Source:
Poultry science 2021 v.100 no.1 pp. 84-93
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
Bacillus toyonensis; Bifidobacterium bifidum; Coturnix japonica; bacteriology; cages; carcass characteristics; chicks; coliform bacteria; color; cooking quality; feed conversion; feed intake; feed supplements; growth performance; intestines; meat; meat quality; probiotics; proteolysis; quails; rearing; virulent strains; weight gain
Abstract:
... The present investigation aimed to explore the impact of dietary graded levels of 2 types of probiotic bacteria (Bacillus toyonensis [BT] and Bifidobacterium bifidum [BB]) on growth, carcass traits, meat quality, and bacteriology of growing Japanese quail reared under the cage system. One thousand three hundred sixty Japanese quail day-old chicks were randomly divided into 10 groups (8 replicates ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.04.019

37. Impact of commercial feed dilution with copra meal or cassava leaf meal and enzyme supplementation on broiler performance

Author:
S.S. Diarra; S. Anand
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.11 pp. 5867-5873
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
abdominal fat; broiler chickens; broiler feeding; carcass characteristics; cassava; cecum; coconut meal; diet; enzymes; feed intake; feed prices; gizzard; leaves; liver; males; poultry production; proventriculus; weight gain
Abstract:
... A preliminary study investigated the impact of commercial feed dilution with copra meal (CM) or cassava leaf meal (CLM) and enzyme supplementation on broiler performance. Commercial feed alone (control) or diluted with CM and CLM at a concentration of 100 and 200 g/kg in the starter and finisher diets, respectively, was fed without and with Challenzyme 300A at a concentration of 300 g/tonne in 2 × ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.028

38. Interactive effects of threonine levels and protein source on growth performance and carcass traits, gut morphology, ileal digestibility of protein and amino acids, and immunity in broilers

Author:
I. Ahmed; S.N. Qaisrani; F. Azam; T.N. Pasha; F. Bibi; S. Naveed; S. Murtaza
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.1 pp. 280-289
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
body weight changes; canola meal; carcass characteristics; dietary supplements; digestibility; digestible protein; experimental diets; feed conversion; feed intake; growth performance; ileum; immunity; infectious bursal disease; protein sources; soybean meal; spleen; threonine; thymus gland; villi
Abstract:
... An experiment was executed to test the hypothesis that supplementation of dietary threonine (d-Thr), above NRC recommendation to diets containing poorly digestible protein source (PS) may compensate its detrimental effects on overall performance of broilers. In total, nine hundred 1-day-old mixed sex broilers (Ross-308) were randomly distributed over 6 (2 × 3) experimental diets comprising 5 repli ...
DOI:
10.3382/ps/pez488

39. Invited Review: Linking road transportation with oxidative stress in cattle and other species

Author:
E.L. Deters; S.L. Hansen
Source:
Applied animal science 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 183-200
ISSN:
2590-2865
Subject:
analytical methods; animal health; beef production; biomarkers; carcass characteristics; cattle; dietary supplements; duration; feed conversion; growth performance; industry; information; literature; meat; minerals; objectives; oxidative stress; research; road transportation; sampling; stress response; vitamins; yeasts
Abstract:
... The primary objectives of this review were to describe how transportation stress can contribute to the development of oxidative stress and provide a synopsis of the available literature assessing transit-induced oxidative stress in livestock. Nutritional strategies to combat oxidative stress in cattle are also discussed.Sources of information for this review included peer-reviewed literature, unpu ...
DOI:
10.15232/aas.2019-01956

40. Meat goat diet supplementation with crude glycerine: Ruminal fermentation metabolism, blood chemistry profile, animal performance and carcass traits

Author:
Nar K. Gurung; Kweku B. Tuoho; Frank W. Abrahamsen; Byeng R. Min
Source:
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 2021 v.105 no.3 pp. 470-477
ISSN:
0931-2439
Subject:
Boer (goat breed); Cynodon dactylon; acetates; acetic acid; average daily gain; blood chemistry; bucks; carcass characteristics; corn; dry matter intake; experimental diets; feed concentrates; feed conversion; feed supplements; glycerol; goat feeding; goat meat; goats; grass hay; longissimus muscle; propionic acid; rumen; rumen fermentation; volatile fatty acids
Abstract:
... The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of feeding varying levels of crude glycerine (CG) on dry matter intake (DMI), animal performance, carcass traits and rumen volatile fatty acids (VFA) concentration in meat goats. Twenty‐four intact male Boer goats (23.9 ± 1.0 kg initial BW and 4–5 months of age) were randomly assigned to one of four experimental diets (n = 6) containing ...
Handle:
10113/7403301
DOI:
10.1111/jpn.13489

41. Modeling host-microbiome interactions for the prediction of meat quality and carcass composition traits in swine

Author:
Piush Khanal; Christian Maltecca; Clint Schwab; Justin Fix; Matteo Bergamaschi; Francesco Tiezzi
Source:
Genetics, selection, evolution 2020 v.52 no.1 pp. 41
ISSN:
1297-9686
Subject:
accuracy; carcass characteristics; carcass composition; color; crossbreds; depth; developmental stages; evolution; genetic markers; genomics; genotyping; host-pathogen relationships; information; intramuscular fat; marbling; microbiome; model validation; models; objectives; phenotype; prediction; sampling; sires; swine; weight
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to evaluate genomic and microbial predictions of phenotypes for meat quality and carcass traits in swine, and to evaluate the contribution of host-microbiome interactions to the prediction. Data were collected from Duroc-sired three-way crossbred individuals (n = 1123) that were genotyped with a 60 k SNP chip. Phenotypic information and fecal 16S rRNA ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12711-020-00561-7

42. Performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs fed coffee hulls treated with calcium oxide

Author:
C.L.C. Nunes; R. Garcia; M.L. Chizzotti; J.P.S. Roseira; E.T. Ribeiro; C.M. Veloso
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2020 v.264 pp. 114471
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
average daily gain; body weight; calcium oxide; carbohydrates; carcass characteristics; corn silage; crossbreds; crude protein; diet; digestibility; feeding level; forage; growth performance; hulls; lambs; males; meat quality; neutral detergent fiber; nutrient requirements
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of replacing corn silage by coffee hulls treated with calcium oxide (CaO) on growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality parameters of lambs. Twenty-eight crossbred, non-castrated male lambs, weaned at three months of age with average initial body weight of 20.24 ± 2.40 kg were housed in individual pens. Lambs were randomly assigned to one ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114471

43. Prediction of lamb carcase C-site fat depth and GR tissue depth using a non-invasive portable microwave system versus body condition scoring

Author:
J. Marimuthu; Kate M.W. Loudon; G.E. Gardner
Source:
Meat science 2022 v.188 pp. 108764
ISSN:
0309-1740
Subject:
body condition; body weight; carcass characteristics; models; ovine carcasses; prediction; slaughter; ultrasonics
Abstract:
... This study compared portable ultra-wide band microwave system (MiS) versus body condition score to predict C-site fat depth, GR tissue depth and eye muscle depth (EMD) in lambs. Experiment 1 assessed MiS and condition score to predict ultrasound measured C-site and EMD (n = 1549). Precision and accuracy was greatest for the MiS measurement with liveweight included in the model, with a C-site predi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108764

44. Single-Step Genomic Evaluation for Meat Quality Traits, Sensory Characteristics, and Fatty-Acid Composition in Duroc Pigs

Author:
Bryan Irvine Lopez; Kier Gumangan Santiago; Donghui Lee; Younggyu Cho; Dajeong Lim; Kangseok Seo
Source:
Genes 2020 v.11 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4425
Subject:
Duroc; breeding; carcass characteristics; cooking quality; economic valuation; fatty acid composition; finishing; flavor; genomics; genotyping; heritability; juiciness; linoleic acid; linolenic acid; lipid content; meat; meat production; meat quality; nutritive value; oleic acid; pH; palatability; palmitic acid; prediction; single nucleotide polymorphism; stearic acid; swine; water content; water holding capacity
Abstract:
... Meat quality and carcass characteristics have gained the attention of breeders due to their increasing economic value. Thus, this study investigated the genomic prediction efficiencies of genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP) and single-step GBLUP (ssGBLUP) for traits associated with meat quality, sensory characteristics, and fatty-acid composition. A total of 1237 Duroc finishing pigs w ...
DOI:
10.3390/genes11091062

45. Sodium butyrate as an effective feed additive to improve performance, liver function, and meat quality in broilers under hot climatic conditions

Author:
Ruixia Lan; Zhihui Zhao; Siqi Li; Lilong An
Source:
Poultry science 2020 v.99 no.11 pp. 5491-5500
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
alanine transaminase; antioxidant activity; aspartate transaminase; blood serum; breast muscle; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; catalase; climatic factors; diet; drip loss; enzyme activity; feed additives; glutathione peroxidase; growth performance; liver; liver function; malondialdehyde; meat quality; sodium butyrate; superoxide dismutase
Abstract:
... This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary sodium butyrate (SB) supplementation on growth performance, liver function, antioxidant capacity, carcass characteristics, and meat quality in broilers under hot climatic conditions. A total of 288 one-day-old Arbor Acres broilers were randomly allocated to 4 dietary treatments as follow: CON, control diet without SB; T1, control diet ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.042

46. The coordination of dietary valine and isoleucine on water holding capacity, pH value and protein solubility of fresh meat in finishing pigs

Author:
Doudou Xu; Yubo Wang; Ning Jiao; Kai Qiu; Xin Zhang; Liqi Wang; Lu Wang; Jingdong Yin
Source:
Meat science 2020 v.163 pp. 108074
ISSN:
0309-1740
Subject:
backfat; barrows; bound water; carcass characteristics; crossbreds; diet; drip loss; fat thickness; finishing; gene expression; ileum; isoleucine; meat quality; messenger RNA; myosin heavy chains; pH; pork; protein solubility; raw meat; sarcomeres; valine; water activity; water holding capacity
Abstract:
... To investigate coordination of dietary levels of valine (Val) and isoleucine (Ile) on carcass traits and meat quality in pigs, 72 of 73.8 ± 1.6 kg crossbred barrows were randomly divided into a 2 (0.31% vs. 0.65% standard ileum digestible (SID) Val) × 2 (0.25% vs. 0.53% SID Ile) factorial arrangement. As a result, high dietary valine decreased myosin heavy-chain (MyHC)-I mRNA expression, pH₂₄ ₕ va ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108074

47. A Fast and Powerful Empirical Bayes Method for Genome-Wide Association Studies

Author:
Tianpeng Chang; Julong Wei; Mang Liang; Bingxing An; Xiaoqiao Wang; Bo Zhu; Lingyang Xu; Lupei Zhang; Xue Gao; Yan Chen; Junya Li; Huijiang Gao
Source:
Animals 2019 v.9 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Simmental; algorithms; beef cattle; carcass characteristics; genes; genome-wide association study; kinship; loci; single nucleotide polymorphism; statistical models
Abstract:
... Linear mixed model (LMM) is an efficient method for GWAS. There are numerous forms of LMM-based GWAS methods. However, improving statistical power and computing efficiency have always been the research hotspots of the LMM-based GWAS methods. Here, we proposed a fast empirical Bayes method, which is based on linear mixed models. We call it Fast-EB-LMM in short. The novelty of this method is that it ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani9060305
PubMed:
31159215
PubMed Central:
PMC6616871

48. A comparison of the growth performance, carcass traits, and behavior of guinea pigs reared in wire cages and floor pens for meat production

Author:
Carlos Mínguez Balaguer; Antonio Calvo Capilla; Víctor Alfredo Zeas Delgado; Davinia Sánchez Macías
Source:
Meat science 2019 v.152 pp. 38-40
ISSN:
0309-1740
Subject:
cages; carcass characteristics; feces; feed conversion; food intake; growth performance; growth traits; guinea pigs; meat; meat production; mortality; rearing; urine; wood chips
Abstract:
... To achieve efficient production of guinea pigs for meat, it is essential to determine the most suitable housing system. A total of 220 guinea pigs were maintained in either wire cages (n = 11, 10 animals per cage) or floor pens (n = 11, 10 animals per pen) containing a deep litter of woodchips, both housing systems having the same dimensions (2 × 1 × 0.4 m). Growth traits, food intake and feed con ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.02.012

49. Accuracy of genomic prediction using mixed low-density marker panels

Author:
Lianjie Hou; Wenshuai Liang; Guli Xu; Bo Huang; Xiquan Zhang; Ching Yuan Hu; Chong Wang
Source:
Animal production science 2020 v.60 no.8 pp. 999-1007
ISSN:
1836-0939
Subject:
animal breeding; carcass characteristics; genomics; genotyping; marker-assisted selection; prediction; quantitative trait loci; single nucleotide polymorphism
Abstract:
... Low-density single-nucleotide polymorphism (LD-SNP) panel is one effective way to reduce the cost of genomic selection in animal breeding. The present study proposes a new type of LD-SNP panel called mixed low-density (MLD) panel, which considers SNPs with a substantial effect estimated by Bayes method B (BayesB) from many traits and evenly spaced distribution simultaneously. Simulated and real da ...
DOI:
10.1071/AN18503

50. Antioxidant status, meat oxidative stability and quality characteristics of lambs fed with hesperidin, naringin or α‐tocopheryl acetate supplemented diets

Author:
Panagiotis E Simitzis; Maria A Charismiadou; Michael Goliomytis; Alexis Charalambous; Ina Ntetska; Elisabeth Giamouri; Stelios G Deligeorgis
Source:
Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2019 v.99 no.1 pp. 343-349
ISSN:
0022-5142
Subject:
Citrus; alpha-tocopherol; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; carcass characteristics; dietary supplements; growth performance; hesperidin; lambs; longissimus muscle; males; malondialdehyde; meat; meat quality; naringin; oxidative stability; storage temperature
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Dietary supplementation of sheep with bioactive compounds such as citrus flavonoids appears as a great alternative for improving meat antioxidant capacity and could also have beneficial effects on growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality characteristics. An experiment was therefore conducted to examine the effects of hesperidin or naringin dietary supplementation on lambs' g ...
DOI:
10.1002/jsfa.9193