Color is the most important factor in decision making for the consumer in the retail setting. The objective of this study was to determine the color stability of ground beef patties packaged in modified atmosphere packaging ...

Gene edited pigs serve as excellent models for biomedicine and agriculture. Currently, the most efficient way to make a reliably-edited transgenic animal is through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) also known as cloning. ...

Genetic engineering facilitates heritable modification of target genomes. Modifications can be site-specific or random. Though inefficient, homologous recombination allows for precise genome modification. Random integration ...

This study was performed to determine the effects of an exogenous enzyme on the tenderness of beef hanging tenders over a 3-day storage period. The objectives were to evaluate the Slice Shear Force, myofibrillar fragmentation ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Maternal inheritance of mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a universal principle in developmental biology. Mammalian sperm-borne mitochondria ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Lighting is essential for broiler growth, maturation, and reproduction. Globally, broilers are reared under various production systems including outdoor ...

During parturition the uterus of the dairy cow is more exposed to the environment. Bacteria colonize the uterus causing infection. The immunological response of the cows is able to clear infection, however, around 20% of ...

Opportunities to export high quality pork products to trade partners like Japan are economically favorable outlets for US pork producers. Domestic consumers also rely heavily on fresh pork appearance, especially color and ...

As the broiler chicken continues to grow faster and larger, the time to slaughter continually decreases. Broilers are commonly slaughtered at 5-8 weeks of age and so the post-hatch period has become a larger and more ...

Dairy cows have experienced major changes in productivity during the past 70 years. A selective pressure was applied to increase milk yield, but fertility declined. During early lactation, dairy cows are exposed to ...

Grazing mammals rely on their ruminal microbial symbionts to convert plant structural biomass into metabolites they can assimilate. To explore how this complex metabolic system adapts to the host animal's diet, we inferred ...

The aim of the first research project is to design a commercialized genomic test that strongly predicts meat tenderness and other carcass traits in multiple breeds and crossbred cattle. We have identified single nucleotide ...

Inadequate oocyte competence is a potential explanation for reduced pregnancy rates and(or) increased late embryonic mortality when small dominant follicles are induced to ovulate prematurely with gonadotropin releasing ...

"The world population has increased over the past century and with this increase in the world population comes an increase in demand of animal protein for consumption. The United States produced 8.78 billion broilers and ...

Three studies were conducted to investigate perinatal changes in metabolism and behavior of beef cattle and horses. In the first study, effects of parity on perinatal nutrient availability assessed through calf size and ...

Two studies were conducted to investigate the changes in beef cattle metabolic status over time. In the first study, the effects of grazing stockpiled tall fescue (STF) versus feeding tall fescue hay during late gestation ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Environmental exposure during the perinatal period can promote health and disease in offspring, otherwise coined developmental origins of health and ...

Seasonal infertility caused by high ambient temperatures and humidity during the summer months can have negative effects on the reproduction of female swine. These conditions may cause heat stress leading to large economic ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Pregnancy loss is the most common complication of human gestation, and roughly one-half of conceptions result in pregnancy loss, most frequently in the ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Infertility and pregnancy loss are common problems affecting reproductive efficiency, health and development in livestock. Pregnancy loss occurs most ...