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A survey of relationships among rare breeds of swine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Swine production has evolved over the last century resulting in the loss of biodiversity among breeds utilized by commercial producers. Only a handful of breeds are used extensively by these producers, with many swine breeds facing extinction due...
Selection for placental efficiency in swine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
with MTDFREML procedures. Breeding values were estimated (EBV) for individual BW (n = 2,111), PW (n = 2,006), PE (n = 1,677), and SI (n = 1,677). Direct heritability estimates were 0.03, 0.25, 0.18, 0.11 and 0.08 for BW, PW, PE, SI, and TB, respectively. Genetic...
Approaches for alleviating toxic effects of aflatoxin in lactating dairy cows and weanling pigs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Aflatoxin (AF) is a mycotoxin found in feed ingredients used in livestock diets including dairy cattle and pigs. Aflatoxin causes reduced performance, liver damage, increased prevalence of infectious disease, and secretion ...
Transgenerational effects of in utero heat stress on reproduction in pigs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
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 losses for swine producers...
Improving viability of immunodeficient RAG2-/- pigs by non-specific porcine antibody administration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Immunodeficient swine models such as the RAG2-/- model, are valuable to the field of regenerative medicine; however, their utility would greatly benefit from increased longevity...
Estrus induction and maintenance of cycles in gilts with PG-600 and boar exposure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study looked at the efficacy of PG-600 and boar exposure to induce and maintain cycles. Gilts received one of four treatments: PG-600, weekday 10 min full physical contact boar exposure (BE), PG-600+BE, and neither ...
Effects of heat stress on reproduction and productivity of primiparous sows and their piglets' performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Heat stress (HS) produces seasonal infertility in sows and decreases reproductive efficiency. Sows were exposed to HS during a production cycle (gestation [gest], lactation [lact], and breeding) to examine productivity. First parity Landrace...
Transcriptional profiling by deep sequencing indentifies [sic] differences in mRNA transcript abundance in in vivo derived vs. in vitro cultured porcine blastocyst stage embryos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In vitro embryo culture systems promote development at rates lower than in vivo. The goal of this project was to discover transcripts that may be responsible for a decrease of embryo competency in blastocyst stage embryos ...
Comparison of thermoregulatory mechanisms in heat sensitive and tolerant breeds of Bos taurus cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Two Bos taurus breeds with known differences in heat tolerance were tested under controlled conditions to evaluate heat tolerance. Romosinuano (RO) is a tropically adapted breed. Nine Angus (304 [plus or minus] 7 Kg BW; AG) and nine RO (285 [plus...
Genotype by environment interaction estimated by using reaction norms in cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
regression (RRM)) for estimating breeding values and heritabilities. Fixed effects included year-season, contemporary group, and sex. The RRM produced reaction norms for each bull which were calculated by regressing progeny means within an environment...
Net energy content of soybean meal and glycerol for growing and finishing pigs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Net energy systems are widely accepted and utilized throughout Europe. The main net energy systems used are the French INRA, the Dutch CVB and the Danish PPE. These energy systems are not widely accepted in the U.S. due ...
Implementation of high-density SNP data for genetic evaluation and QTL discovery in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
was used to estimate breeding values (EBVs) on both sires and steers and residuals were estimated on the steers. EBV and residuals were combined to produce adjusted phenotypes corrected for fixed effects (year and season of birth within feeding pen...
11 [beta]-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in feline, equine, and ossabaw swine adipose tissue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Enzymatic 11 [beta] HSD1 amplification of glucocorticoid concentrations in adipose tissue has been associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disease in humans and mice. Unfortunately, ...
Taxonomic and metagenomic approaches to diet, health, and breeds of ruminants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
this approach to explore the complexities of the rumen ecosystem and to assess the effects of feed additives in diet, feed efficiency, and breed-differences on this ecosystem. We linked the metabolic network of the microbial community to that of the host animal...
Mitigation of summertime boar infertility by evaporative and conductive cooling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Boars subjected to summertime temperatures results in reductions in sperm quality. This reduction in quality is associated with decreases in both litter size and conception rate. With this study we aim to quantify the ...
Differential gene and protein expression in pig nuclear transfer extraembryonic membranes and blastocyst stage embryos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Nuclear transfer (cloning) is the process of transferring a donor cell nucleus into an enucleated oocyte. The oocyte and donor cell are subsequently fused and activated to allow for nuclear reprogramming and continued ...
Involvement of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) in porcine gametogenesis and preimplantation embryo development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A (TFAM) is responsible for maintenance and transcriptional control of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). TFAM knockout is embryolethal. We have studied the expression and distribution of TFAM ...
Effects of the bovine slick mutation on heat stress responses and hair growth in mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The bovine slick mutations result from more than one allele variant causing a slick hair phenotype and improved thermotolerance to elevated ambient temperatures in cattle. These mutations result in the truncation of the ...
The effects of elevated temperature on preimplantation-stage porcine embryos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
It was the objective of these experiments to more fully characterize the biochemical and developmental responses of in vitro-produced preimplantation stage porcine embryos to elevated temperatures. In vitro fertilized (IVF) ...
Evaluating pig performance, carcass merit and processed pork quality when chestnuts and acorns are fed to Duroc-influenced pig genetics during late finishing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The objective of this study was to determine effects of feeding chestnuts and acorns on growth performance, carcass quality and further processed products of Duroc/Duroc crossbred finishing barrows. Barrows (n = 30) were ...