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Interactions between FGF18 and retinoic acid regulate differentiation of chick embryo limb myoblasts (2014)
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During limb development Pax3 positive myoblasts delaminate from the hypaxial dermomyotome of limb level somites and migrate into the limb bud where they form the dorsal and ventral muscle masses. Only then do they begin to differentiate and express m... Read More about Interactions between FGF18 and retinoic acid regulate differentiation of chick embryo limb myoblasts.

The effects of milking frequency in early lactation on milk yield, mammary cell turnover, and secretory activity in grazing dairy cows (2014)
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In dairy cows, short-term changes of milking frequency in early lactation have been shown to produce an immediate and a long-term effect on milk yield in stall-fed cows. The effect is controlled locally within mammary glands and could be a function o... Read More about The effects of milking frequency in early lactation on milk yield, mammary cell turnover, and secretory activity in grazing dairy cows.

Effects of changing cow production and fitness traits on profit and greenhouse gas emissions of UK dairy systems (2014)
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Methane emissions among individual dairy cows during milking quantified by eructation peaks or ratio with carbon dioxide (2014)
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The aims of this study were to compare methods for examining measurements of CH4 and CO2 emissions of dairy cows during milking and to assess repeatability and variation of CH4 emissions among individual dairy cows. Measurements of CH4 and CO2 emissi... Read More about Methane emissions among individual dairy cows during milking quantified by eructation peaks or ratio with carbon dioxide.

Variation in composition of pre-grazed pasture herbage in the United Kingdom, 2006-2012 (2014)
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A total of 8814 samples of pre-grazed herbage samples was analysed by near infrared spectroscopy calibrated against wet chemistry between March 2006 and October 2012. There were decreasing trends over the seven-year period in annual mean crude protei... Read More about Variation in composition of pre-grazed pasture herbage in the United Kingdom, 2006-2012.

Evaluation of normal findings using a detailed and focused technique for transcutaneous abdominal ultrasonography in the horse (2014)
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Background Ultrasonography is an important diagnostic tool in the investigation of abdominal disease in the horse. Several factors may affect the ability to image different structures within the abdomen. The aim of the study was to describe the re... Read More about Evaluation of normal findings using a detailed and focused technique for transcutaneous abdominal ultrasonography in the horse.

Cryptorchidism in the orl rat is associated with muscle patterning defects in the fetal gubernaculum and altered hormonal signaling (2014)
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Cryptorchidism, or undescended testis, is a common male genital anomaly of unclear etiology. Hormonal stimulation of the developing fetal gubernaculum by testicular androgens and insulin-like 3 (INSL3) is required for testicular descent. In studies o... Read More about Cryptorchidism in the orl rat is associated with muscle patterning defects in the fetal gubernaculum and altered hormonal signaling.

Variation in enteric methane emissions among cows on commercial dairy farms (2014)
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Methane (CH4) emissions by dairy cows vary with feed intake and diet composition. Even when fed on the same diet at the same intake, however, variation between cows in CH4 emissions can be substantial. The extent of variation in CH4 emissions among d... Read More about Variation in enteric methane emissions among cows on commercial dairy farms.

Paternal low protein diet affects adult offspring cardiovascular and metabolic function in mice (2014)
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Whilst the association between maternal periconceptional diet and adult offspring health is well characterised, our understanding of the impact of paternal nutrition at the time of conception on offspring phenotype remains poorly defined. Therefore,... Read More about Paternal low protein diet affects adult offspring cardiovascular and metabolic function in mice.

Water intake, faecal output and intestinal motility in horses moved from pasture to a stabled management regime with controlled exercise (2014)
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Reasons for performing study: A change in management from pasture to stabling is a risk factor for equine colic. Objectives: To investigate the effect of a management change from pasture with no controlled exercise to stabling with light exercise... Read More about Water intake, faecal output and intestinal motility in horses moved from pasture to a stabled management regime with controlled exercise.

Persistent prelimbic cortex activity contributes to enhanced learned fear expression in females (2014)
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Anxiety disorders, such as post-traumatic stress, are more prevalent in women and are characterized by impaired inhibition of learned fear and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) dysfunction. Here we examined sex differences in fear extinction and mPFC a... Read More about Persistent prelimbic cortex activity contributes to enhanced learned fear expression in females.

Insulin-like factor 3 and the HPG axis in the male (2014)
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The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis comprises pulsatile GnRH from the hypothalamus impacting on the anterior pituitary to induce expression and release of both LH and FSH into the circulation. These in turn stimulate receptors on testicular... Read More about Insulin-like factor 3 and the HPG axis in the male.

Medial prefrontal cortex circuit function during retrieval and extinction of associative learning under anesthesia (2014)
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Associative learning is encoded under anesthesia and involves the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Neuronal activity in mPFC increases in response to a conditioned stimulus (CS+) previously paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) but not during pr... Read More about Medial prefrontal cortex circuit function during retrieval and extinction of associative learning under anesthesia.

Serum levels of insulin-like factor 3, anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin B, and testosterone during pubertal transition in healthy boys: a longitudinal pilot study (2014)
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Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is a promising marker of Leydig cell function with potentially high clinical relevance. Limited data of INSL3 levels in relation to other reproductive hormones in healthy pubertal boys exist. In this study, we aimed to e... Read More about Serum levels of insulin-like factor 3, anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin B, and testosterone during pubertal transition in healthy boys: a longitudinal pilot study.

A case study of the carbon footprint of milk from high-performing confinement and grass-based dairy farms (2014)
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the preferred methodology to assess carbon footprint per unit of milk. The objective of this case study was to apply a LCA method to compare carbon footprints of high performance confinement and grass-based dairy farms.... Read More about A case study of the carbon footprint of milk from high-performing confinement and grass-based dairy farms.

Proper Application of Antibodies for Immunohistochemical Detection: Antibody Crimes and How to Prevent Them (2014)
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For several decades antibodies raised against specific proteins, peptides, or peptide epitopes have proven to be versatile and very powerful tools to demonstrate molecular identity in cells and tissues. New techniques of immunohistochemistry and immu... Read More about Proper Application of Antibodies for Immunohistochemical Detection: Antibody Crimes and How to Prevent Them.

A survey of the awareness, knowledge, policies and views of veterinary journal Editors-in-Chief on reporting guidelines for publication of research (2014)
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Background: Wider adoption of reporting guidelines by veterinary journals could improve the quality of published veterinary research. The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge and views of veterinary Editors-in-Chief on reporting guidelines... Read More about A survey of the awareness, knowledge, policies and views of veterinary journal Editors-in-Chief on reporting guidelines for publication of research.

Insulin-like factor 3 as a monitor of endocrine disruption (2013)
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Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is generated and secreted by differentiated interstitial Leydig cells of the testes in both fetal and adult males of all mammalian species so far analyzed. All evidence to date suggests that it is produced constitutively... Read More about Insulin-like factor 3 as a monitor of endocrine disruption.

Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women (2013)
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Study question: How does insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) concentration in blood vary across the menstrual cycle in women? Summary answer: INSL3 is secreted by the theca interna cells of growing antral follicles and is phasic in its expression. What i... Read More about Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women.

Regulation of the reproductive cycle and early pregnancy by relaxin family peptides (2013)
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The relaxin family of peptide hormones are structurally closely related to one another sharing a heterodimeric A–B structure, like that of insulin. They may also be active as unprocessed B–C–A pro-forms. Relaxin has been shown to pay a key role withi... Read More about Regulation of the reproductive cycle and early pregnancy by relaxin family peptides.