All Outputs (13)

Evaluation of the usefulness at national level of the dairy cattle health and production recording systems in Great Britain (2015)
Journal Article
Velasova, M., Drewe, J. A., Gibbons, J., Green, M. J., & Guitian, J. (in press). Evaluation of the usefulness at national level of the dairy cattle health and production recording systems in Great Britain. Veterinary Record, 177(12), 304. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103034

The aim of this study was to formally evaluate, qualitatively, the ability of existing recording systems to generate accurate and reliable estimates of the frequency of selected health conditions in the dairy herd of Great Britain. Fifty-nine recordi... Read More about Evaluation of the usefulness at national level of the dairy cattle health and production recording systems in Great Britain.

Primordial germ cells: the first cell lineage or the last cells standing? (2015)
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Johnson, A. D., & Alberio, R. (in press). Primordial germ cells: the first cell lineage or the last cells standing?. Development, 142, https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.113993

Embryos of many animal models express germ line determinants that suppress transcription and mediate early germ line commitment, which occurs before the somatic cell lineages are established. However, not all animals segregate their germ line in this... Read More about Primordial germ cells: the first cell lineage or the last cells standing?.

Expression of myogenic regulatory factors in chicken embryos during somite and limb development (2015)
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Mok, G. F., Mohammed, R. H., & Sweetman, D. (2015). Expression of myogenic regulatory factors in chicken embryos during somite and limb development. Journal of Anatomy, 227(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12340

The expression of the myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs), Myf5, MyoD, myogenin (Mgn) and MRF4 have been analysed during the development of chicken embryo somites and limbs. In somites, Myf5 is expressed first in somites and paraxial mesoderm at HH st... Read More about Expression of myogenic regulatory factors in chicken embryos during somite and limb development.

The effects of milking frequency on insulin-like growth factor I signaling within the mammary gland of dairy cows (2015)
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Margerison, J., Murney, R., Stelwagen, K., Wheeler, T., & Singh, K. (2015). The effects of milking frequency on insulin-like growth factor I signaling within the mammary gland of dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(8), 5422-5428. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2015-9425

In dairy cows, short-term changes in milking frequency (MF) in early lactation have been shown to produce both an immediate and a long-term effect on milk yield. The effect of MF on milk yield is controlled locally within mammary glands and could be... Read More about The effects of milking frequency on insulin-like growth factor I signaling within the mammary gland of dairy cows.

Perfluorooctane sulfonate concentrations in amniotic fluid, biomarkers of fetal Leydig cell function, and cryptorchidism and hypospadias in Danish boys (1980–1996) (2015)
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Toft, G., Jönsson, B. A., Bonde, J. P., Nørgaard-Pedersen, B., Hougaard, D. M., Cohen, A., …Lindhard, M. S. (2016). Perfluorooctane sulfonate concentrations in amniotic fluid, biomarkers of fetal Leydig cell function, and cryptorchidism and hypospadias in Danish boys (1980–1996). Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(1), 151-156. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1409288

Background: Exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) may potentially disturb fetal Leydig cell hormone production and male genital development.
Objectives: We aimed to study the associations between levels of amniotic fluid PFOS, fetal steroid h... Read More about Perfluorooctane sulfonate concentrations in amniotic fluid, biomarkers of fetal Leydig cell function, and cryptorchidism and hypospadias in Danish boys (1980–1996).

Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency (2015)
Journal Article
Kyyaly, M. A., Powell, C., & Ramadan, E. (2015). Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency. Nutrition, 31(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2015.04.017

OBJECTIVES

Iron is an important mineral, essential for the health and function of mammalian cells. Despite its key role, iron deficiency in humans is common worldwide, often leading to significant health issues within the population. The aim of th... Read More about Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency.

Influence of fish oil alone or in combination with hydrogenated palm oil on sensory characteristics and fatty acid composition of bovine cheese (2015)
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Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E., Íñiguez-González, G., Fehrmann-Cartes, K., Toro-Mujica, P., & Garnsworthy, P. C. (2015). Influence of fish oil alone or in combination with hydrogenated palm oil on sensory characteristics and fatty acid composition of bovine cheese. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 205, 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.04.013

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of fish oil (FO) alone or in combination with hydrogenated palm oil (FOPO) on the fatty acid (FA) profile of milk and cheese from dairy cows... Read More about Influence of fish oil alone or in combination with hydrogenated palm oil on sensory characteristics and fatty acid composition of bovine cheese.

Actin depolymerization is associated with meiotic acceleration in cycloheximide-treated ovine oocytes (2015)
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German, S. D., Lee, J.-H., Campbell, K. H., Sweetman, D., & Alberio, R. (in press). Actin depolymerization is associated with meiotic acceleration in cycloheximide-treated ovine oocytes. Biology of Reproduction, 92(4), https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122341

Oocytes treated with the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide (CHX) arrest at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage and undergo accelerated GV breakdown (GVBD) after CHX is removed. However, little is known about the underlying mechanism of accelerate... Read More about Actin depolymerization is associated with meiotic acceleration in cycloheximide-treated ovine oocytes.

Dopamine D1-like receptor signalling in the hippocampus and amygdala modulates the acquisition of contextual fear conditioning (2015)
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Voigt, J. P., Lee, J. L. C., Heath, F. C., Jurkus, R., Bast, T., Pezze, M. A., …Stevenson, C. W. (2015). Dopamine D1-like receptor signalling in the hippocampus and amygdala modulates the acquisition of contextual fear conditioning. Psychopharmacology, 232(14), 2619-2629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-015-3897-y

RATIONALE: Dopamine D1-like receptor signalling is involved in contextual fear conditioning, but the brain regions involved and its role in other contextual fear memory processes remain unclear.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to inves... Read More about Dopamine D1-like receptor signalling in the hippocampus and amygdala modulates the acquisition of contextual fear conditioning.

Determination of the absolute accuracy of UK chamber facilities used in measuring methane emissions from livestock (2015)
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Gardiner, T., Coleman, M., Innocenti, F., Tompkins, J., Connor, A., Garnsworthy, P., …Wills, D. (2015). Determination of the absolute accuracy of UK chamber facilities used in measuring methane emissions from livestock. Measurement, 66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2015.02.029

Respiration chambers are one of the primary sources of data on methane emissions from livestock. This paper describes the results from a coordinated set of chamber validation experiments which establishes the absolute accuracy of the methane emission... Read More about Determination of the absolute accuracy of UK chamber facilities used in measuring methane emissions from livestock.

Ovine induced pluripotent stem cells are resistant to reprogramming after nuclear transfer (2015)
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German, S. D., Campbell, K. H., Thornton, E., McLachlan, G., Sweetman, D., & Alberio, R. (2015). Ovine induced pluripotent stem cells are resistant to reprogramming after nuclear transfer. Cellular Reprogramming, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1089/cell.2014.0071

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) share similar characteristics of indefinite in vitro growth with embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and may therefore serve as a useful tool for the targeted genetic modification of farm animals via nuclear transfer (N... Read More about Ovine induced pluripotent stem cells are resistant to reprogramming after nuclear transfer.

In utero exposure to cigarette chemicals induces sex-specific disruption of one-carbon metabolism and DNA methylation in the human fetal liver (2015)
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Drake, A. J., O'Shaughnessy, P. J., Bhattachyrya, S., Monteiro, A., Kerrigan, D., Goetz, S., …Fowler, P. A. (2015). In utero exposure to cigarette chemicals induces sex-specific disruption of one-carbon metabolism and DNA methylation in the human fetal liver. BMC Medicine, 13, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0251-x

Background: Maternal smoking is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for low birthweight, which is strongly associated with increased cardiometabolic disease risk in adulthood. Maternal smoking reduces the levels of the methyl donor vita... Read More about In utero exposure to cigarette chemicals induces sex-specific disruption of one-carbon metabolism and DNA methylation in the human fetal liver.

Developing best practice guidelines on equine colic (2015)
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Freeman, S., & Curtis, L. (in press). Developing best practice guidelines on equine colic. Veterinary Record, 176(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.g7688

Sarah Freeman and Laila Curtis describe an ongoing project that is aiming to develop evidence-based, best practice guidelines to help owners and veterinary surgeons recognise the signs of colic in horses. They also report on the first of two multidis... Read More about Developing best practice guidelines on equine colic.