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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Offspring performance"”.
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Maternal Effects on Brood Reduction in Common Grackles
… to investigate how maternal effects influence offspring productivity in common grackles ( Quiscalus quiscula). Maternal effects are largely considered adaptive, but my research provides little supporting evidence because few of the maternal effects I assessed were relevant. In general, …
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Evaluation of corrective mating in Jersey cattle
… predicted difference) were used to predict offspring scores, deviated from herd average. Sire regression coefficients were much larger than those for dam's measures, suggesting that sire evaluations should receive more weight than dam measures in a corrective mating context. Mean squares for …
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Use of Nutrition and Precision Technology to Improve Health, Performance, and Alleviate Stress of Beef Cattle
… to improve health, feed efficiency and performance of beef cattle. We investigated four different targeted strategies to enhance performance of beef cattle: 1) The effect of an injectable multi-mineral complex supplementation for grazing beef cows on overall mineral status, fertility, …
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DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF GESTATIONAL CANNABIS EXPOSURE IN RAT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
… effects of GCE on adolescent and adult offspring. The results showed that i.p. THC and CBD produced more severe effects on maternal health and offspring behaviour compared to smoke exposure in adulthood. Female adolescent offspring exposed to High-THC smoke exhibited normalized behaviour …
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Mechanistic insight into the role of dietary fibers and short chain fatty acids in the regulation of metabolism and inflammation in the pig
… digestibility, dietary fiber affects growth performance and host metabolism via modulation of gut microbial community structure and production of short chain fatty acids (SCFA). A series of in vivo experiments were conducted to determine the effects of dietary fiber on pig growth performance …
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Preference and Performance of the Water Lily Aphid (Rhopalosiphum Nymphaeae) among Native and Invasive Duckweeds (Lemnaceae)
… relationship between herbivore preference and performance on different host plants, and as such the goal of this study was to determine if there is any relationship between host plant preference and performance of the water lily aphid on three different species of duckweed, including one …
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Trace mineral supplementation in cattle: Implications in heifer development, reproductive performance, and fetal programming
… with trace minerals to ensure optimal cattle performance and health. The interactions that trace minerals can have on animal production are complex and multiple factors can impact an animal’s response to mineral supplementation. The objective of this dissertation was to evaluate alternative …