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View article: Organic Chromium Sources as a Strategy to Improve Performance, Carcass Traits, and Economic Return in Lambs Finishing at Heavier Weights
Organic Chromium Sources as a Strategy to Improve Performance, Carcass Traits, and Economic Return in Lambs Finishing at Heavier Weights Open
Thirty-six Dorper × Katahdin intact male lambs [44.0 ± 0.27 kg initial body weight (BW)] were used in a randomized complete block design to evaluate the effects of supplementing different organic chromium (OrCr) sources on growth performan…
View article: Assessment and Management of the Impact of Bovine Brucellosis on Dairy Herd Performance and Profitability
Assessment and Management of the Impact of Bovine Brucellosis on Dairy Herd Performance and Profitability Open
Background: Bovine brucellosis is a high-impact zoonosis that threatens both dairy productivity and public health. Despite long-standing control programs in Mexico, evidence quantifying its combined productive, reproductive, and economic e…
View article: Optimal Period of Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Arrival High-Risk Bull Calves: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Serum Metabolites
Optimal Period of Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Arrival High-Risk Bull Calves: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Serum Metabolites Open
Fifty high-risk bull calves were used in a completely randomized design (ten calves/treatment) to evaluate the optimal period of calcium propionate (CaPr) supplementation following arrival into the feedlot. The variables evaluated were the…
View article: Effect of Calcium Propionate and Chromium-Methionine Supplementation: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Blood Parameters of High-Risk Beef Calves
Effect of Calcium Propionate and Chromium-Methionine Supplementation: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Blood Parameters of High-Risk Beef Calves Open
Energy availability is a critical point in newly received calves. This study was conducted to examine the effect of daily calcium propionate (CaPr), chromium-methionine (Cr-Met), or CaPr plus Cr-Met (CaPr + Cr-Met) supplementation on growt…
View article: Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses Changes of Clinical Healthy High-Risk Beef Calves During Their First 56-Days from Arrival
Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses Changes of Clinical Healthy High-Risk Beef Calves During Their First 56-Days from Arrival Open
The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in enzymic activity, metabolites, and hematological responses during the first 56-d of arrival of newly received calves, which were qualified at reception as high-risk but diagnosed a…
View article: Effects of cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) mucilage on boar sperm cryosurvival
Effects of cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) mucilage on boar sperm cryosurvival Open
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of three inclusion levels of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage (OFM) to the lactose-egg yolk extender on the quality of frozen-thawed boar semen. Semen samples (n=22) were split into four OFM treatments:…
View article: Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses in High-Risk Newly Received Calves for “Clinical Health” Reference Intervals
Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses in High-Risk Newly Received Calves for “Clinical Health” Reference Intervals Open
Enzymic activity, metabolites, and hematological responses for reference intervals (RIs) establish ranges of physiological normality, which are useful for diagnosing diseases and physiological alterations. Within the same species, RIs vary…
View article: Effects of Supplemental Calcium Propionate and Concentrate Level: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Health of High-Risk Beef Calves
Effects of Supplemental Calcium Propionate and Concentrate Level: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Health of High-Risk Beef Calves Open
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of daily calcium propionate (CaPr) supplementation (0 or 20 g/calf) on growth performance, dietary energetics, body fat reserves, serum metabolites, and hematological responses in high-risk b…
View article: Effect of Dietary Calcium Propionate Inclusion Level and Duration in High-Risk Newly Received Stocker Calves: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Health
Effect of Dietary Calcium Propionate Inclusion Level and Duration in High-Risk Newly Received Stocker Calves: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Health Open
This study utilized fifty bull calves of the Continental × British crossbreed, with an average body weight of 147.0 ± 1.67 kg (BW), in a completely randomized design. The objective was to examine the impact of varying levels and duration o…
View article: Effects of Duration of Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Lambs Finished with Supplemental Zilpaterol Hydrochloride: Productive Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality
Effects of Duration of Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Lambs Finished with Supplemental Zilpaterol Hydrochloride: Productive Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality Open
Forty-five male non-castrated crossbred Dorper lambs (40.17 ± 0.35 kg body weight, BW) were employed in a completely randomized design with five treatments to investigate the effects of the duration of calcium propionate (CaPr) supplementa…
View article: Effect of Dietary Calcium Propionate Inclusion Level and Duration in High-Risk, Newly Received Stocker Calves: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves and Health
Effect of Dietary Calcium Propionate Inclusion Level and Duration in High-Risk, Newly Received Stocker Calves: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves and Health Open
Fifty bull calves of the Continental × British crossbred (147.0 ± 1.67 kg body weight, BW) were used in a completely randomized design to investigate the effect varying levels and duration of calcium propionate (CaPr) supplementation on th…
View article: Effects of Duration of Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Lambs Finished with Supplemental Zilpaterol Hydrochloride: Productive Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality
Effects of Duration of Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Lambs Finished with Supplemental Zilpaterol Hydrochloride: Productive Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality Open
Forty-five male Dorper crossbred lambs (40.17 ± 0.35 kg BW) were used in order to investigate the effects of the duration of calcium propionate (CaPr) supplementation in lambs finished with zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) on the productive p…
View article: Effect of Dietary Calcium Propionate Inclusion Period on the Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality of Feedlot Ram Lambs
Effect of Dietary Calcium Propionate Inclusion Period on the Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality of Feedlot Ram Lambs Open
The objective was to determine the effect of calcium propionate (CaPr) inclusion in the diet, at different periods on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of finishing lambs. Thirty-six Dorper × Katahdin crossb…
View article: Effect of milking hygiene, herd size, water hardness and temperature-humidity index on milk quality of dairy farms
Effect of milking hygiene, herd size, water hardness and temperature-humidity index on milk quality of dairy farms Open
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of milking hygiene practices, herd size, water hardness, and temperature-humidity index (THI) on the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of raw milk, and standard plate…
View article: Effect of milking hygiene, herd size, water hardness and temperature-humidity index on milk quality of dairy farms
Effect of milking hygiene, herd size, water hardness and temperature-humidity index on milk quality of dairy farms Open
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of milking hygiene practices, herd size, water hardness, and temperature-humidity index (THI) on the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of raw milk, and standard plate…
View article: Comportamiento productivo y caracteristicas de la canal de ovinos en finalización alimentados con biomasa de Quercus rugosa tratada con urea
Comportamiento productivo y caracteristicas de la canal de ovinos en finalización alimentados con biomasa de Quercus rugosa tratada con urea Open
The objective was to evaluate the effect of biomass of Quercus rugosa (BQR) treated with urea (0, 2 and 4% urea) on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot lamb ram. The treatments were randomly assigned to 36 lamb ra…
View article: La hipocalcemia en la vaca lechera. Revisión
La hipocalcemia en la vaca lechera. Revisión Open
Los niveles de calcio (Ca) disminuyen en sangre y citosol al momento del parto, alterando la transmisión del impulso nervioso, la contracción muscular y la actividad de las células inmunes. En el sistema nervioso el Ca participa en la cond…
View article: Sex and slaughter weight on carcass traits and non-carcass components of horses
Sex and slaughter weight on carcass traits and non-carcass components of horses Open
The study evaluated the effect of sex and slaughter weight on carcass traits and non-carcass components of 1,489 horses (739 geldings and 750 females, classified into eight groups according to their weight). Data were analyzed under a comp…
View article: Sex and slaughter weight on carcass traits and non-carcass components of horses
Sex and slaughter weight on carcass traits and non-carcass components of horses Open
The study evaluated the effect of sex and slaughter weight on carcass traits and non-carcass components of 1,489 horses (739 geldings and 750 females, classified into eight groups according to their weight). Data were analyzed under a comp…
View article: Generic Zilpaterol Sources Affect Similarly the Meat Quality of Hairy Lambs When Compared with Patent Zilpaterol
Generic Zilpaterol Sources Affect Similarly the Meat Quality of Hairy Lambs When Compared with Patent Zilpaterol Open
Twenty-four Pelibuey × Katahdin (46.7±2.4 kg initial shrunk weight) crossbred intact male lambs were used in a 33-d growth-performance experiment order to compared two sources of generic zilpaterol vs. patent zilpaterol on five variables o…
View article: Impacto ecológico de la reforestación con la especie arbustiva Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. en un matorral desértico micrófilo
Impacto ecológico de la reforestación con la especie arbustiva Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. en un matorral desértico micrófilo Open
El presente trabajo muestra los resultados de un primer monitoreo sobre un area revegetada de matorral desertico microfilo en el Desierto Chihuahuense, para conocer estructura y composicion de la comunidad arbustiva, con el proposito de id…
View article: Revisión: Función y regresión del cuerpo lúteo durante el ciclo estral de la vaca
Revisión: Función y regresión del cuerpo lúteo durante el ciclo estral de la vaca Open
The corpus luteum (CL) is an ovarian structure made up of small cells and large cells. The function of CL is \nto produce progesterone, the hormone responsible for maintaining pregnancy. The CL begins its growth \nand development from day …
View article: Gender and live weight on carcass and meat characteristics of donkeys
Gender and live weight on carcass and meat characteristics of donkeys Open
One hundred eighty-nine Catalan crossbreed donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) were used to evaluate the effect of gender (gelding, n=106; or female, n=83) and live weight at slaughter (LW) (<100kg, n=25; 101 to 125kg, n=42; 126 to 150kg, n=8…
View article: Caracterización de los factores que influyen en el rendimiento y características de la canal de équidos.
Caracterización de los factores que influyen en el rendimiento y características de la canal de équidos. Open
Con el objetivo de caracterizar los factores que afectan el rendimiento en canal, comportamiento productivo y calidad de la carne de équidos se realizaron tres trabajos de investigación. En el primero de ellos se evaluó el efecto de la pro…
View article: Gender and live weight on carcass and meat characteristics of donkeys
Gender and live weight on carcass and meat characteristics of donkeys Open
One hundred eighty-nine Catalan crossbreed donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) were used to evaluate the effect of gender (gelding, n=106; or female, n=83) and live weight at slaughter (LW) (<100kg, n=25; 101 to 125kg, n=42; 126 to 150kg, n=8…
View article: Chemical composition, in vitro and in situ dry matter digestibility and preference of Quercus resinosa foliage
Chemical composition, in vitro and in situ dry matter digestibility and preference of Quercus resinosa foliage Open
The objectives of this study were to determine the chemical composition and dry matter digestibility of Quercus resinosa leaves harvested at different seasons of the year and to assess the intake and palatability of lamb diets containing f…