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Jessica de Souza Vilela, Nicholas M. Andronicos, Manisha Kolakshyapati, Matthew Hilliar, Terence Z. Sibanda, Nigel R. Andrew, Robert A. Swick, Stuart Wilkinson, Isabelle Ruhnke
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Malgorzata Nadziakiewicz, Marcin Wojciech Lis, Piotr Micek
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Aitor Arrazola, Stephanie Torrey
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Katrien Rysman, Venessa Eeckhaut, Richard Ducatelle, Filip Van Immerseel
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Dana K. Dittoe, Elena G. Olson, Steven C. Ricke
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Kobe Buyse, Evelyne Delezie, Luc Goethals, Noemie Van Noten, Richard Ducatelle, Geert P. J. Janssens, Marta Lourenco
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Summary: Exposure to ammonia altered the structure of cecal microflora in broilers, with changes in the relative abundance of certain bacterial genera positively or negatively correlated with growth performance. This understanding can help minimize the negative effects of ammonia on broiler growth and enhance our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms.
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Andrzej Gawel, Jan Pawel Madej, Bartosz Kozak, Kamila Bobrek
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A. Ucar, S. Ozlu, O. Elibol
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
M. Singh, A. J. Lim, W. I. Muir, P. J. Groves
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Anderson N. Maina, Aizwarya Thanabalan, Jessica Gasarabwe, Mohsen Mohammadigheisar, Hagen Schulze, Elijah G. Kiarie
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jianping Wang, Hongye Zhang, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Zhuowei Su, Yong Zhuo, Xiangbing Mao, Huadong Yin, Bin Feng, Jingbo Liu, Keying Zhang, Xuemei Ding
Summary: The study found that broiler breeders with lower egg laying rates have higher egg weight but lower laying rates, qualified egg rates, and feed efficiency compared to those with average egg laying rates. Dietary tributyrin supplementation improves egg quality in breeders with average egg laying rates, enhances antioxidant capacity, and reduces apoptosis in the ovary. It also decreases apoptosis and increases anti-apoptosis gene expression in broiler breeders with lower egg laying rates.
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Joseph P. Gulizia, Kevin M. Downs
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Tinghui Wang, Huayun Ling, Wei Zhang, Ying Zhou, Youguo Li, Yongmei Hu, Nan Peng, Shumiao Zhao
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B. M. S. Ahmed, U. Younas, T. O. Asar, S. Dikmen, P. J. Hansen, G. E. Dahl
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S. Dikmen, G. E. Dahl, J. B. Cole, D. J. Null, P. J. Hansen
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Luiz G. B. Siqueira, Serdal Dikmen, M. Sofia Ortega, Peter J. Hansen
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K. L. Parker Gaddis, S. Dikmen, D. J. Null, J. B. Cole, P. J. Hansen
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A. M. Zolini, W. G. Ortiz, E. Estrada-Cortes, M. S. Ortega, S. Dikmen, F. Sosa, J. O. Giordano, P. J. Hansen
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Raluca G. Mateescu, Kaitlyn M. Sarlo-Davila, Serdal Dikmen, Eduardo Rodriguez, Pascal A. Oltenacu
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Serdal Dikmen, Colleen C. Larson, Albert De Vries, Peter J. Hansen
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K. M. Sarlo Davila, A. Howell, A. Nunez, A. Orelien, V. Roe, E. Rodriguez, S. Dikmen, R. G. Mateescu
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F. Sosa, A. T. Carmickle, E. Jimenez-Caban, M. S. Ortega, S. Dikmen, V Negron-Perez, E. A. Jannaman, A. Baktula, G. Rincon, C. C. Larson, M. Pagan-Morales, A. C. Denicol, T. S. Sonstegard, P. J. Hansen
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
F. Sosa, A. T. Carmickle, L. J. Oliveira, M. Sagheer, M. Saleem, F. H. Yu, M. D. Altman, S. Dikmen, A. C. Denicol, T. S. Sonstegard, C. C. Larson, P. J. Hansen
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JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Baris Guner, Melih Erturk, Mehmet Dursun, Buse Ozturk, Gulnaz Yilmazbas-Mecitoglu, Abdulkadir Keskin, Serdal Dikmen, Ahmet Gumen
Summary: The study aimed to determine the oestrous expression rate in Holstein cows and the impact of oestrous expression prior to the progesterone-based Ovsynch protocol on pregnancy rate. The results showed that cows showing oestrus before or after the second GnRH injection had a higher pregnancy rate compared to cows that did not show oestrus.
REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
K. Sarlo Davila, H. Hamblen, P. Hansen, S. Dikmen, M. Elzo, R. Mateescu
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