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Responses to n-3 fatty acid (LCPUFA) supplementation of gestating gilts, and lactating and weaned sows
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Smit, M. N., Patterson, Jennifer L., Spencer, Joel D., Dixon, Walter T., Dyck, Michael K., Foxcroft, George R., Cameron, Ashley C., Webel, Stephen K.
Feeding n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to gilts or sows has shown different responses to litter growth, pre-weaning mortality and subsequent reproductive performance of the sow. Two hypotheses were tested: (1) that feeding a marine oil-based supplement rich in protected n-3...
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Reusability of immobilized cellulases with highly retained enzyme activity and their application for the hydrolysis of model substrates and lignocellulosic biomass
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Bressler, David C., Parashar, Archana, Ikeda, Yuko, Chae, Michael
Enzyme immobilization is a promising approach to reduce enzyme cost in lignocellulose-based biorefining. This paper describes the reusability of immobilized cellulases and examines hydrolysis of various components of lignocellulose and industrial lignocellulosic biomass when using immobilized...
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Reutericyclin producing Lactobacillus reuteri modulates development of fecal microbiota in weanling pigs
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Zhao, Xin, Le, Minh H. A., Yang, Yan, Gänzle, Michael G., Zijlstra, Ruurd
Lactobacillus reuteri is used as probiotic culture in food and feed applications; however, strain specific properties of L. reuteri that mediate probiotic activity remain unknown. This study aimed to determine effects of feed fermentation with exopolysaccharide and reutericyclin producing L....
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2005
van Houten, B., Patel, M., Chan, C. B., Orrenius, S. , Fariss, M. W.
Oxidative stress and mitochondrial oxidative damage have been implicated in the etiology of numerous common diseases. The critical mitochondrial events responsible for oxidative stress–mediated cell death (toxic oxidative stress), however, have yet to be defined. Several oxidative events...
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Roles of small RNAs in the effects of nutrition on apoptosis and spermatogenesis in the adult testis
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Malecki, Irek A., Martin, Graeme B., Cozens, Greg, Hawken, Penelope A.R., Liang, Guanxiang, Guan, Yongjuan, Vercoe, Philip E., Guan, Le Luo
We tested whether reductions in spermatozoal quality induced by under-nutrition are associated with increased germ cell apoptosis and disrupted spermatogenesis, and whether these effects are mediated by small RNAs. Groups of 8 male sheep were fed for a 10% increase or 10% decrease in body mass...
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Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range
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Cox, Faith, Janssen, Peter H., Henderson, Gemma, Jonker, Arjan, Young, Wayne, Ganesh, Siva
Ruminant livestock are important sources of human food and global greenhouse gas emissions. Feed degradation and methane formation by ruminants rely on metabolic interactions between rumen microbes and affect ruminant productivity. Rumen and camelid foregut microbial community composition was...
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Ruminal acidosis and the rapid onset of ruminal parakeratosis in a mature dairy cow: A case report
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Hook, Sarah E., AlZahal, Ousama, McBride, Brian W., Croom, Jim, Steele, Michael A.
A mature dairy cow was transitioned from a high forage (100% forage) to a high-grain (79% grain) diet over seven days. Continuous ruminal pH recordings were utilized to diagnose the severity of ruminal acidosis. Additionally, blood and rumen papillae biopsies were collected to describe the...
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Sarcopenic obesity and myosteratosis are associated with higher mortality in patients with cirrhosis
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Beaumont, C., Angulo, P. Meza-Junco, J., Prado, C. M., Montano-Loza, A. J., Esfandiari, N., Sawyer, M. B., Ma, M., Baracos, V. E.
Background and aimsObesity is frequently associated with cirrhosis, and cirrhotic patients may develop simultaneous lossof skeletal muscle and gain of adipose tissue, culminating in the condition of sarcopenic obesity. Additionally, muscle depletionis characterized by both a reduction in muscle...
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2022-09-01
Vieira, Flávio Teixeira, Godziuk, Kristine, Lamarca, Fernando, Melendez-Araújo, Mariana Silva, Lima, Ricardo Moreno, Prado, Carla M., de Carvalho, Kênia Mara Baiocchi, Dutra, Eliane Said
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to apply the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism/European Association for the Study of Obesity (ESPEN/EASO) consensus to identify sarcopenic obesity (SO) in adults mid to long-term post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) using both...
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Seasonal dynamics and defoliation impact on herbage yield in aspen boreal habitats of Alberta
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Donkor, Noble T., Okello, Moses M., Hudson, Robert J., Bork, Edward W.
Within the aspen boreal ecosystems, little information exists on the seasonal dynamics of available herbage and the effects of varying defoliation regimes on accumulated herbage growth and associated opportunities for animal production. We examined seasonal changes in herbage phytomass in...