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- 1Carreira Bruinjé, Tony
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- 1Ambrose, Divakar J (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
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An investigation of endogenous ghrelin and growth hormone-releasing hormone following the consumption of two different relative doses of oral l-arginine
DownloadSpring 2011
Individuals consume the amino acid L-arginine (L-arg) to obtain an anabolic response. However, little is known concerning the mechanism for using an oral dose. The primary purpose of this investigation was to examine the influence of consuming two relative doses of oral L-arg on the growth...
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Fall 2013
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the developed world. The disease results from the combined effects of genetic, environmental, reproductive and lifestyle risk factors. Germline DNA variations identified thus far by linkage and genome-wide association studies (GWASs) account...
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Improving Accuracy of Genomic Prediction for Economically Important Traits in Canadian Holstein Dairy Cattle
DownloadSpring 2017
Milk is a valuable source of energy, high quality protein, and several key minerals and vitamins for humans. Selection for milk production in dairy cattle was first based on phenotype and pedigree information and the knowledge of genetic parameters for the trait of interest. However, substantial...
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Fall 2023
The calving transition is a challenging period for dairy cows characterized by negative energy balance, metabolic dysfunction, and inflammation, each of which may compromise milk production. Despite extensive research in this area, much is still unknown on how to best manage this period. The...
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Looking beyond the standard genome-wide association study: Biologically-motivated methodological approaches to discover novel genetic variants associated with complex human traits and disease
DownloadFall 2018
The standard approach for testing associations between common single nucleotide genetic variants (referred to as single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs) and disease entails testing disease associations for each SNP in the genome individually. This “hypothesis-free” approach has identified...
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Spring 2016
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were among the first large mammals to be assessed for genetic variation in the wild, and they remain a common subject of genetics studies. Although recent advances in genotyping technology have allowed for more accurate determination of population structure and the...