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The Impact Of Gloves And Simulated Occupational Tasks On Handgrip Strength In Structural Firefighters, Sarah Lanham Jan 2022

The Impact Of Gloves And Simulated Occupational Tasks On Handgrip Strength In Structural Firefighters, Sarah Lanham

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Adequate handgrip strength (HGS) is important to safely and effectively perform fireground tasks. However, there is limited research describing the deleterious impact of glove use and fatigue from occupational tasks on HGS. Therefore, the aims of this investigation were to quantify the impact of glove use and occupational tasks on HGS, to explore the relationship between HGS versus the glove and task-induced decrement in HGS, and to evaluate the relationship between HGS and decrement in HGS versus occupational performance. Fourteen (Males: n=13) career structural firefighters performed a maximal isometric HGS assessment with and without gloves before and immediately following completion …

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Mortality In Interspecific Hybrids Of Nasonia Vitripennis And Nasonia Giraulti, Bonnie Cobb Jan 2022

Mortality In Interspecific Hybrids Of Nasonia Vitripennis And Nasonia Giraulti, Bonnie Cobb

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Nasonia is a parasitoid wasp genus that serves as an emerging model for studying speciation due to an incompatibility between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes between sister taxa. Short generation times, easy rearing in a lab setting, producing large amounts of progeny, and whole genome sequencing make Nasonia is an excellent candidate for studying incomplete reproductive isolation. Nasonia have five chromosomes and exhibit haplo-diploid sex determination in which fertilized eggs develop into diploid females and unfertilized eggs develop into haploid males. Recessive phenotypes are hidden in diploid females but are laid bare in haploid males as there is no interaction between …

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The Development Of A Novel Throwing Assessment For Children With Cerebral Palsy, Cory Cribb Jan 2022

The Development Of A Novel Throwing Assessment For Children With Cerebral Palsy, Cory Cribb

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Introduction: Cerebral palsy is one of childhood's most common developmental disabilities. Cerebral palsy leads to dysfunction in the upper extremities due to symptoms such as low muscle power, spasticity, and increased tone. A modified throwing assessment was constructed to examine throwing performance as a measure of upper extremity function. Purpose: To determine if the modified throwing assessment is a reliable measure of throwing performance and if the modified throwing assessment is a valid measure of upper extremity power in children with CP. Methods: The study employed a test-retest design aimed at determining the reliability of a modified throwing assessment. Seven …

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Biomimetic Synthesis Of Palladium Nanoparticles For Catalytic Application, Emily A. Groover Jan 2022

Biomimetic Synthesis Of Palladium Nanoparticles For Catalytic Application, Emily A. Groover

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The synthesis of palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) using materials-directed peptides is a novel, nontoxic approach which exerts a high level of control over the particle size and shape. This biomimetic technique is environmentally benign, featuring nonhazardous ligands and ambient conditions. Nanoparticles are extremely reactive catalysts, boasting a large surface-to-volume ratio when compared to their bulk counterparts. The rational design of these nanoparticles using peptides has been very successful in aqueous environments, but no research has been done to apply it in organic systems. As such, the biomimetic synthesis of Pd NPs in an organic system is here investigated, with ethanol …

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Microsporidia: A Promising Vector Control Tool For Residual Malaria Transmission, Tullu Bukhari, Roland Pevsner, Jeremy Keith Herren Jan 2022

Microsporidia: A Promising Vector Control Tool For Residual Malaria Transmission, Tullu Bukhari, Roland Pevsner, Jeremy Keith Herren

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Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have resulted in a major decrease in malaria transmission. However, it has become apparent that malaria can be effectively transmitted despite high coverage of LLINs/IRS. Residual transmission can occur due to Plasmodium-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes that are insecticide resistant and have feeding and resting behavior that reduces their chance of encountering the currently deployed indoor malaria control tools. Residual malaria transmission is likely to be the most significant hurdle to achieving the goal of malaria eradication and research and development towards new tools and strategies that can control residual malaria transmission is …

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Spontaneous Parthenogenesis In The Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia Typhae: Low Frequency Anomaly Or Evolving Process?, Claire Capdevielle Dulac, Romain Benoist, Sarah Paquet, Paul André Calatayud, Julius Obonyo, Laure Kaiser, Florence Mougel Jan 2022

Spontaneous Parthenogenesis In The Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia Typhae: Low Frequency Anomaly Or Evolving Process?, Claire Capdevielle Dulac, Romain Benoist, Sarah Paquet, Paul André Calatayud, Julius Obonyo, Laure Kaiser, Florence Mougel

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Hymenopterans are haplodiploids and unlike most other Arthropods they do not pos-sess sexual chromosomes. Sex determination typically happens via the ploidy of individ-uals: haploids become males and diploids become females. Arrhenotoky is believed to be the ancestral reproduction mode in Hymenopterans, with haploid males produced parthenogenetically, and diploid females produced sexually. However, a number of transitions towards thelytoky (diploid females produced parthenogenetically) have appeared in Hymenopterans, and in most cases populations or species are either totally arrhenotok-ous or totally thelytokous. Here we present the case of Cotesia typhae (Fernandez-Triana), a Braconidae that produces parthenogenetic females at a low frequency. The …

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The Association Of The Development Of The Internal Reproductive Organs Of Male Desert Locusts, Schistocerca Gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae), With Age, Phase And The Effect Of Exposure To Pheromones, Satoshi Hiroyoshi, Takayuki Mitsunaga, Gadi V.P. Reddy Jan 2022

The Association Of The Development Of The Internal Reproductive Organs Of Male Desert Locusts, Schistocerca Gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae), With Age, Phase And The Effect Of Exposure To Pheromones, Satoshi Hiroyoshi, Takayuki Mitsunaga, Gadi V.P. Reddy

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The regulation of the development of the male reproductive organs in insects is still an open question. Although the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, has been extensively examined, there is little information on the effects of phase and pheromones on the development of the male reproductive organs. This study clarifi ed the association of these two factors with reproductive development (length or width of each organ) of the testis, testicular follicles, accessory glands, and seminal vesicles in this locust. The width of the follicles and width and length of the accessory gland mass are signifi cantly associated with phase (solitary or …

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Performance Of Black Soldier Fly Frass Fertiliser On Maize (Zea Mays L.) Growth, Yield, Nutritional Quality, And Economic Returns, C. M. Tanga, D. Beesigamukama, M. Kassie, P. J. Egonyu, Changeh J. Ghemoh, Kiatoko Nkoba, S. Subramanian, A. O. Anyega, S. Ekesi Jan 2022

Performance Of Black Soldier Fly Frass Fertiliser On Maize (Zea Mays L.) Growth, Yield, Nutritional Quality, And Economic Returns, C. M. Tanga, D. Beesigamukama, M. Kassie, P. J. Egonyu, Changeh J. Ghemoh, Kiatoko Nkoba, S. Subramanian, A. O. Anyega, S. Ekesi

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Although the black soldier fly frass fertiliser (BSFFF) is globally recognised as a promising and potential high-quality organic fertiliser, there is inadequate information on its impact on the growth performance and nutritional status of maize. Furthermore, no information exist on their combination with mineral fertiliser (NPK) as well as economic impact on maize production. This study evaluated the comparative impact of BSFFF, NPK and commercial organic fertiliser (Evergrow®) on growth, nitrogen use efficiency, yield, nutritional quality, and profitability of maize under greenhouse conditions. The treatments included: (1) sole application of BSFFF, conventional compost of brewers’ spent grain (BSG), Evergrow, and …

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Nitrogen Use Efficiency Trends For Sustainable Crop Productivity In Lake Victoria Basin: Smallholder Farmers' Perspectives On Nitrogen Cycling, Winnie Ntinyari, Joseph Gweyi-Onyango, Mekonnen Giweta, Benson Mochoge, James Mutegi, Generose Nziguheba, Cargele Masso Jan 2022

Nitrogen Use Efficiency Trends For Sustainable Crop Productivity In Lake Victoria Basin: Smallholder Farmers' Perspectives On Nitrogen Cycling, Winnie Ntinyari, Joseph Gweyi-Onyango, Mekonnen Giweta, Benson Mochoge, James Mutegi, Generose Nziguheba, Cargele Masso

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Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) is one of the established metrics for benchmarking management of Nitrogen (N) in various systems. Numerous approaches to calculateNUEexist, making it difficult to compare the performances of systems depending on the methodology used. This study adopted the conceptualized framework by European Union Nitrogen Expert Panel (EUNEP) to calculateNUE values for cereal crops to determine future trends for the first time in the Lake Victoria region. Data were collected through in-person interviews among maize and rice smallholder farmers within the Lake Victoria region. Atotal of 293 observations were recorded. Collected data on yield andNfertilizer were used to …

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Editorial: Insights In Vector Biology: 2021, Baldwyn Torto, David P. Tchouassi Jan 2022

Editorial: Insights In Vector Biology: 2021, Baldwyn Torto, David P. Tchouassi

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This editorial summarizes collections on the Research Topic “Insights in Vector Biology’’. Vectors of four major tropical diseases including malaria, Chagas, dengue and West Nile were considered. The editorial discusses vectors contributing to residual malaria transmission that reside mainly outdoors and not targeted by indoor vector control interventions, notably, long lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying; the concept of paratransgenesis- a parasite transmission blocking strategy which uses genetically-modified microbes made to produce antimalarial effectors inside the vector for malaria control; assessment of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors; insecticide resistance in Chagas disease vectors; reproductive biology of the dengue vector; …

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The Effects Of Κ-Casein, Ss-Lactoglobulin, Prolactin And Dgat1 Polymorphisms On Milkyields In Turkish Holstein Cows, Emi̇ne Şahi̇n Semerci̇, Murat Soner Balcioğlu Jan 2022

The Effects Of Κ-Casein, Ss-Lactoglobulin, Prolactin And Dgat1 Polymorphisms On Milkyields In Turkish Holstein Cows, Emi̇ne Şahi̇n Semerci̇, Murat Soner Balcioğlu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of κ-casein, β-lactoglobulin, prolactin, and DGAT1 (diacylglycerol acyltransferase1) gene polymorphisms on milk yields in Holstein cows raised in Antalya province, Turkey. A total of 517 cows were genotyped by the PCR-RFLP method to detect κ-casein/HinfI, β-lactoglobulin/HaeIII, prolactin/RsaI, and DGAT1/Cfr1 polymorphisms. In the study, two types of alleles were identified as A and B for κ-casein, ß-lactoglobulin, and prolactin loci, while K and A alleles were detected for DGAT1 locus. The frequencies of A and B allele were calculated as 0.8279 and 0.1721 for κ-casein, 0.4662 and 0.5338 for ß-lactoglobulin, 0.8762 …

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Gene Expression And Doppler Flowmetry Of The Reproductive Tract In Nelore (Bos Indicus)Cows Synchronized With Estradiol And Equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin, Itamara Gomes De França, Nancyleni Pinto Cahves Bezerra, Alcina Vieira Carvalho Neta, Larissa Sarmento Santos, Diego Luiz Ds Santos Ribeiro, Jose Ribamar S Torres Junior Jan 2022

Gene Expression And Doppler Flowmetry Of The Reproductive Tract In Nelore (Bos Indicus)Cows Synchronized With Estradiol And Equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin, Itamara Gomes De França, Nancyleni Pinto Cahves Bezerra, Alcina Vieira Carvalho Neta, Larissa Sarmento Santos, Diego Luiz Ds Santos Ribeiro, Jose Ribamar S Torres Junior

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Forty Nelore cows were submitted to timed artificial insemination (TAI) protocol and randomly assigned to groups according to estradiol (E2) ester (cypionate or benzoate, i.e. EC or EB) and equine chorionic gonadotrophin treatment (eCG or No-eCG) in a factorial 2x2 design. On a random day of the estrous cycle (Day 0), cows received a P4 intravaginal device plus 2 mg im injection of EB. At the time of P4 device removal (Day 8), cows were treated with 0.150 mg im of D-cloprostenol (PGF) and randomly divided to receive or not 400 UI im of eCG, as well as randomly assigned …

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Determination Of Some Of The Lectins' Immunohistochemistry Profile Of The Dog Testisand Epididymis, Feyza Başak, Yeşi̇m Akaydin Bozkurt, Roman Dabrowski Jan 2022

Determination Of Some Of The Lectins' Immunohistochemistry Profile Of The Dog Testisand Epididymis, Feyza Başak, Yeşi̇m Akaydin Bozkurt, Roman Dabrowski

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Lectins are substances composed of proteins or glycoproteins that specifically bond to carbohydrates on the cell surfaces or inside the cell. Lectins are used to identify the carbohydrate types in the cellular membrane or cytoplasm. The aim of the study was to identify the location and distribution of the four types of lectins PNA (Peanut agglutinin- Arachis hypogea), WGA (Wheatgerm Agglutinin- Triticum vulgaris), Con A (Conconavalin A-Canavalia ensiformis), and SBA (Soybean Agglutinin-Glycine max) in dog testes and epididymites. The testes and the body of 10 adult dogs were collected from an animal shelter after castration. Following the standard histological procedures, …

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Effects Of Probiotic Supplementation For Piglets In A Nursery: A Meta-Analysis Ofcontrolled Randomized Studies, Isabella Cristina De Castro Lippi, Larissa Braganholo Vargas, Fabiana Ribeiro Caldara, Henrique Biasotto Morais, Jean Kaique Valentim, Janaína Palermo Mendes Jan 2022

Effects Of Probiotic Supplementation For Piglets In A Nursery: A Meta-Analysis Ofcontrolled Randomized Studies, Isabella Cristina De Castro Lippi, Larissa Braganholo Vargas, Fabiana Ribeiro Caldara, Henrique Biasotto Morais, Jean Kaique Valentim, Janaína Palermo Mendes

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The objective of this article was to evaluate the effect of probiotic addition on average daily gain and feed conversion on the final piglet nursery phase. This study used a systematic review by meta-analysis to contrast the effect of piglets supplementation without antibiotics (negative control) and with antibiotics (positive control). These results archived a dichotomy that suggests a need for different statistical treatments to evaluate these outcomes obtained by articles. Because of this, a metaanalysis evaluation is justified to identify the animal performance on probiotic or antibiotic supplementation conditions. The use of probiotics improved the feed conversion in the experiments …

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Nutritional Values And In Vitro Fermentation Parameters Of Some Fodder Species Found Intwo Rangeland Areas In The Republic Of Benin, Euloge Akambi Ogoukayode Olomonchi, Ali̇ Vai̇z Gari̇poğlu, Nuh Ocak, Adem Kamalak Jan 2022

Nutritional Values And In Vitro Fermentation Parameters Of Some Fodder Species Found Intwo Rangeland Areas In The Republic Of Benin, Euloge Akambi Ogoukayode Olomonchi, Ali̇ Vai̇z Gari̇poğlu, Nuh Ocak, Adem Kamalak

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

In the present study, the nutritional values and in vitro rumen parameters of three browse forages (Leucaena leucocephala (LL), Cajanus cajan (CC) and Khaya senegalensis (KS)) and five grasses (Andropogon gayanus (AG), Panicum maximum C$_{1}$ local (PMCL), Panicum maximum C$_{1}$ ameliorate (PMCA), Pennisetum purpureum (PP), and Brachiaria ruziziensis (BR)) grown in the Republic of Benin were investigated. With this aim, it was determined dry matter (DM), ash, acid detergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), metabolizable energy (ME), dry matter intake (DMI), dry matter digestibility (DMD) and relative feed value (RFV) as nutritive values, …

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Bayesian Genomic Prediction Of Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa In Sheep, Burak Karacaören Jan 2022

Bayesian Genomic Prediction Of Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa In Sheep, Burak Karacaören

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEP) is a heritable skin and mucosa disorder in association with mendelian mutations in sheep. The purpose of this investigation is to explore the relationship between different priors, linkage disequilibrium, and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) selection methods and accuracy of Bayesian GP of JEP in sheep. Ninety-two Spanish Churra sheep breed genotyped by 40668 SNP markers. Bayes C? was shown to have slightly higher predicted accuracy [0.724 (0.113)] by unselected data. Prediction performance of the Bayesian GP models was found to be similar after correction for LD. There was a significant difference between predicted accuracies due to …

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Cryoprotective Effect Of Vaccenic Acid Supplemented In Bull Semen Extender, Fati̇h Avdatek, Umut Taşdemi̇r, Muhammed Enes İnanç, Deni̇z Yeni̇, Mehmet Fuat Gülhan, Şükrü Güngör, Ruhi̇ Türkmen, Pürhan Barbaros Tuncer Jan 2022

Cryoprotective Effect Of Vaccenic Acid Supplemented In Bull Semen Extender, Fati̇h Avdatek, Umut Taşdemi̇r, Muhammed Enes İnanç, Deni̇z Yeni̇, Mehmet Fuat Gülhan, Şükrü Güngör, Ruhi̇ Türkmen, Pürhan Barbaros Tuncer

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to investigate whether vaccenic acid (VA) added to TRIS semen extender has an effect on freezing bull semen. The semen was collected at intervals of three days through an artificial vagina then pooled. The pooled ejaculates were divided into five components as the control (C; no supplement) and VA (25, 50, 100, and 200 μg / mL) groups then extended with the TRIS-based medium. The samples were left in a cold air cabinet for cooling process (4 °C), then they were equilibrated for 4 h. Afterward, the samples in the groups were frozen by …

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Effect Of Age, Stocking Density, Genotype, And Cage Tier On Feather Score Of Layer Pure Lines, Selami̇ Tok, Ahmet Şekeroğlu, Mustafa Duman, Brian Tainika Jan 2022

Effect Of Age, Stocking Density, Genotype, And Cage Tier On Feather Score Of Layer Pure Lines, Selami̇ Tok, Ahmet Şekeroğlu, Mustafa Duman, Brian Tainika

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of genotype, age, stocking density, and cage tier on the feather score of egg-laying pure lines. The trial was carried out with five white (BLACK, BLUE, MARON, BROWN, and D229) and six brown (RIR1, RIR2, BAR1, BAR2, COL, and LINE54) eggshell lines as classified by the Ankara poultry research institute. In the experiment, 162 chicks were randomly selected from each of the 11 lines; thus, a total of 1782 chicks (810 and 972 white and brown layer pure lines, respectively). At 17 weeks of age, pullets were chosen at random …

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A Game Theoretic Approach To Design Mating Programs For Livestock, Ebru Ergüneş Berki̇n, Hasan Önder, Özgür Hakan Aydoğmuş Jan 2022

A Game Theoretic Approach To Design Mating Programs For Livestock, Ebru Ergüneş Berki̇n, Hasan Önder, Özgür Hakan Aydoğmuş

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

In this study, we proposed a new game theoretic method to design a mating program. The index and game theoretic methods were applied with calculated breeding values using pedigree on two different data sets whose economic traits consist of negative (milk yield and fat percentage) and positive (birth and weaning weight) genetic correlated data. For the negative genetic correlated data set, even if total expected benefits were equal for two methods, mating programs were changed, and the coefficient of variation obtained using the game theoretic method was smaller than that of the index method. This result showed that the expected …

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Effects Of Centrifugation And Washing Of Freeze-Thawed Blood On Isolated Dna Characteristics, Mevlüt Arslan Jan 2022

Effects Of Centrifugation And Washing Of Freeze-Thawed Blood On Isolated Dna Characteristics, Mevlüt Arslan

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

DNA isolations from the whole blood are commonly performed to obtain DNA for molecular research and diagnostics. Generally, blood samples are taken into anticoagulant tubes and stored in deep freezers until DNA isolation. In fresh blood, pretreatments or leukocytes preparations can be performed and suggested for advanced DNA isolation. However, similar applications in freeze-thawed blood (FTB) have not been shown yet. In the study, centrifugation and washing of FTB were applied as pretreatment before DNA isolations, and their effects on isolated DNA characteristics including DNA integrity, quality, quantity, mitochondrial (mt), and nuclear (n) DNA levels were investigated. Microscopic and flow …

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Genotypic Characterization Of Meat-Type Lambs Expressing The Callipyge Gene In Turkey:I. Carcass Characteristics And Retail Yield, Vasfi̇ye Kader Esen, Seli̇m Esen, Orhan Karadağ, Alper Önenç, Cengi̇z Elmaci Jan 2022

Genotypic Characterization Of Meat-Type Lambs Expressing The Callipyge Gene In Turkey:I. Carcass Characteristics And Retail Yield, Vasfi̇ye Kader Esen, Seli̇m Esen, Orhan Karadağ, Alper Önenç, Cengi̇z Elmaci

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study is set out to evaluate the effects of callipyge (CLPG) gene, attributed to sheep affecting growth and meat quality, on carcass and sensory trait of most preferred meat-type lamb (Kıvırcık, Karacabey Merino, Ramlıç, German Black-Head Mutton × Kıvırcık, Hampshire Down × Merino) in the western part of Turkey. Two datasets were used: (i) 177 lambs (66 males, 111 females) to determine genotype and allele frequencies; (ii) 48 genotypically identified male lambs for the assessment of carcass and meat sensory quality. It was found that homozygous (NN) and heterozygous (MN) conditions of the CLPG gene were observed in all …

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Breed, Age, And Sex-Related Variations In Hematological And Some Biochemicalparameters In The Tornjak Dog, Ivona Alilovic, Dunja Rukavina, Atifa Ajanovic, Cazim Crnkic, Husein Ohran, Amir Zahirovic Jan 2022

Breed, Age, And Sex-Related Variations In Hematological And Some Biochemicalparameters In The Tornjak Dog, Ivona Alilovic, Dunja Rukavina, Atifa Ajanovic, Cazim Crnkic, Husein Ohran, Amir Zahirovic

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

There is an increasing significance for the breed, age, and sex-related variations in hematological and biochemical parameters in veterinary medicine. The primary objective of this study was to identify possible breed-related differences and to determine the effect of age and sex on hematologic and serum biochemical parameters in the Bosnian and Herzegovinian - Croatian Shepherd dog Tornjak raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Data from 19 hematological and 17 serum biochemical parameters were analyzed in the group of 100 dogs (47 females and 53 males), sexually intact and aged between one month and twelve years. Breed affected TP (total protein) …

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A Survey Of Ixodid Ticks In Stray Dogs And Molecular Detection Of Ehrlichia Canis Fromticks In Central Iran, Hosein Khovand, Saeid Reza Nourollahi Fard, Mohammad Khalili, Maziar Jajarmi Jan 2022

A Survey Of Ixodid Ticks In Stray Dogs And Molecular Detection Of Ehrlichia Canis Fromticks In Central Iran, Hosein Khovand, Saeid Reza Nourollahi Fard, Mohammad Khalili, Maziar Jajarmi

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Ticks are well known as hematophagous ectoparasites, which cause different diseases in humans and animals. This investigation was designed in central Iran to assess the prevalence, intensity, and abundance of tick infestation in stray dogs and detection of Ehrlichia canis. Overall, 962 ticks were collected from 260 stray dogs between April and August 2018. DNA samples with the goal of amplification of pathogen were screened by real-time PCR assay. The prevalence of tick infestation on stray dogs was 60.3%. Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l.) was only species found in stray dogs. Out of 42 tick pools, 4 (9.5%) were positive …

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The Conservation Method Effects Of The Barley-Vetch Mixture Planted Together On Theperformance Of Pregnant Ewes, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Şenyüz, Engi̇n Ünay, Abdulkadi̇r Eri̇şek, Arzu Erol Tunç, Çağatay Yildirim, Nurgül Erdal, Muhammed İkbal Coşkun, Hali̇l Maraş Jan 2022

The Conservation Method Effects Of The Barley-Vetch Mixture Planted Together On Theperformance Of Pregnant Ewes, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Şenyüz, Engi̇n Ünay, Abdulkadi̇r Eri̇şek, Arzu Erol Tunç, Çağatay Yildirim, Nurgül Erdal, Muhammed İkbal Coşkun, Hali̇l Maraş

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of barley-vetch hay and barley-vetch silage on liveweight change in pregnant sheep and birthweight in lambs and to determine the optimal form of barley-vetch roughage usage in sheep feeding. Forty-eight (Kıvırcık x Akkaraman (G1) sheep were blocked according to age and randomly distributed to three groups: barley-vetch hay (H, n = 16), barleyvetch silage (S, n = 16), and the control group (C, n = 16). The H group was fed barley-vetch hay ad libitum and limited concentrate, the S group was fed barley-vetch silage ad libitum and limited concentrate, …

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Effects Of Age And Body Region On Wool Characteristics Of Merino Sheep Crossbreds In Turkey, Sedat Behrem, Sabri̇ Gül Jan 2022

Effects Of Age And Body Region On Wool Characteristics Of Merino Sheep Crossbreds In Turkey, Sedat Behrem, Sabri̇ Gül

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Aim of this study was to comparatively investigate the wool characteristics of Central Anatolian Merino, Karacabey Merino and Ramlıç sheep, which are common crossbred sheep breeds in Turkey. A total of 360 wool samples were equally collected from the shoulder, rib, and rump of each lamb (3-6 months-age), yearlings (1-1.5-year age), primiparous ewes (2-2.5-year age) and multiparous ewes (3-3.5-year age) were used for analysis. Each sample was analyzed to determine fibre diameter, length, clean fleece yield, elasticity, and strength. Also, live weight after shearing and greasy fleece weights were recorded for each animal. Statistical analysis of this study was performed …

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Genetic Analysis Of Biometric Traits In Murrah Buffaloes Using Bayesian Approach, Satpal Dahiyta, Manoj Kumar, Poonam Ratwan, Sandeep Dhillod Jan 2022

Genetic Analysis Of Biometric Traits In Murrah Buffaloes Using Bayesian Approach, Satpal Dahiyta, Manoj Kumar, Poonam Ratwan, Sandeep Dhillod

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The body conformation traits, which support higher production and longer productive life are very important to breed future dairy buffaloes. Bayesian multiple-trait analysis was performed in biometric traits of Murrah buffaloes to estimate the (co)variance components using an animal model and Gibbs sampling. The model included the fixed effects of parity, season of calving, period of calving, and age group at the time of recording of traits. Random effects included were additive genetic and residual effects. Posterior means of heritability distribution for body length (BL), height at wither (HW), rump width (RW), hip bone distance (HBD), rump slope (RS), brisket …

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Some Hematological Parameters And Enzyme Histochemistry Of Peripheral Bloodleukocytes In Kivircik Sheep, Mehmet Faruk Aydin, İhsan Kisadere Jan 2022

Some Hematological Parameters And Enzyme Histochemistry Of Peripheral Bloodleukocytes In Kivircik Sheep, Mehmet Faruk Aydin, İhsan Kisadere

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of the present study was to determine some hematological parameters (RBC, WBC, HCT, HGB, MCH, MCHC, MCV, and PLT), the presence and percentages of ANAE and AcP-ase positivities in leukocytes and the differential leukocyte count in Kivircik sheep. Blood samples were taken from the jugular vein of 40 (rams = 20; ewes= 20) healthy, 1-year-old sheep. MCH and MCHC values were found statistically higher in rams than ewes (p < 0.05). Mean percentages of ANAE-positive PBL were defined as 74.16 ± 11.94% in ewes and 70.33 ± 8.39% in rams. It was not determined any significant changes according to sex. On the other hand, the percentages of ACP were determined as 67.12 ± 6.54% in ewes and 66.71 ± 6.58% in rams. It was not found any significant differences according to sex. For ANAE enzyme activity, lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, and eosinophilic granulocytes showed a positive reaction. For ACP enzyme activity, although lymphocytes presented positivity, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils were negative. The ratio of lymphocyte, monocyte, neutrophile, eosinophile, and basophile of Kivircik ewes and rams were found as 64.35 ± 5.74%, 60.64 ± 8.85%; 3.41 ± 1.27%, 3.82 ± 1.42%; 27.58 ± 5.46%, 30.94 ± 8.71%; 2.41 ± 0.93%, 2.88 ± 1.45%; 1.76 ± 0.75%, 1.29 ± 0.58%, respectively. The difference between mean values was not found significant according to sex (p > 0.05). In conclusion, our study showed that enzyme histochemical methods can be used for identifying peripheral blood cells and can provide facilitates for early diagnosis of immune system-related disorders …

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A Comparative Study Of Blood And Milk Chemiluminescence In Healthy Cows And Withsubclinical And Clinical Mastitis, Radoslaw Skorzewski, Wieslaw Krumrych, Hanna Markiewicz, Elzbieta Sandurska Jan 2022

A Comparative Study Of Blood And Milk Chemiluminescence In Healthy Cows And Withsubclinical And Clinical Mastitis, Radoslaw Skorzewski, Wieslaw Krumrych, Hanna Markiewicz, Elzbieta Sandurska

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of the study was to evaluate the luminol-dependent spontaneous and stimulated chemiluminescence (CL) of whole blood and milk in cows with subclinical and clinical mastitis. The research was carried out on 108 Holstein-Friesian dairy cows aged 3-5 years. Based on the assessment of somatic cell count (SCC) in quarter milk, the animals were divided into 3 groups: I - clinically healthy cows (n = 35), II - animals with subclinical mastitis (n = 30) and III - cows with clinical mastitis (n = 43). The material for the research was whole blood and quarter milk. The samples were …

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The Impact Of Fusarium Mycotoxins On Macro And Micro Parameters Of Dairy Cattle, Rimvydas Falkauskas, Bronius Bakutis, Jurgita Jovaisiene, Gintare Vaiciuliene, Gediminas Gerulis, Rasa Zelvyte, Elena Bartkiene, Ignas Silinskas, Jolita Klementaviciute, Violeta Baliukoniene Jan 2022

The Impact Of Fusarium Mycotoxins On Macro And Micro Parameters Of Dairy Cattle, Rimvydas Falkauskas, Bronius Bakutis, Jurgita Jovaisiene, Gintare Vaiciuliene, Gediminas Gerulis, Rasa Zelvyte, Elena Bartkiene, Ignas Silinskas, Jolita Klementaviciute, Violeta Baliukoniene

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact on macro and micro parameters of dairy cattle when cows consumed total mixed ration (TMR) contaminated with (zearalenone) ZEA and deoxynivalenol (DON) for 60 days. Macro indicators included milk composition and production and micro parameters included blood components, rumen volatile fatty acids (VFAs), and ZEA and DON concentrations in rumen fluid and milk. Twenty dairy cows were fed TMR with naturally contaminated mycotoxins (ZEA 300 - 500 μg/kg; DON 102 - 200 μg/kg). The trial lasted for 60 days. Samples of blood, rumen fluid, and milk were taken three …

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Effects Of Rumen-Protected Methionine And Lysine On Milk Yield And Milk Composition Inholstein Dairy Cows Consuming A Corn Grain And Canola Meal-Based Diet, Emrah Gülgün, Eki̇n Sucu Jan 2022

Effects Of Rumen-Protected Methionine And Lysine On Milk Yield And Milk Composition Inholstein Dairy Cows Consuming A Corn Grain And Canola Meal-Based Diet, Emrah Gülgün, Eki̇n Sucu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Methionine (Met) and lysine (Lys) are thought to be the two most important amino acids for lactation performance. Met and Lys dietary supplementation can thus be an effective approach to improve amino acid balance for lactation performance, particularly in early lactation. The purpose of this study was to determine how rumen-protected (RP) Met + Lys affect milk production, milk composition, and feed efficiency in primiparous Holstein dairy cows fed a corn grain and canola meal-based diet for 60 days (8.5 weeks) following calving. Two hundred primiparous Holstein dairy cows were randomly assigned to one of two dietary treatments based on …

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