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Biomarkers of in vivo fertility in sperm and seminal plasma of fertile stallions by Novak, S., Smith, T.A., Paradis, F., Burwash, L., Dyck, M.K., Foxcroft, G.R., Dixon, W.T.

“…The global proteome of sperm and seminal plasma of fertile stallions was investigated to determine whether associations with relative in vivo fertility exist…”
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Effects of dietary enrichment with a marine oil-based n-3 LCPUFA supplement in sows with predicted birth weight phenotypes on birth litter quality and growth performance to weaning by Smit, M. N., Spencer, J. D., Patterson, J. L., Dyck, M. K., Dixon, W. T., Foxcroft, G. R.

“…The effects of a marine oil-based n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (mLCPUFA) supplement fed to the sow from weaning, through the rebreeding period,…”
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Responses to n-3 fatty acid (LCPUFA) supplementation of gestating gilts, and lactating and weaned sows by Smit, M. N., Patterson, J. L., Webel, S. K., Spencer, J. D., Cameron, A. C., Dyck, M. K., Dixon, W. T., Foxcroft, G. R.

“…Feeding n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to gilts or sows has shown different responses to litter growth, pre-weaning mortality and…”
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The predictive value of routine semen evaluation and IVF technology for determining relative boar fertility by Ruiz-Sánchez, A.L., O’Donoghue, R., Novak, S., Dyck, M.K., Cosgrove, J.R., Dixon, W.T., Foxcroft, G.R.

“…Practical techniques for assessing semen quality in order to predict male fertility are still needed. The principal objective of this experiment was to…”
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Effects of dietary enrichment with a marine oil-based n-3 LCPUFA supplement in sows with predicted birth weight phenotypes on growth performance and carcass quality of offspring by Smit, M. N., Spencer, J. D., Patterson, J. L., Dyck, M. K., Dixon, W. T., Foxcroft, G. R.

“…Effects of a marine oil-based n-3 LCPUFA supplement (mLCPUFA) fed from weaning until the end of the next lactation to sows with a predicted low litter birth…”
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Macroenvironment effects on oocytes and embryos in swine by Foxcroft, G.R., Vinsky, M.D., Paradis, F., Tse, W.-Y., Town, S.C., Putman, C.T., Dyck, M.K., Dixon, W.T.

“…As in other domestic mammals, the interaction between genotype and environment in swine has profound effects on the ultimate phenotype of the individual born…”
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Cattle production practices and the incidence of dark cutting beef by Mahmood, S., Dixon, W.T., Bruce, H.L.

“…The effects of cattle sex, production system, growth promotant use, slaughter season, carcass phenotype, and pre-slaughter cattle management on the incidence…”
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Lack of class I major histocompatibility antigens on trophoblast of periimplantation blastocysts and term placenta in the pig by Ramsoondar, J.J, Christopherson, R.J, Guilbert, L.J, Dixon, W.T, Ghahary, A, Ellis, S, Wegmann, T.G, Piedrahita, J.A

“…In this study, the pattern of expression of class I major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens and mRNA on periimplantation blastocysts and term placental tissue…”
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Understanding the quality of typical and atypical dark cutting beef from heifers and steers by Mahmood, S., Roy, B.C., Larsen, I.L., Aalhus, J.L., Dixon, W.T., Bruce, H.L.

“…Dark cutting beef with pH <6.0 may have glucidic potential approaching that of normal beef but has increased toughness that may also be influenced by cattle…”
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Relationship between phenotype, carcass characteristics and the incidence of dark cutting in heifers by Mahmood, S., Basarab, J.A., Dixon, W.T., Bruce, H.L.

“…Previous research has suggested that cattle predisposed to dark cutting can be identified from live animal or carcass characteristics. This hypothesis was…”
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Identifying useable semen by Foxcroft, G.R., Dyck, M.K., Ruiz-Sanchez, A., Novak, S., Dixon, W.T.

“…The “predictors of useable semen” used in most commercial AI centers provide a very conservative estimate of the relative fertility of individual boars…”
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Reproductive technologies and the porcine embryonic transcriptome by Dyck, M.K., Zhou, C., Tsoi, S., Grant, J., Dixon, W.T., Foxcroft, G.R.

“…The domestic pig is not only an economically-important livestock species, but also an increasingly recognized biomedical animal model due to its physiological…”
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Effect of housing environment on laying hen meat quality: Assessing Pectoralis major pH, colour and tenderness in three strains of 80-81 week-old layers housed in conventional and furnished cages by Frizzell, K.M., Lynch, E., Rathgeber, B.M., Dixon, W.T., Putman, C.T., Jendral, M.J.

“…1. Meat quality is affected by factors such as stress, genetic strain and activity and is determined in part by measures of pH, colour and tenderness. In…”
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A review of the detection and fate of novel plant molecules derived from biotechnology in livestock production by Alexander, Trevor W., Reuter, Tim, Aulrich, Karen, Sharma, Ranjana, Okine, Erasmus K., Dixon, Walter T., McAllister, Tim A.

“…Since the commercialization of the first genetically modified (GM) crop in 1996, the amount of arable land dedicated to the production of GM feed has increased…”
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Effects of ammonia load on glucose metabolism by isolated ovine duodenal mucosa by Regmi, P.R, Dixon, W.T, Oba, M

“…To determine the effects of ammonia load on glucose metabolism in ruminant small intestinal tissues, duodenal mucosal cells (DMC) were isolated from growing…”
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Uterine crowding in the sow affects litter sex ratio, placental development and embryonic myogenin expression in early gestation by Tse, W-Y, Town, S C, Murdoch, G K, Novak, S, Dyck, M K, Putman, C T, Foxcroft, G R, Dixon, W T

“…Uterine crowding in the pig results in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), and permanently affects fetal muscle fibre development, representing production…”
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The Effect of Inhomogeneous Sample Susceptibility on Measured Diffusion Anisotropy Using NMR Imaging by Trudeau, J.D., Dixon, W.T., Hawkins, J.

“…Water diffusion measurements in white matter of freshly excised pig spinal cord and in parenchyma of fresh celery (excluding the fibers along the edge of the…”
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Bovine tissue mRNA abundance related to acute cold exposure and acute feeding restriction by Murdoch, G.K, Dixon, W.T, Okine, E.K, Christopherson, R.J

“…Thirty-six steers were used to determine the effects of acute cold (-20 degrees C) and acute feed restriction (0.4x maintenance) on mRNA abundance of five…”
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Immune responses in chickens against lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium by Sunwoo, H H, Nakano, T, Dixon, W T, Sim, J S

“…Immunization of chickens with whole bacteria results in the production of antibodies specific to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a major constituent of the outer…”
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Impact of feed processing and mixed ruminal culture on the fate of recombinant EPSP synthase and endogenous canola plant DNA by Alexander, T.W, Sharma, R, Okine, E.K, Dixon, W.T, Forster, R.J, Stanford, K, McAllister, T.A

“…The impact of feed processing and in vitro ruminal cultures on the persistence of recombinant and canola-specific endogenous DNA was studied using various…”
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