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Review: kisspeptin and reproduction in the pig by Lents, C A

“…The activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis is critical for the initiation and maintenance of reproductive cycles in pigs and is influenced by a number…”
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Effects of nesfatin-1 on food intake and LH secretion in prepubertal gilts and genomic association of the porcine NUCB2 gene with growth traits by Lents, C.A, Barb, C.R, Hausman, G.J, Nonneman, D, Heidorn, N.L, Cisse, R.S, Azain, M.J

“…Nesfatin-1, a product of the nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2) gene, purportedly plays important roles in whole-body energy homeostasis. Experiments were conducted to…”
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Effect of days after calving on insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like growth factor binding proteins, progesterone, androstenedione, estradiol, and aromatase mRNA in dominant follicles of postpartum beef cows by White, F.J., Rubio, I., Lents, C.A., Ciccioli, N.H., Wettemann, R.P., Spicer, L.J.

“…The effect of days after calving on IGF-I, IGFBP, progesterone, androstenedione, estradiol, and aromatase mRNA in dominant ovarian follicles (DF) was evaluated…”
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Intrauterine position and adjacent fetal sex affects fetal and placental growth throughout gestation, but not embryonic viability, in pigs selected for component traits of litter size by Lents, C.A., Freking, B.A.

“…•Swine fetuses at the ends of the uterus are larger than the average within the litter.•Fetal and placental growth in pigs are influenced by sex status of…”
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Selection for uterine capacity improves lifetime productivity of sows by Freking, B.A., Lents, C.A., Vallet, J.L.

“…Selection for 11 generations for uterine capacity (UC) increased litter size in gilts by 1.6 more fully formed pigs at birth compared to an unselected control…”
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Physiological and genomic insight into neuroendocrine regulation of puberty in gilts by Lents, C.A., Lindo, A.N., Hileman, S.M., Nonneman, D.J.

“…The timing of pubertal attainment in gilts is a critical factor for pork production and is an early indicator of future reproductive potential. Puberty,…”
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Measurements of body composition during late gestation and lactation in first and second parity sows and its relationship to piglet production and post-weaning reproductive performance by Rempel, L.A., Vallet, J.L., Lents, C.A., Nonneman, D.J.

“…The objective of this study was to characterize multiple body condition traits in a white crossbred composite population of first- and second-parity sows and,…”
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Interaction of dietary carbohydrate and fat on glucose metabolism in growing pigs by Cline, P.M., Tsai, T.C., Lents, C.A., Stelzleni, A.M., Dove, C.R., Azain, M.

“…•The objective of this research was to determine if the domestic pig represented a viable model system to test the effects of fructose.•Pigs were fed diets…”
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Effect of feeding three lysine to energy diets on growth, body composition and age at puberty in replacement gilts by Díaz, J.A. Calderón, Vallet, J.L., Boyd, R.D., Lents, C.A., Prince, T.J., DeDecker, A.E., Phillips, C.E., Foxcroft, G., Stalder, K.J.

“…This study evaluated the effect of diets differing in standard ileal digestible (SID) lysine on lysine intake, growth rate, body composition and age at puberty…”
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Effects of nesfatin-1 on food intake and LH secretion in prepubertal gilts and genomic association of the porcine NUCB2 gene with growth traits1 by Lents, C.A., Barb, C.R., Hausman, G.J., Nonneman, D., Heidorn, N.L., Cisse, R.S., Azain, M.J.

“…Nesfatin-1, a product of the nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2) gene, purportedly plays important roles in whole-body energy homeostasis. Experiments were conducted to…”
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Plasma concentrations of acyl-ghrelin are associated with average daily gain and feeding behavior in grow-finish pigs by Lents, C.A., Brown-Brandl, T.M., Rohrer, G.A., Oliver, W.T., Freking, B.A.

“…The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of sex, sire line, and litter size on concentrations of acyl-ghrelin and total ghrelin in plasma of…”
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Influence of body condition at calving and postpartum nutrition on endocrine function and reproductive performance of primiparous beef cows by Ciccioli, N.H, Wettemann, R.P, Spicer, L.J, Lents, C.A, White, F.J, Keisler, D.H

“…The influences of body condition score (BCS) at calving and postpartum nutrition on endocrine and ovarian functions, and reproductive performance, were…”
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Effects of body condition score at parturition and postpartum protein supplementation on estrous behavior and size of the dominant follicle in beef cows by Lents, C.A, White, F.J, Ciccioli, N.H, Wettemann, R.P, Spicer, L.J, Lalman, D.L

“…The objective of this study was to determine the effects of BCS at calving and the amount of postpartum protein supplementation on the dominant follicle (DF)…”
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KiSS-1 peptide induces release of LH by a direct effect on the hypothalamus of ovariectomized ewes by Arreguin-Arevalo, J. Alejandro, Lents, Clay A., Farmerie, Todd A., Nett, Terry M., Clay, Colin M.

“…The objectives of this study were: to determine if peripheral administration of the ovine C-terminal decapeptide (oKiSS-1) increases secretion of LH and FSH in…”
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Effect of number of cows in estrus and confinement area on estrous behavior of beef cows by Floyd, L.N, Lents, C.A, White, F.J, Wettemann, R.P

“…Mature Angus and Angus x Hereford cows were used to determine the effects of confinement area and number of cows in estrus on estrous behavior. During each of…”
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Effects of dry cow treatment of beef cows on pathogenic organisms, milk somatic cell counts, and calf growth during the subsequent lactation by Lents, C.A, Wettemann, R.P, Paape, M.J, Looper, M.L, Buchanan, D.S

“…Spring calving Angus and Angus x Hereford multiparous cows were utilized to determine the effects of intramammary treatment with penicillin G procaine (200,000…”
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Body condition at parturition and postpartum weight changes do not influence the incidence of short-lived corpora lutea in postpartum beef cows by Looper, M.L, Lents, C.A, Wettemann, R.P

“…Seventy-seven multiparous beef cows (Hereford and Angus × Hereford) with thin to moderate BCS at calving were used to evaluate the effects of body condition at…”
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