Search Results - "Lourenço, A. L"

Effects of animal type (wild vs. domestic) and diet alfalfa level on intake and digestibility of European adult rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) by Pinheiro, V., Outor‐Monteiro, D., Mourão, J. L., Cone, J. W., Lourenço, A. L.

“…Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the level of alfalfa in the diet on feed intake and digestibility of two types of rabbits, wild…”
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Endocrine and metabolic function in male Carioca High-conditioned Freezing rats by Mousovich-Neto, F, Lourenço, A.L, Landeira-Fernandez, J, Corrêa da Costa, V.M

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize Carioca High-conditioned Freezing rats (CHF) regarding their endocrine and metabolic backgrounds. We found…”
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Comparative digestibility of low‐quality grass hay by two breeds of cattle differing in mature live weight by Lourenço, A. L, Dias‐da‐Silva, A, Santos, A. S, Rodrigues, M. A. M, Cone, J. W, Ferreira, L. M. M

“…The digestive capacity of the Portuguese native breed of Barrosão cattle and the Holstein–Friesian breed was measured when fed meadow hay (72–74 g CP and…”
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Sheep carcass composition estimated from Longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle volume measured by in vivo real-time ultrasonography by Silva, S.R., Guedes, C.M., Santos, V.A., Lourenço, A.L., Azevedo, J.M.T., Dias-da-Silva, A.

“…The use of Longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle (LM) volume measured in vivo by real-time ultrasonography (RTU) to estimate carcass composition was…”
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Development of genomic predictions for harvest and carcass weight in channel catfish by Garcia, Andre L S, Bosworth, Brian, Waldbieser, Geoffrey, Misztal, Ignacy, Tsuruta, Shogo, Lourenco, Daniela A L

“…Catfish farming is the largest segment of US aquaculture and research is ongoing to improve production efficiency, including genetic selection programs to…”
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Effects of ambient temperature and soybean meal supplementation on intake and digestion of two sheep breeds differing in mature size by Lourenço, A L, Cone, J W, Fontes, P, Dias-da-Silva, A A

“…The aim of this study was to compare the intake and digestive physiology of mature ewes of two breeds--Ile-de-France (mature weight: 75-80 kg) and…”
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Incorporation of causative quantitative trait nucleotides in single-step GBLUP by Fragomeni, Breno O, Lourenco, Daniela A L, Masuda, Yutaka, Legarra, Andres, Misztal, Ignacy

“…Much effort is put into identifying causative quantitative trait nucleotides (QTN) in animal breeding, empowered by the availability of dense single nucleotide…”
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Accuracy of genomic BLUP when considering a genomic relationship matrix based on the number of the largest eigenvalues: a simulation study by Pocrnic, Ivan, Lourenco, Daniela A L, Masuda, Yutaka, Misztal, Ignacy

“…The dimensionality of genomic information is limited by the number of independent chromosome segments (M ), which is a function of the effective population…”
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Accurate genomic predictions for BCWD resistance in rainbow trout are achieved using low‐density SNP panels: Evidence that long‐range LD is a major contributing factor by Vallejo, Roger L., Silva, Rafael M. O., Evenhuis, Jason P., Gao, Guangtu, Liu, Sixin, Parsons, James E., Martin, Kyle E., Wiens, Gregory D., Lourenco, Daniela  A. L., Leeds, Timothy D., Palti, Yniv

“…Previously accurate genomic predictions for Bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) resistance in rainbow trout were obtained using a medium‐density single…”
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Whole-genome mapping of quantitative trait loci and accuracy of genomic predictions for resistance to columnaris disease in two rainbow trout breeding populations by Silva, Rafael M O, Evenhuis, Jason P, Vallejo, Roger L, Gao, Guangtu, Martin, Kyle E, Leeds, Tim D, Palti, Yniv, Lourenco, Daniela A L

“…Columnaris disease (CD) is an emerging problem for the rainbow trout aquaculture industry in the US. The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify common…”
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The Dimensionality of Genomic Information and Its Effect on Genomic Prediction by Pocrnic, Ivan, Lourenco, Daniela A L, Masuda, Yutaka, Legarra, Andres, Misztal, Ignacy

“…The genomic relationship matrix (GRM) can be inverted by the algorithm for proven and young (APY) based on recursion on a random subset of animals. While a…”
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Genetic evaluation using single-step genomic best linear unbiased predictor in American Angus by Lourenco, D A L, Tsuruta, S, Fragomeni, B O, Masuda, Y, Aguilar, I, Legarra, A, Bertrand, J K, Amen, T S, Wang, L, Moser, D W, Misztal, I

“…Predictive ability of genomic EBV when using single-step genomic BLUP (ssGBLUP) in Angus cattle was investigated. Over 6 million records were available on…”
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Immune Responses in Broiler Chicks Fed Propolis Extraction Residue-supplemented Diets by Eyng, C, Murakami, A E, Santos, T C, Silveira, T G V, Pedroso, R B, Lourenço, D A L

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of inclusion of propolis extraction residue in the feed of broilers from 1 to 21 d of age on phagocytic…”
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Dimensionality of genomic information and performance of the Algorithm for Proven and Young for different livestock species by Pocrnic, Ivan, Lourenco, Daniela A L, Masuda, Yutaka, Misztal, Ignacy

“…A genomic relationship matrix (GRM) can be inverted efficiently with the Algorithm for Proven and Young (APY) through recursion on a small number of core…”
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A Comprehensive Comparison of Haplotype-Based Single-Step Genomic Predictions in Livestock Populations With Different Genetic Diversity Levels: A Simulation Study by Araujo, Andre C., Carneiro, Paulo L. S., Oliveira, Hinayah R., Schenkel, Flavio S., Veroneze, Renata, Lourenco, Daniela A. L., Brito, Luiz F.

“…The level of genetic diversity in a population is inversely proportional to the linkage disequilibrium (LD) between individual single nucleotide polymorphisms…”
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Implementation of genomic recursions in single-step genomic best linear unbiased predictor for US Holsteins with a large number of genotyped animals by Masuda, Y, Misztal, I, Tsuruta, S, Legarra, A, Aguilar, I, Lourenco, D A L, Fragomeni, B O, Lawlor, T J

“…The objectives of this study were to develop and evaluate an efficient implementation in the computation of the inverse of genomic relationship matrix with the…”
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Accuracy of estimated breeding values with genomic information on males, females, or both: an example on broiler chicken by Lourenco, Daniela A L, Fragomeni, Breno O, Tsuruta, Shogo, Aguilar, Ignacio, Zumbach, Birgit, Hawken, Rachel J, Legarra, Andres, Misztal, Ignacy

“…As more and more genotypes become available, accuracy of genomic evaluations can potentially increase. However, the impact of genotype data on accuracy depends…”
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Genetic evaluations for growth heat tolerance in Angus cattle by Bradford, H L, Fragomeni, B O, Bertrand, J K, Lourenco, D A L, Misztal, I

“…The objectives were to assess the impact of heat stress and to develop a model for genetic evaluation of growth heat tolerance in Angus cattle. The American…”
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Chemical characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of the essential oils from Baccharis uncinella D.C. and Baccharis semiserrata D.C. (Asteraceae) by Vannini, A.B, Santos, T.G, Fleming, A.C, Purnhagen, L.R.P, Lourenço, L.A, Butzke, E.T.B, Kempt, M, Begnini, I.M, Rebelo, R.A, Dalmarco, E.M, Bella Cruz, A, Schmit, A.P, Cruz, R.C.B, Yamanaka, C.N, Steindel, M

“…Due to the biological properties associated to the Baccharis genus and the limited information on its antimicrobial properties, the present work investigates…”
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Modeling response to heat stress in pigs from nucleus and commercial farms in different locations in the United States by Fragomeni, B O, Lourenco, D A L, Tsuruta, S, Andonov, S, Gray, K, Huang, Y, Misztal, I

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of seasonal losses due to heat stress in different environments and genetic group combinations. Data were…”
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