Search Results - "P. MORMEDE"

Review: divergent selection for residual feed intake in the growing pig by Gilbert, H., Billon, Y., Brossard, L., Faure, J., Gatellier, P., Gondret, F., Labussière, E., Lebret, B., Lefaucheur, L., Le Floch, N., Louveau, I., Merlot, E., Meunier-Salaün, M.-C., Montagne, L., Mormede, P., Renaudeau, D., Riquet, J., Rogel-Gaillard, C., van Milgen, J., Vincent, A., Noblet, J.

“…This review summarizes the results from the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) divergent selection experiment on residual feed intake (RFI)…”
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Validation of a behavioral observation tool to assess pig welfare by Smulders, D., Verbeke, G., Mormède, P., Geers, R.

“…Accurately measuring and monitoring of animal behavior is an important factor when assessing on-farm animal welfare. First we developed a feasible and simple…”
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Physiological traits and meat quality of pigs as affected by genotype and housing system by Lebret, B., Prunier, A., Bonhomme, N., Foury, A., Mormède, P., Dourmad, J.Y.

“…The influence of pig housing system: alternative (bedding with outdoor area, BO) vs. conventional (slatted floor, SF) on growth performance, reactivity to…”
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Seasonal effects on plasma cortisol concentrations in the Bedouin buck: circadian studies and response to ACTH by Chergui, N., Mormede, P., Foury, A., Khammar, F., Amirat, Z.

“…Our work aims at the exploration of cortisol secretion in the Bedouin goat, native to the Algerian Sahara desert, to understand the mechanisms of adaptation to…”
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Feather pecking in chickens is genetically related to behavioural and developmental traits by Jensen, P., Keeling, L., Schütz, K., Andersson, L., Mormède, P., Brändström, H., Forkman, B., Kerje, S., Fredriksson, R., Ohlsson, C., Larsson, S., Mallmin, H., Kindmark, A.

“…Feather pecking (FP) is a detrimental behaviour in chickens, which is performed by only some individuals in a flock. FP was studied in 54 red junglefowl…”
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Molecular genetics of the adrenocortical axis and breeding for robustness by Mormede, P., Terenina, E.

“…The concept of robustness refers to the combination of a high production potential and a low sensitivity to environmental perturbations. The importance of…”
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The cortisol response to ACTH in pigs, heritability and influence of corticosteroid-binding globulin by Larzul, C., Terenina, E., Foury, A., Billon, Y., Louveau, I., Merlot, E., Mormede, P.

“…In the search for biological basis of robustness, this study aimed (i) at the determination of the heritability of the cortisol response to ACTH in juvenile…”
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Influence of rearing conditions on performance, behavioral, and physiological responses of pigs to preslaughter handling, carcass traits, and meat quality by Lebret, B, Meunier-Salaün, M.C, Foury, A, Mormède, P, Dransfield, E, Dourmad, J.Y

“…A total of 120 crossbred [synthetic line x (Large White x Landrace)] pigs (castrated males and females) were used to evaluate the influence of rearing…”
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Marked genetic differences in the regulation of blood glucose under immune and restraint stress in mice reveals a wide range of corticosensitivity by Harizi, H, Homo-Delarche, F, Amrani, A, Coulaud, J, Mormède, P

“…Abstract Male and female mice from different control strains (C57BL/6, DBA/2, BALB/c) and the nonobese diabetic (NOD) strain, a spontaneous model of type 1…”
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Effects of ractopamine administration and castration method on the response to preslaughter stress and carcass and meat quality in pigs of two Piétrain genotypes by Rocha, L M, Bridi, A M, Foury, A, Mormède, P, Weschenfelder, A V, Devillers, N, Bertoloni, W, Faucitano, L

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of ractopamine supplementation, castration method, and their interaction on the behavioral and…”
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Hepatic expression patterns in psychosocially high-stressed pigs suggest mechanisms following allostatic principles by Oster, M, Muráni, E, Ponsuksili, S, D'Eath, R.B, Turner, S.P, Evans, G, Thölking, L, Kurt, E, Klont, R, Foury, A, Mormède, P, Wimmers, K

“…Abstract Psychosocial challenges are known to introduce cellular and humoral adaptations in various tissues and organs, including parts of the…”
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Effect of feed texture, meal frequency and pre-slaughter fasting on carcass and meat quality, and urinary cortisol in pigs by Faucitano, L., Saucier, L., Correa, J.A., Méthot, S., Giguère, A., Foury, A., Mormède, P., Bergeron, R.

“…Carcass and meat quality traits, and urinary cortisol variation was studied in 96 barrows assigned to the following treatments: feed texture (FT; mash vs…”
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Interplay between aggression, brain monoamines and fur color mutation in the American mink by Kulikov, A. V., Bazhenova, E. Y., Kulikova, E. A., Fursenko, D. V., Trapezova, L. I., Terenina, E. E., Mormede, P., Popova, N. K., Trapezov, O. V.

“…Domestication of wild animals alters the aggression towards humans, brain monoamines and coat pigmentation. Our aim is the interplay between aggression, brain…”
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Quantitative trait Loci influencing abdominal fat deposition and functional variability of the HPA axis in the rat by Marissal-Arvy, N, Heliès, J-M, Tridon, C, Moisan, M-P, Mormède, P

“…With the aim to reveal common genomic regions influencing phenotypes related to HPA axis function and metabolism, we did a quantitative trait loci (QTL) study…”
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Evidence for a female‐specific effect of a chromosome 4 locus on anxiety‐related behaviors and ethanol drinking in rats by Vendruscolo, L. F., Terenina‐Rigaldie, E., Raba, F., Ramos, A., Takahashi, R. N., Mormède, P.

“…Previous studies using the inbred rat strains Lewis (LEW) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) led to the mapping of two quantitative trait loci, named…”
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Inter-strain differences in glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid effects on macrophage and lymphocyte functions in mice by Harizi, H, Mormède, P, Corcuff, J.-B

“…Abstract We showed previously and we confirm here that macrophages from three mouse strains are differentially sensitive to the inhibition of expression of key…”
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Genetic linkage mapping of quantitative trait loci for behavioral and neuroendocrine stress response traits in pigs by Desautes, C, Bidanel, J. P, Milan, D, Iannuccelli, N, Amigues, Y, Bourgeois, F, Caritez, J. C, Renard, C, Chevalet, C, Mormede, P

“…A QTL analysis of behavioral and neuroendocrine responses to a "novel environment" stress was conducted in a three-generation experimental cross between…”
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Association study of molecular polymorphisms in candidate genes related to stress responses with production and meat quality traits in pigs by Terenina, E., Babigumira, B.M., Le Mignon, G., Bazovkina, D., Rousseau, S., Salin, F., Bendixen, C., Mormede, P.

“…The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis exerts a large range of effects on metabolism, the immune system, inflammatory processes, and brain functions…”
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Behavioral, neuroendocrine and serotonergic consequences of single social defeat and repeated fluoxetine pretreatment in the Lewis rat strain by Berton, O., Durand, M., Aguerre, S., Mormède, P., Chaouloff, F.

“…We have analysed some behavioral, neuroendocrine and serotonergic consequences of a single (30-min) social defeat followed by 14–18 h of sensory contact with…”
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Genetics and genomics of animal behaviour and welfare—Challenges and possibilities by Jensen, Per, Buitenhuis, Bart, Kjaer, Joergen, Zanella, Adroaldo, Mormède, Pierre, Pizzari, Tommaso

“…Traditionally, the contribution of applied ethology to animal welfare science has concentrated on understanding the reactions of animals to their housing…”
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