Search Results - "Rauw, W.M."

Gene expression in Sinclair swine with malignant melanoma by Okomo-Adhiambo, M., Rink, A., Rauw, W. M., Gomez-Raya, L.

“…Sinclair swine develop an aggressive form of melanoma, which, in many cases, spontaneously regresses after a complete metastatic phase. We used Affymetrix…”
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The relationship between feed intake behaviour with intramuscular fat, cholesterol and fatty acid composition in pork by Rauw, W.M., Diaz, I., Francés, F., Corella, D., Soler, J., Tibau, J., Gomez-Raya, L.

“…Summary The aim of this study was to investigate the phenotypic relationship between feed intake (FI) characteristics with intramuscular fat, cholesterol and…”
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The relationship of food intake during growth and food intake at maturity with lactation food intake in a mouse model by Rauw, W.M., Hermesch, S., Bunter, K.L., Gomez-Raya, L.

“…Selection for increased leanness and improved food efficiency in pigs has resulted in a decreased voluntary food intake. It has been argued that voluntary food…”
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Behaviour influences cholesterol plasma levels in a pig model by Rauw, W. M., Portolés, O., Corella, D., Soler, J., Reixach, J., Tibau, J., Prat, J. M., Diaz, I., Gómez-Raya, L.

“…Little is known about the relationship between feed intake behaviour and cholesterol levels in humans. This can be attributed to the fact that feed intake…”
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Review: Feed efficiency and metabolic flexibility in livestock by Rauw, W.M., Baumgard, L.H., Dekkers, J.C.M.

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value of prior information for detection of QTL affecting longitudinal traits: an example using Von Bertalanffy growth function by Varona, L, Gomez- Raya, L, Rauw, W.M, Ovilo, C, Clop, A, Noguera, J.L

“…Summary A Bayesian procedure is presented for detecting quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting longitudinal traits. The statistical model assumes a QTL…”
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Undesirable side effects of selection for high production efficiency in farm animals: a review by Rauw, W.M, Kanis, E, Noordhuizen-Stassen, E.N, Grommers, F.J

“…Genetic selection has increased production levels of livestock species considerably. However, apart from a favourable increase in production, animals in a…”
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First-degree relationships and genotyping errors deciphered by a high-density SNP array in a Duroc x Iberian pig cross by Gomez-Raya, L, Gómez Izquierdo, E, de Mercado de la Peéa, E, Garcia-Ruiz, F, Rauw, W.M

“…Two individuals with a first-degree relationship share about 50 percent of their alleles. Parent-offspring relationships cannot be homozygous for alternative…”
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First-degree relationships and genotyping errors deciphered by a high-density SNP array in a Duroc × Iberian pig cross by Gomez-Raya, L, Gómez Izquierdo, E, de Mercado de la Peña, E, Garcia-Ruiz, F, Rauw, W M

“…Two individuals with a first-degree relationship share about 50 percent of their alleles. Parent-offspring relationships cannot be homozygous for alternative…”
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Fulton's body condition factor K correlates with survival time in a thermal challenge experiment in juvenile Lahontan cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) by Robinson, M.L., Gomez-Raya, L., Rauw, W.M., Peacock, M.M.

“…Thermal tolerance was measured in an experimental setting using seven full-sibling family groups of hatchery reared Lahontan cutthroat trout ( Oncorynchus…”
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Feeding time and feeding rate and its relationship with feed intake, feed efficiency, growth rate, and rate of fat deposition in growing Duroc barrows by Rauw, W.M, Soler, J, Tibau, J, Reixach, J, Gomez Raya, L

“…Because feed is the major cost to pork production, management practices and breeding strategies are aimed at optimizing feed intake. Knowledge about the shape…”
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Adaptability of pregnant Merino ewes to the cold desert climate in Nevada by Rauw, W.M, Thain, D.S, Teglas, M.B, Wuliji, T, Sandstrom, M.A, Gomez-Raya, L

“…Grazing ability is difficult to record in animals under free-ranging conditions without sophisticated methods. Alternatively, grazing ability may be indirectly…”
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Selection for litter size and its consequences for the allocation of feed resources: a concept and its implications illustrated by mice selection experiments by Rauw, W.M., Luiting, P., Beilharz, R.G., Verstegen, M.W.A., Vangen, O.

“…Reproductive failure contributes to more than 50% of total cullings in sows after first weaning. Prolonged rebreeding intervals are often associated with…”
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value of DNA paternity identification in beef cattle: Examples from Nevada's free-range ranches by Gomez-Raya, L, Priest, K, Rauw, W.M, Okomo-Adhiambo, M, Thain, D, Bruce, B, Rink, A, Torell, R, Grellman, L, Narayanan, R, Beattie, C.W

“…The feasibility and economic value of DNA paternity identification were investigated and illustrated using Nevada beef cattle operations. A panel of 15…”
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Modeling inheritance of malignant melanoma with DNA markers in Sinclair swine by Gomez-Raya, L, Okomo-Adhiambo, M, Beattie, C, Osborne, K, Rink, A, Rauw, W.M

“…Cutaneous malignant melanoma in Sinclair swine is a hereditary disease that develops in utero or during the first 6 weeks of life. In many cases, the tumors…”
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Role of selection and inbreeding on the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Sinclair swine by Gomez-Raya, L., Amoss, M.S., Da, Y., Beattie, C.W., Ash, O., Rauw, W.M.

“…Summary This paper reports the quantitative analysis of the historical database of a herd of Sinclair swine affected by cutaneous malignant melanoma. The herd…”
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Derivation of a Bayes factor to distinguish between linked or pleiotropic quantitative trait loci by Varona, L, Gomez-Raya, L, Rauw, W.M, Clop, A, Ovilo, C, Noguera, J.L

“…A simple procedure to calculate the Bayes factor between linked and pleiotropic QTL models is presented. The Bayes factor is calculated from the marginal prior…”
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Reallocation of body resources in lactating mice highly selected for litter size by Rauw, W.M, Knap, P.W, Gomez-Raya, L, Varona, L, Noguera, J.L

“…The present study investigated differences in the allocation patterns of body stores in lactating female mice from a line selected for high litter size at…”
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A simulation study on the detection of causal mutations from F 2 experiments by Varona, L., Gómez‐Raya, L., Rauw, W.M., Noguera, J.L.

“…A simulation study has been performed to evaluate the power and the rate of false positives for the detection of causal mutations under two different models of…”
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Meat production using four terminal pig lines by Rauw, W.M, Varona, L, Gomez Raya, L, Noguera, J.L

“…The influence of terminal sire (Duroc (D1 and D2), Large White/Pietrain (LW/P) and Large White (LW)) on several meat production and meat quality traits was…”
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