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Failing the four-gamete test enables exact phasing: the Corners’ Algorithm by Gomez-Raya, Luis, Rauw, Wendy M

“…Abstract Background Failing the four-gamete test for two polymorphic DNA markers is an indication that two or three rather than four haplotypes segregate in…”
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Editorial: Genotype-by-environment interaction in farm animals: from measuring to understanding by Murani, Eduard, Gilbert, Hélène, Rauw, Wendy M.

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Plasticity of feeding behaviour traits in response to production environment (temperate vs. tropical) in group-housed growing pigs by Poullet, Nausicaa, Rauw, Wendy M., Renaudeau, David, Riquet, Juliette, Giorgi, Mario, Billon, Yvon, Gilbert, Hélène, Gourdine, Jean-Luc

“…Heat stress affects pig metabolism, health and welfare, resulting in reduced growth and important economic losses. The present experiment aimed to evaluate the…”
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A Hypothesis and Review of the Relationship between Selection for Improved Production Efficiency, Coping Behavior, and Domestication by Rauw, Wendy M, Johnson, Anna K, Gomez-Raya, Luis, Dekkers, Jack C M

“…Coping styles in response to stressors have been described both in humans and in other animal species. Because coping styles are directly related to individual…”
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Vector space algebra for scaling and centering relationship matrices under non-Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium conditions by Gomez-Raya, Luis, Rauw, Wendy M, Dekkers, Jack C M

“…Scales are linear combinations of variables with coefficients that add up to zero and have a similar meaning to "contrast" in the analysis of variance. Scales…”
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Effects of Diet and Genetics on Growth Performance of Pigs in Response to Repeated Exposure to Heat Stress by Rauw, Wendy M, Mayorga, E Johana, Lei, Soi Meng, Dekkers, Jack C M, Patience, John F, Gabler, Nicholas K, Lonergan, Steven M, Baumgard, Lance H

“…Heat stress (HS) is one of the costliest issues in the U.S. pork industry. Aims of the present study were to determine the consequences of repeated exposure to…”
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Immune response from a resource allocation perspective by Rauw, Wendy M

“…The immune system is a life history trait that can be expected to trade off against other life history traits. Whether or not a trait is considered to be a…”
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Genotype by environment interaction and breeding for robustness in livestock by Rauw, Wendy M, Gomez-Raya, Luis

“…The increasing size of the human population is projected to result in an increase in meat consumption. However, at the same time, the dominant position of meat…”
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Prospects for sustainability of pig production in relation to climate change and novel feed resources by Rauw, Wendy M, Rydhmer, Lotta, Kyriazakis, Ilias, Øverland, Margareth, Gilbert, Hélène, Dekkers, Jack CM, Hermesch, Susanne, Bouquet, Alban, Gómez Izquierdo, Emilio, Louveau, Isabelle, Gomez‐Raya, Luis

“…Pig production systems provide multiple benefits to humans. However, the global increase in meat consumption has profound consequences for our earth. This…”
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Haplotype phasing after joint estimation of recombination and linkage disequilibrium in breeding populations by Gomez-Raya, Luis, Hulse, Amanda M, Thain, David, Rauw, Wendy M

“…A novel method for haplotype phasing in families after joint estimation of recombination fraction and linkage disequilibrium is developed. Results from Monte…”
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Editorial: Improving Animal Welfare through Genetic Selection by Rauw, Wendy M

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Impact of environmental temperature on production traits in pigs by Rauw, Wendy M., de Mercado de la Peña, Eduardo, Gomez-Raya, Luis, García Cortés, Luis Alberto, Ciruelos, Juan José, Gómez Izquierdo, Emilio

“…There is an urgent need to identify the effects of temperature on production traits. This study aimed to determine the impact of pig production in three…”
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Heterophil/lymphocyte response of local Spanish breeds of laying hens to cold stress, heat stress, and water restriction by Gil, Maria G., Gomez-Raya, Luis, Torres, Olga, Cigarroa-Vazquez, Francisco A., Davila, Sara G., Rauw, Wendy M.

“…Environmental challenges may adversely affect poultry production. Autochthonous breeds are particularly valuable in a climate change context because of…”
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High cooling rate of 60°C/min around ice nucleation during cryopreservation compromises chicken sperm viability by Toledano‐Díaz, Adolfo, Robledo, Rosalina, Alba, Esther, Fernández‐Alaez, Pablo, García‐Casado, Pedro, Bernal, Berenice, Castaño, Cristina, Torres, Olga, Rauw, Wendy M., Santiago‐Moreno, Julián

“…The present study compares two protocols for the cryopreservation of chicken semen. Both protocols had an initial low cooling rate in the first step, followed…”
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Sustainable development in circular agriculture: An illustrative bee↺legume↺poultry example by Rauw, Wendy M., Gomez‐Raya, Luis, Star, Laura, Øverland, Margareth, Delezie, Evelyne, Grivins, Mikelis, Hamann, Karen T., Pietropaoli, Marco, Klaassen, Michiel T., Klemetsdal, Gunnar, Gil, María G., Torres, Olga, Dvergedal, Hanne, Formato, Giovanni

“…Circular economic principals of production are based on material flows through the system with minimum external inputs, recycling of resources, generating…”
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Impact of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Lawsonia intracellularis on the performance of pigs divergently selected for feed efficiency by Helm, Emma T, Outhouse, Amanda C, Schwartz, Kent J, Dekkers, Jack C M, Lonergan, Steven M, Rauw, Wendy M, Gabler, Nicholas K

“…Abstract Feed efficiency (FE) is a valuable trait, yet how genetic selection for enhanced FE affects other processes such as response to disease is unknown…”
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Challenges and strategies for genetic selection of sheep better adapted to harsh environments by Nel, Cornelius L, van der Werf, Julius H J, Rauw, Wendy M, Cloete, Schalk W P

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Extent of third-order linkage disequilibrium in a composite line of Iberian pigs by Gomez-Raya, Luis, Silio, Luis, Rauw, Wendy M, Gracia-Cortés, Luis Alberto, Rodríguez, Carmen

“…Previous studies on linkage disequilibrium have investigated second order linkage disequilibrium in animal and plant populations. The objective of this paper…”
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Allometric scaling of the elevation of maternal energy intake during lactation by Douhard, Frédéric, Lemaître, Jean-François, Rauw, Wendy M, Friggens, Nicolas C

“…In most mammals, lactating mothers dramatically increase their food intake after parturition and reach a peak intake rate after a certain time while their…”
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Replacing soybean meal with Narbon vetch (Vicia narbonensis L.) in pig diets: composition of subcutaneous fat and fresh loin, and sensory attributes of dry-cured product by Rauw, Wendy M., Gomez-Raya, Luis, Martín-Pedrosa, Mercedes, Sanz-Calvo, Miguel A., De Mercado-de la Peña, Eduardo, Ciruelos, Juan J., Gómez-Izquierdo, Emilio

“…Aim of the study: To evaluate the consequences for pork quality traits of replacing soybean meal with Narbon vetch in pig diets.Area of study: Castilla-Leon,…”
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