Search Results - "Veenvliet, B.A"

Plasma Glucose and Insulin Levels in Genetically Lean and Fat Sheep by Francis, S.M., Veenvliet, B.A., Littlejohn, R.P., Suttie, J.M.

“…This study investigated whether genetically lean and fat sheep displayed differences in insulin and glucose statuses. Lean genotype sheep had significantly…”
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Understanding the relationship between the inbreeding coefficient and multilocus heterozygosity: theoretical expectations and empirical data by Slate, J, David, P, Dodds, K.G, Veenvliet, B.A, Glass, B.C, Broad, T.E, McEwan, J.C

“…Geneticists have been interested in inbreeding and inbreeding depression since the time of Darwin. Two alternative approaches that can be used to measure how…”
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The physiological effects of natural variation in growth hormone gene copy number in ram lambs by Gootwine, E., Suttie, J.M., McEwan, J.C., Veenvliet, B.A., Littlejohn, R.P., Fennessy, P.F., Montgomery, G.W.

“…The effects of natural variation in the number of copies of the growth hormone (GH) gene on growth parameters, plasma GH profiles, and the response to GHRH…”
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Prolactin does not enhance glucose-stimulated insulin release in red deer stags by McMahon, C.D., Corson, I.D., Littlejohn, R.P., Stuart, S.K., Veenvliet, B.A., Webster, J.R., Suttie, J.M.

“…Red deer stags have a seasonal pattern of insulin secretion that is characterized by both elevated basal and glucose-stimulated insulin release in summer…”
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Genotypic effects of calpain 1 and calpastatin on the tenderness of cooked M. longissimus dorsi steaks from Jersey x Limousin, Angus and Hereford-cross cattle by Morris, C.A, Cullen, N.G, Hickey, S.M, Dobbie, P.M, Veenvliet, B.A, Manley, T.R, Pitchford, W.S, Kruk, Z.A, Bottema, C.D.K, Wilson, T

“…Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the calpain 1 (CAPN1) and calpastatin (CAST) genes were studied to determine their effects on meat tenderness in Bos…”
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Bone density in sheep: genetic variation and quantitative trait loci localisation by Campbell, A.W, Bain, W.E, McRae, A.F, Broad, T.E, Johnstone, P.D, Dodds, K.G, Veenvliet, B.A, Greer, G.J, Glass, B.C, Beattie, A.E, Jopson, N.B, McEwan, J.C

“…Bone density (BD) is an important factor in osteoporotic fracture risk in humans. However, BD is a complex trait confounded by environmental influences and…”
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