Background Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a method for rapid and reliable
quantification of mRNA transcription. Internal standards such as reference genes are used to …

Domestication of wild boar (Sus scrofa) and subsequent selection have resulted in dramatic
phenotypic changes in domestic pigs for a number of traits, including behavior, body …

A set of eleven pig breeds originating from six European countries, and including a small
sample of wild pigs, was chosen for this study of genetic diversity. Diversity was evaluated on …

In 1995, Edfors-Lilja and coworkers mapped the locus for the E. coli K88ab (F4ab) and K88ac
(F4ac) intestinal receptor to pig chromosome 13 (SSC13). Using the same family material …

Bovine in vitro‐fertilized embryos at the blastocyst stage were collected at days 7, 8, and 10
postinsemination and sex was determined via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to …

The outcome of experimental intestinal infections with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
is dependent on several factors. An important factor is adhesion of the challenge strain to …

Obesity is a complex condition that increases the risk of life threatening diseases such as
cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Studying the gene regulation of obesity is important for …

Ascaris suum is a helminth parasite of pigs closely related to its human counterpart, A.
lumbricoides, which infects almost 1 billion people. Ascaris is thought to modulate host immune …

Experiments were first conducted to compare and evaluate different methods of Ascaridia
galli larval recovery from the chicken intestine. The number of larvae recovered from the …

Despite the rapidly increasing number of sequenced and re-sequenced genomes, many
issues regarding the computational assembly of large-scale sequencing data have remain …