Background Assessing genetic biodiversity and population structure of minor breeds
through the information provided by neutral molecular markers, allows determination of their …

The fact that results of artificial insemination (AI) are declining in highly selected dairy cattle
populations has added a renewed interest to the evaluation of male fertility. Data from …

Background Mitigating the effects of global warming has become the main challenge for
humanity in recent decades. Livestock farming contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, with …

Molecular chaperones have long been understood to be preferentially transcribed in response
to multiple perturbations of the cellular homeostasis. In this study, several polymorphisms …

Understanding the cell molecular changes occurring as a results of climatic circumstances is
crucial in the current days in which climate change and global warming are one of the most …

Background The objective of this study was to acquire a broader, more comprehensive picture
of the transcriptional changes in the L. Thoracis muscle (LT) and subcutaneous fat (SF) of …

The rumen is a complex microbial system of substantial importance in terms of greenhouse
gas emissions and feed efficiency. This study proposes combining metagenomic and host …

The aim of this work was to investigate the association between polymorphisms located at
the HSP90AA1 ovine gene promoter and gene expression rate under different environmental …

Sheep breeds from Mediterranean area show reproductive seasonal patterns of oestrous
behaviour and ovulatory activity, mainly regulated by variation in the photoperiod. Maximal …

Heat shock proteins (Hsp) perform cytoprotective functions such as apoptosis regulation
and inflammatory response control. These proteins can also be secreted to the extracellular …