Metallothionein in Yak Characterization of Metallothionein-III in Yak (Bos grunniens)

Susceptibility of yak (Bos grunniens) to copper deficiency.

Nucleolus-like bodies in the pineal gland of the adult yak (Bos grunniens).

The pineal glands of adult yak were studied electron microscopically. Nucleolus-like bodies (NLBs) were found mostly in the pinealocytes and the interstitial cells of the pineal glands of the yak. The NLBs were electron-dense, round or ovoid bodies with a diameter of 50 nm - 500 nm. Two types of granules were identified as melanin. These may correspond to different stages of a progressive stora...

Effects of high altitude and season on fasting heat production in the yak Bos grunniens or Poephagus grunniens.

Thirty growing yaks Bos grunniens or Poephagus grunniens, 1.0-3.5 years and 50-230 kg, from their native altitudes (3000-4000 m), were used to study the basal metabolism in this species and to evaluate the effects of high altitude and season on the energy metabolism. Fasting heat production (FHP) was measured at altitudes of 2260, 3250 and 4270 m on the Tibetan plateau in both the summer and th...

A comparative study on urinary purine derivative excretion of yak (Bos grunniens), cattle (Bos taurus), and crossbred (Bos taurus x Bos grunniens) in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, China.

Two experiments were conducted to determine the urinary purine derivative (PD) excretion rates and to analyze potential variations in PD excretions between yak, Tibetan indigenous cattle, and their crossbreds under similar ecological environment, and to develop prediction equations based on PD excretion for estimating rumen microbial protein supply. Three Tibetan castrated male yaks, and simila...

Assessment of Ruminal Bacterial and Archaeal Community Structure in Yak (Bos grunniens)

The aim of this study was to determine the microbial community composition in the rumen of yaks under different feeding regimes. Microbial communities were assessed by sequencing bacterial and archaeal 16S ribosomal RNA gene fragments obtained from yaks (Bos grunniens) from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. Samples were obtained from 14 animals allocated to either pasture grazing (Graze), a grazi...