In speeded categorization tasks, decisions could be based on diagnostic target features or they may need the activation of complete representations of the object. Depending on task requirements, the priming of feature detectors through top-down expectation might lower the threshold of selective units or speed up the rate of information accumulation. In the present paper, 40 subjects performed a...

Genetic improvement is based on selecting genetically superior animals. From the phenotypic performance of an animal it is not known whether an animal is genetically superior or whether good performance is caused by favourable management or environmental effects. Genetic principles are applied in genetic evaluation programs like PIGBLUP to determine genetically superior animals which is express...

Objective: Determine and analyze the impact of limit feeding a high-energy diet in backgrounding phase, primarily based on dry-rolled corn Sweet Bran (Cargill Animal Nutrition, Blair, NE), animal performance finishing phase carcass merit.

rozbeh fallah1, sayed sadra ale saheb fosoul1*, hasan rezaei2 1-department of animal science, faculty of agriculture, lorestan university, khorramabad, iran 2- department of animal science, islamic azad university, ghaemshahr, iran     * corresponding author: [email protected]   received: 20 september 2013 accepted: 21 november 2013     abstract   the present experiment was conducted ...

by: a. abarghani, m.sc of research center of agriculture and natural resources, ardabil-iran m. bojarpour, assistant professor, department of animal science, faculty of agriculture, ramin university, ahvaz- iran j. fayazi, assistant professor, department of animal science, faculty of agriculture, ramin university, ahvaz- iran. in order to investigate the effect of barely (ba) replacement with s...

Introduction Optimal gastrointestinal health and functionality is essential for sustainable animal production. Effective functionality (digestion and absorption of feed) and immune status of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are important factors in determining animal performance. Several complex mechanisms are involved in GIT functionality and health, therefore it is crucial to deepen our knowl...

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasitic protozoan, infects about 30-60% of people worldwide. The latent toxoplasmosis, i.e. life-long presence of cysts in the brain and muscular tissues, has no effect on human health. However, infected subjects score worse in psychomotor performance tests and have different personality profiles than Toxoplasma-negative subjects. The mechanism of this effect is unknown; ...

Grain legume crops are a significant component of the human diet and animal feed and have an important role in the environment, but the global diversity of agricultural legume species is currently underexploited. Experimental assessments of grain legume performances are required, to identify potential species with high yields. Here, we introduce a dataset including results of field experiments ...