Modern dog breeding has given rise to more than 400 breeds differing both in morphology and behaviour. Traditionally, kennel clubs have utilized an artificial category system basedon themorphological similarity andhistorical functionof eachdogbreed. Behavioural comparisons at the breed-group level produced ambiguous results as to whether the historical function still has an influence on the bre...

The present study represents a first insight into the Draa Lasfar mine (Marrakech) to assess the possible diffusion of heavy metals and to predict the risk of their mobility in the surroundings of the mine area. The edaphologic parameters pH, electrical conductivity (EC), loss on ignition (LOI) and CaCO3 were measured according to standard methods, whilst heavy metals concentration was determin...

The Havanese is a toy breed that presents with a wide range of developmental abnormalities. Skeletal defects, particularly osteochondrodysplasia (OCD), are the most frequently observed anomalies. Cataracts, liver shunts, heart murmurs, and missing incisors are also common in this breed. Estimates of heritability and complex segregation analyses were carried out to evaluate modes of transmission...

Context Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and meta-analyses can be used to detect variants that affect quantitative traits. Multi-breed GWAS may lead increased power precision compared with within-breed GWAS. However, not all causal segregate in breeds, multiple breeds have different allele frequencies breeds. It is known how differences minor frequency (MAF) multi-breed meta-analyses.Aims...

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The aim of the study was to identify the detailed impact of the season, parity and breed on reproductive performance of sows. The experimental material consisted of 2100 sows, in 3 breed variants: 700 PL, 700 PLW, 700 crossbreeds PL×PLW. Sows were observed until parity 5. In the context of the breed, depending on the order of parity groups of 140 sows were isolated. Then, sows were divided in t...

We investigated the fatty acid composition of the phospholipid fraction of the shoulder muscle (triceps brachii) from Jersey and Limousin yearling steers, yearling heifers, and nonlactating cows. The aim was to study breed, sex, and age differences. Significant breed differences in some individual fatty acids were apparent between Jersey and Limousin cows. Limousin cows had more palmitate, vacc...